E Newsletter December 2007
Phase-0 Grants Awarded to Local Startups
PhysioComm has been named the winner of High Tech Rochester's September 2007 Phase-Zero SBIR Award of $2,500. The Phase-Zero Program was made possible through a grant from Finger Lakes Wired.
SBIR and STTR (The Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer) programs provide R&D funding of over $2.2 billion annually to small businesses. Additionally, winning an SBIR/STTR grant serves as validation for venture capital sources as well as strategic partners, and can make growing companies more likely to secure additional investments.
The Phase-Zero Grant provides funding to small businesses for developing and improving their SBIR and STTR proposals, including:
- Grant writers
- The development of the grant's budget
- Market research in support of the grant proposal
The Phase Zero Program awards $2,500 per grant, with typically 1-2 awards per month. The Program Application Deadline is 5pm on the last day of each calendar month. For the Phase Zero program rules and application forms go to: The Phase Zero Program or http://htr.org/sbir.asp#Grant.
To learn more about the Program, please contact Rami Katz, Technology Commercialization Manager, at Rami.katz@htr.org.
About High Tech Rochester Inc.
HTR is a not-for-profit organization that is focused on regional economic development in the technology and high growth business sector, and assists the development of new and emerging businesses through its business incubator, the Lennox Tech Enterprise Center. Through its operation of the Rochester BioEnterprise Center, HTR supports the development of early stage biotechnology and life science companies, and through its Manufacturing Extension Partnership the organization improves the competitive position of small manufacturing firms.
About PhysioComm
Physiologic Communications, LLC (PhysioComm) is an early-stage start-up company that designs and develops implantable electronic devices. Its innovative technology will provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic options to patients affected by disorders such as congestive heart failure, life threatening heart rhythms, and epilepsy.
About Finger Lakes Wired
Finger Lakes Wired is one of 13 designated WIRED regions in the country funded by the U. S. Department of Labor WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) Initiative to support economic development and transform regional economies. Finger Lakes Wired initiatives focus on a nine-county region surrounding Rochester N.Y., to increase entrepreneurship and innovation, expand employment, advance opportunities for workers, and enhance the talent of the workforce through the creation of high-skill and high-wage opportunities. Learn more at: http://www.fingerlakeswired.com/
November 2007
