TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Charles W. Wessner TI - Venture Funding and the NIH SBIR Program SN - 978-0-309-12997-8 DO - 10.17226/12543 PY - 2009 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12543/venture-funding-and-the-nih-sbir-program PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Industry and Labor AB - 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. This book is part of the National Research Council's study to evaluate the SBIR program's quality of research and value to the missions of five government agencies. The other books in the series include: An Assessment of the SBIR Program (2008) An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the National Science Foundation (2007) An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (2009) An Assessment of Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Energy (2008) An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2009) An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Defense (2009) ER -