Is your company developing a medical product that could help solve a health or human performance challenge in space? Have you developed a biomedical product for the space program that could also improve health on Earth?
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s (NSBRI) Industry Forum is soliciting applications for the Space Medicine and Related Technologies Commercialization Assistance Program (SMARTCAP) award that provides support in moving a selected product toward commercialization. The 2013 SMARTCAP award will be for a maximum of $250,000 for a one-year period.
“SMARTCAP provides an opportunity for a small company to broaden the reach of its product, developing new market prospects while addressing challenges faced by humans living and working in space,” said Dr. Dorit Donoviel, NSBRI deputy chief scientist and Industry Forum lead. “The proposed work should move the product along a commercialization path. Examples of desirable project goals are proof of concept studies, refinement of an existing prototype, or usability testing. The outcomes must have the potential to be impactful in space and for a target Earth population.”
The deadline for submitting Stage-1 applications for this competitive two-stage proposal process is Nov. 5, 2012. Submission guidelines and more information about SMARTCAP are located at http:// www.smartcap.org .
