ROAD TO INNOVATIVE, GAME CHANGING TECHNOLOGY is a pathway through the SBIR/STTR life cycle that illustrates how technology matures from radical idea, to proof-of-concept, to prototyping, and eventually, to the marketplace.

Competition of Concepts: 3 to 4 month effort

Revolutionary, High-Payoff Research

Collect Data: 3 Month Effort

Fundamental Discoveries

Determine Feasibility: 6 Month Effort

Groundbreaking Solutions

Execute Transitional Activities (From Phase 1 To Phase 2

Address Existing and Emerging National Security Threats

Prototype In Test Environment

24 Months and beyond: Post SBIR/STTR Activities

Government Process