National Aeronautics and Space Administration - SBIR/STTR Program

NASA is committed to moving technologies and innovations into the mainstream of the U.S. economy, and the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program helps fulfill this goal.

SBIR/STTR stimulates technological innovation by encouraging small, high-tech companies—particularly minority and disadvantaged businesses—to partner with NASA to help meet its research and development needs in key technology areas. At the same time, this program strengthens small companies by enabling them to bring cutting-edge new products into the U.S. economy.

NASA actively seeks partnerships with U.S. companies that can license NASA innovations and create “spinoffs” in areas such as health and medicine, consumer goods, transportation, renewable energy, and manufacturing.

When businesses leverage NASA technologies to develop new products, it not only benefits the regional economy, but significantly strengthens the nation’s competitiveness in the global marketplace.

Learn more about how NASA innovations benefit the public in Spinoff, an annual publication that highlights NASA’s most significant technology transfer successes. (Available at: http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of the Chief Technologist
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC 20546
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