NCI SBIR Program Announces
16 New Funding Opportunities

Are you interested in learning how your small business can tap into the resources of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)? To help meet its goal of eliminating the suffering and death due to cancer, the NCI Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program has announced 16 new funding opportunities in a range of novel technology areas.

These funding opportunities are available to small businesses to support research and development of anti-cancer agents, biomarkers, nanotechnology, proteomics, pharmacodynamics, and many other areas of interest to the NCI. The deadline for receipt of contract proposals is November 5, 2007.

If you are interested in learning more about the NCI SBIR Program, please contact Michael Weingarten or Andrew Kurtz at ncisbir@mail.nih.gov.

Learn About How to Apply

View presentations and videos from the NCI Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR & STTR) Forum to learn about the application process and get tips from prior awardees on how to prepare a successful proposal. These videos also provide more information about how the NCI SBIR & STTR Programs can help a company develop its business. [ Learn more ]

For a complete listing of all funding opportunities from the NCI SBIR & STTR Program, please visit: http://sbir.cancer.gov/funding/receipt_dates.asp.

To participate in the SBIR Program, a company must:

• Be an organized for-profit U.S. business
• Have 500 employees or fewer, including affiliates
• Have a Principal Investigator whose primary employment is with the small business concern at the time of award and for the duration of the project period
• Small business concern must be:
  • At least 51% U.S.- owned by individuals and independently operated or
  • At least 51% owned and controlled by a for-profit business concern that is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more individuals

Employment Opportunities

NCI is seeking highly motivated applicants with strong industry or venture capital experience for the position of Lead Program Manager for the NCI SBIR program.  The deadline to submit applications for this position is Wednesday, October 3, 2007. Click here to learn more.

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