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Small Business Opportunities

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NCATS Support Enables a Promising Therapy to Enter Clinical Trials

A Small Business Innovation Research award has enabled Recursion Pharmaceuticals to advance a potential treatment for a rare disease into clinical testing.

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NCATS-Supported Test Could Provide Faster Diagnosis of Deadly Disease

NCATS’ Small Business Innovation Research program helps fund the development and analysis of a simple paper test for diarrheal disease.

About Small Business Opportunities

Get more details about support available to small businesses for technology development.

SBIR & STTR Research Priorities

Find out which areas of technology development are the highest priorities for NCATS.

Small Business Funding

Explore current small business funding opportunities and find information about eligibility.

Small Business Resources

Access more information and tools for small businesses seeking funding from NCATS.

SBIR & STTR Research Priorities

Find out which areas of technology development are the highest priorities for NCATS.

Small Business Funding

Explore current small business funding opportunities and find information about eligibility.

Small Business Resources

Access more information and tools for small businesses seeking funding from NCATS.

Work with Us

Find out more about how NCATS can help your small business commercialize new technology.

Learn more about how to work with NCATS.

About SBIR & STTR

The SBIR and STTR programs are government set-aside initiatives for small businesses and research organizations in the United States. These programs — in which NCATS participates alongside other NIH Institutes and Centers as well as other federal agencies — enable small businesses to engage in research and development that has the potential for commercialization and public benefit. The programs are one of the largest sources of early-stage U.S. technology financing. Learn more about these programs and others focused on small business support.

SBIR & STTR Facts

Download the SBIR & STTR fact sheet (PDF - 228KB).

Download the NCATS SBIR & STTR research priorities (PDF - 669KB)