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February 2013 Issue
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Filling the Global Innovation Pipeline

Innovation Pipeline Opportunities

Current TechConnect Innovation Accelerator, Partnering & Submission Opportunities

National Innovation Summit
TechConnect Accelerator

May 12-16, 2013, D.C.
» Call for Innovations!
Rolling Innovation Submissions

National SBIR Conference
+20 Federal Agencies ($2.5B)

May 14-16, 2013, D.C.
» Call for Innovations!
Rolling Innovation Submissions

Defense Energy Challenge Utility Technology Challenge
Nov. 11-13, 2013, Austin, TX
» Call for Solutions!
Submissions due June 12th

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TCWorld 2013 May 12-16, 2013, Washington, DC
Co-located with the

NISS 2013
May 13-16, 2013, Washington, DC

NSBIR
May 14-16, 2013, Washington, DC

- Showcase Applications Only! Rolling Submission.

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Funding Opportunities

Department of Defense (DOD)

Asia-Pacific Technology and Education Program
Deadline: February 11, 2013

DoD Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Assistive Technologies Research Award
Deadline: March 13, 2013

Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award
Deadline: May 21, 2013

Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development
Deadline: April 15, 2013

Science, Technology, Engineering
Deadline: September 30, 2013

AFRL Research Collaboration Program
Deadline: January 19, 2018

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I
Deadline: February 6, 2013

EPA/NSF Networks for Sustainable Molecular Design and Synthesis
Deadline: March 18, 2013

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
Deadline: April 29, 2013

Dimensions of Biodiversity
Deadline: May 6, 2013

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
Deadline: June 6, 2013

Water Sustainability and Climate
Deadline: September 10, 2013

Department of Energy (DOE)

Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4
Deadline: February 21, 2013

Crosscutting Research: Development of Novel Architecture for Optimization of Advanced Energy Systems
Deadline: March 14, 2013

FY2013 NETL University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) Program
Deadline: March 27, 2013

Fiscal Year 2013 Vehicle Technologies Program-Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement,
Deadline: March 30, 2013

Innovation for Increasing Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (I2CEDS)
Deadline: April 5, 2013

Systems Biology Enabled Research on the Role of Microbial Communities in Carbon Cycling
Deadline: April 19, 2013

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Electronics & Microsystems

Fujitsu and Panasonic to Consolidate System LSI Businesses in New Company - Two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) this month.

Dopants Dramatically Alter Electronic Structure of Superconductor - Findings explain unusual properties, but complicate search for universal theory.

Chemicals & Materials

Nokia and Graphene Flagship Consortium Receive Billion Dollar Grant from European Union - $1.35 Billion will be given to both organizations over the next ten years to continue graphene R&D.

Stillaguamish Tribe Makes Multi-Million Investment in MicroGREEN Polymers - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: MicroGREEN Polymers, a TechConnect Acceleration Participant, 2010 and 2012, California, US.

Energy & Cleantech

Innovation Spotlight: Soldier Transportable Alternative Energy Storage System - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: GreenPath Technologies, Inc., a TechConnect Accelerator participant-Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Honolulu, HI, 2012.

Innovation Spotlight: Modular energy storage for curtailed wind in Hawaii - TechConnect Innovation Tracking: Bright Energy Storage Technologies, LLP, a TechConnect Accelerator participant, Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit, Honolulu, HI, 2012.

Health Sciences & Biotech/Pharma

New Nanotechnology Center to Open Soon in Bahrain - Bahrain University's new center will focus on nanotechnology for cancer treatment.

Nanoparticles That Look and Act Like Cells - By cloaking nanoparticles in the membranes of white blood cells, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute may have found a way to prevent the body from recognizing and destroying them before they deliver their drug payloads.

Innovation & Investment

Consortium of Scottish Scientists Win $130+ Million US Research Contract - BioCity Scotland and Dundee University win international competition for new screening center.

The Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Now Accepting Projects - Deadline to submit an application is March 17, 2013.

National SBIR Conference May 14-16, 2013, Washington, DC

 

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