Venture funding and the NIH SBIR program / Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program ; Policy and Global Affairs ; Charles W. Wessner, editor ; National Research Council of the National Academies
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Study methodology -- Venture funding for NIH phase II winners, 1992-2002 -- Focus on the top 200 award winners -- Other sources of data on the participation of venture-owned firms -- Comparing project outcomes -- Impact of the SBA ruling on the NIH SBIR program: findings and recommendations
Summary
"The Small Business Administration issued a policy directive in 2002, the effect of which has been to exclude innovative small firms in which venture capital firms have a controlling interest from the SBIR program. This book seeks to illuminate the consequences of the SBA ruling excluding majority-owned venture capital firms from participation in SBIR projects"--Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-125)
