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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2000. The Small Business Innovation Research Program: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9985.
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The Small Business Innovation Research Program: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAST TRACK INITIATIVE

CHARLES W. WESSNER, EDITOR

Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

Policy Division

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Engineering

Institute of Medicine

National Research Council

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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For the National Research Council (NRC), this project was overseen by the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP), a standing board of the NRC established by the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine in 1991. The mandate of the STEP Board is to integrate understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies to promote the economic well-being of the United States. A distinctive characteristic of STEP’S approach is its frequent interactions with public- and private-sector decision makers. STEP bridges the disciplines of business management, engineering, economics, and the social sciences to bring diverse expertise to bear on pressing public policy questions. The members of the STEP Board* and the NRC staff are listed below:

Dale Jorgenson, Chair

Frederic Eaton Abbe

Professor of Economics

Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts

M. Kathy Behrens Managing Partner

Robertson, Stephens Investment Management San Francisco, California

James F. Gibbons Professor of Engineering

Stanford University Stanford, California

Bronwyn Hall Associate Professor of Economics

University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, California

Ralph Landau Consulting Professor of Economics

Stanford University Stanford, California

Richard Levin President

Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

William J. Spencer, Vice-Chair Chairman

SEMATECH Austin, Texas

Mark B. Myers Senior Vice-President

Xerox Corporation Stamford, Connecticut

Edward E. Penhoet Dean,

School of Public Health University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, California

A. Michael Spence Dean,

Graduate School of Business Stanford University Stanford, California

Joseph E. Stiglitz Senior Vice-President for Development Economics

The World Bank Washington, D.C.

Alan Wm. Wolff Managing Partner

Dewey Ballantine Washington, D.C.

*

As of February 2000.

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STEP Staff*

Stephen A. Merrill Executive Director

John B. Horrigan Staff Officer

Philip Aspden Senior Program Officer

David E. Dierksheide Program Associate

Charles W. Wessner Program Director

Craig M. Schultz Research Associate

McAlister T. Clabaugh Program Associate

*

As of February 2000.

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Steering Committee for Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies*

Gordon Moore, Chair Chairman Emeritus

Intel Corporation

M. Kathy Behrens Managing Partner

Robertson, Stephens Investment Management and STEP Board

Michael Borrus Managing Director

Petkevich & Partners, LLP

Iain M. Cockburn Professor of Finance and Economics

Boston University

Kenneth Flamm Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs

LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin

James F. Gibbons Professor of Engineering

Stanford University and STEP Board

W. Clark McFadden Partner

Dewey Ballantine

Burton J. McMurtry General Partner

Technology Venture Investors

William J. Spencer, Vice-Chair Chairman,

SEMATECH and STEP Board

Mark B. Myers Senior Vice-President

Xerox Corporation and STEP Board

Richard Nelson George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs

Columbia University

Edward E. Penhoet Dean,

School of Public Health University of California at Berkeley and STEP Board

Charles Trimble Vice-Chairman

Trimble Navigation

John P. Walker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Patrick Windham Adjunct Professor

Stanford University

*

As of February 2000.

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Project Staff*

Charles W. Wessner Study Director

McAlister T. Clabaugh Program Associate

John B. Horrigan Staff Officer

David E. Dierksheide Program Associate

*

As of February 2000.

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The Small Business Innovation Research Program: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative

Research Team

The National Research Council gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the members of the research team.*

Robert B. Archibald

The College of William and Mary

David B. Audretsch

Indiana University

Peter J. Cahill

BRTRC, Inc.

Reid Cramer

University of Texas at Austin

Maryann P. Feldman

Johns Hopkins University

David H. Finifter

The College of William and Mary

John B. Horrigan

National Research Council

Colin Kegler

Harvard University

Joshua Lerner

Harvard Business School

Albert N. Link

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

John T. Scott

Dartmouth College

Claudia Weigand

Indiana University

Juergen Weigand

Indiana University

Charles W. Wessner

National Research Council

Robert H. Wilson

University of Texas at Austin

*

Biographies of the Research Team are included in Annex A.

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National Research Council Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

Sponsors

The National Research Council gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:

U.S. Department of Defense

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Naval Research

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Sandia National Laboratories

Electric Power Research Institute

International Business Machines

Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Merck and Company

Milliken Industries

Motorola

Nortel

Proctor and Gamble

Silicon Valley Group, Incorporated

Advanced Micro Devices

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the project sponsors.

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 An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track Program in the Southeastern States
Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

194

   

 Evaluation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Fast Track Initiative: A Balanced Approach
Robert B. Archibald and David H. Finifter, The College of William and Mary

 

211

   

 Role of the Department of Defense in Building Biotech Expertise
Maryann P. Feldman, Johns Hopkins University

 

251

   

 Estimates of the Social Returns to Small Business Innovation Research Projects
Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and John T. Scott, Dartmouth College

 

275

   

 Statistical Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences Survey of SBIR Awardees: Analyzing the Influence of the Fast Track Program
David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and John T. Scott, Dartmouth College

 

291

   

 Evaluating the Small Business Innovation Research Program: A Literature Review
Joshua Lerner, Harvard Business School, and Colin Kegler, Harvard University

 

307

 V.

 

ANNEX

 
   

A.  Research Team Biographies

 

327

   

B.  Participants
The Small Business Innovation Research Program: A Review of Current Research May 5, 1999, Washington, D.C.

 

335

   

C.  Case Study Template

 

339

   

D.  Description of Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Program

 

343

   

E.  Bibliography

 

345

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In 1992, Congress for the first time explicitly directed the federal agencies making SBIR grants to use commercial potential as a criterion for granting SBIR awards. In response, the Department of Defense developed the SBIR Fast Track initiative, which provides expedited decision-making for SBIR awards to companies that have commitments from outside vendors. To verify the effectiveness of this initiative, the DoD asked the STEP Board to assess the operation of Fast Track. This volume of original field research includes case studies comparing Fast Track and non-Fast Track firms, a large survey of SBIR awardees, and statistical analyses of the impact of regular SBIR and Fast Track awards. Collectively, the commissioned papers and the findings and recommendations represent a significant contribution to our understanding of the SBIR program.

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