Testimonials From Our 2011 SBIR NIH Conference
Here's what our surveys said:
Here's what our surveys said:
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"This workshop was extremely valuable to me and my business partner, allowing us to get critical information without having to sift through the somewhat complicated NIH-SBIR website. Especially useful was the opportunity to direct some questions to Dr. Portnoy, and the information presented by the investment panel - which has convinced us to try to "go it alone" for the present rather than seeking financial support from Angels or VCs. We now have some hope for getting NIH support for our ideas and projects."Thanks for making this program available to us! |
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"Excellent workshop. Very well organized, very knowledgeable and capable speakers, quick and effective communication with organizers, quick turn-around on access to workshop presentation documents, nice venue, nice opportunities for net-working on breaks, and great opportunity to meet one-on-one with Mr. Portnoy. Mike Coleman, University of Vermont
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"Overall, I thought it was a excellent day. I thought the staff did a nice job with the overall organization and pacing of the meeting and considering the cost, the value was very good."
Many thanks - Davis Farmer |
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"The SBIR/STTTR Conference on October 20, 2011 and its focus on NIH Federal Application was extremely appropriate as a preliminay event to entice attendees to send a representative to the 2011 National SBIR/STTR Conference in New Orleans, LA this year. It is important to make contact with other Federal Agencies who may need variations on innovation/creative technologies."
LLCosten, CT DECD, OBID
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"Well done, thanks." "I can't thank the organizer's of this conference enough for the opportunity to attend this outstanding event. Every session was extremely helpful, with tips I have been unable to find through other sources. It was very informative, and also gave me confidence to try again for another SBIR application. "The conference exceeded my expectations. I was also very happy that although the meeting started a little late, the agenda quickly got back on track and stayed "on time" for the duration of the conference." "As alway...great job." Anonymous Responses from Survey |
Taped At Our First SBIR National
Testimonials From Letters Received After Our First SBIR National Conference
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"As a direct result of this Conference (2008 National SBIR Conference in Hartford) we have found a couple of very interesting opportunities for new technologies pertaining to our stainless steel product line as well as potential new customers for our core products."
Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc.
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"Our attendance at the 2008 National SBIR Conference generated over thirty interviews with small businesses having partnering potential. A third of those have developed into a business relationship."
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
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"We at Pratt & Whitney see benefit provided by these SBIR companies and we seek to partner with them at every opportunity."
Pratt & Whitney
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"Thank you for the dedicated work you put into the 2008 SBIR National Conference. We are looking forward to opportunities as a result of the connections made during this National SBIR Conference."
Raytheon Missile Systems
"Even as an out-of-state organization we have significantly benefited from attending this meeting. We were able to establish a number of contacts through the one-on-one meetings with companies such as General Dynamics, Sikorsky, Pratt and Whitney, as well as Schlumberger, Northrop Grumman and Brookhaven Labs. These connections will help us do our job -- which is to make connections for many of the New York State SBIR Phase II companies that we are helping to commercialize. Overall, it was a great experience."
The Tech Garden "The SBIR Conference in Hartford was a world class event. It was difficult to take three days out of my extremely busy schedule -- I was planning to take 6 hours of my time only. I thought it would be impossible. But with interesting speakers and Primes I found myself attending all three days. It was a well thought through and well run event."
Liquid Piston |
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It was a pleasure to talk with you today and to learn that the National SBIR conference will be in Hartford this coming April. Based on our experience last year at this conference that you organized, we will definitely attend again. You are free to use the contents of this email however you choose.
As you know, we scheduled a number of one on one conferences with companies we thought would be interested in our identification/authentication technology. One of the companies was Lockheed Martin, and we were elated that they called us about two weeks after our meeting and requested that we join with them in an SBIR solicitation for the Navy. They provided us with a letter of support, and we were selected by the Navy as one of three prime contractors for this SBIR. We are currently closing in on our third and final report to the Navy from which we hope we will be selected to produce a prototype for the Navy in Phase 2 of this SBIR. Should we be selected for Phase 2, the funds generated will allow us to hire additional staff to work with outside vendors as well as to augment development internally for this important project. If the prototype is accepted, our technology is targeted to be deployed on 104 ships and 150,000 Navy personnel under the guidance of Lockheed Martin as prime contractor for this commercialization phase. Needless to say, had we not attended your conference, we would never have had the opportunity to make this important connection to Lockheed Martin.
Thank you for providing to us and others this valuable opportunity to showcase our collective technologies.
Scott S. A. Coby
Triad Biometrics LLC
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"Last year’s National SBIR Conference in Hartford was a success for our company. The atmosphere at the conference is fantastic; people are willing to listen and are open for new business. We were able to establish relationships with multiple companies; these connections have led to ongoing collaborations which are continuing to grow. This would not have happened if we had not attended the conference. Many thanks."
Founder – Open Innovators
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