Defense SBIR/STTR - Success Stories

DEFENSE SBIR/STTR SUCCESS STORIES

Check out the stories below to learn about past and current DoD SBIR/STTR participants and their technology, which has transitioned, received additional funding, met an emerging need, acquired by another company, succeed in the commercial market, and more.

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Small Business Concern	Description	State	Component [Topic]	Program	Added
Dragonfly Pictures, Inc	Help from Above: UAVs assist in automating logistics, health care	Pennsylvania	DHA [OSD06-UM8]	SBIR	11/9/2022
Vecna Technologies, Inc	Help Yourself: Patient-centric registration delivers a better patient experience for veterans and civilians alike	Maryland	DHA [OSD08-H13]	SBIR	1/19/2023
Nokomis, Inc	The Real Deal: With RIF and SBIR support, a new detection system undercuts a flood of electronic counterfeits	Pennsylvania	DTRA [DTRA06-007], Air Force [AF071-219, AF093-013]	SBIR \| RIF	11/23/2022
Parabon	Up to Code: With SBIR and RIF funding, company builds machine learning program to sketch composites from DNA samples	Virginia	DTRA [DTRA102-007]	SBIR \| RIF	11/23/2022
ARES Corp.	Risky Business: ARES Secuirty carves out a commercial market for risk assessment software	California	DTRA [DTRA99-009]	SBIR	1/27/2023
I.C. Tech, Inc.	Noise Reductions: Cancelling out unwanted background noise in digital communications	Michigan	MDA [BMDO97-010]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Fiber Materials, Inc.	Hot Topics: SBIR supports a new framework for advanced materials development	Maine	MDA [MDA03-087]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Sinmat	Power Wash: Polishing the microchips that power clean-energy technology	California	MDA [MDA04-T018]	STTR	1/19/2023
Colorado Engineering, Inc.	Intelligence with Altitude: Advanced radar architecture helps UAVs autonomously "SEE" the sky	Colorado	MDA [MDA05-034]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Colorado Engineering, Inc	Big Ideas Small Packages: A contract from the Rapid Innovation Fund helps eliminate tradeoffs in the F-35 circuitry	Colorado	MDA [MDA05-034], Air Force [AF093-133], OSD [OSD10-A05]	SBIR \| STTR \| RIF	11/9/2022
AD & D, Inc.	Ear to the Water: A marine mammal sonar detection system benefits the Navy	Florida	Navy	STTR	1/27/2023
Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.	Making Waves: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. revolutionizes UV systems across a variety of fields	North Carolina	Navy [N00-T003], DARPA [SB022-043], Army [A08-077]	SBIR \| STTR	1/19/2023
ArmorWorks, Inc.	Armor Clad: Founded by a warfighter, the company behind universal body armor, protectve seating, has SBIR roots	Arizona	Navy [N01-004; N99-039; N99-223]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Speechgear	Talking Sense: Translation technologies support civilian travelers, warfighters, and the hearing impaired	Minnesota	Navy [N01-044], Navy [N02-T002]	SBIR \| STTR	1/19/2023
Sensintel, Inc (Advanced Ceramic Research)	Calm Before the Swarm: A Tucson-based UAV company develops state-of-the-art autonomous fleet system	Arizona	Navy [N01-T002]	STTR	1/19/2023
International Assoc of Virtual Org., Inc.	A Good Map: A geosciences company offers imagery analysis software that supports military munitions operations	North Carolina	Navy [N02-077]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Triverus	Clean Landings: A mobile cleaning, recovery, and recycling system gets Naval aircraft carriers and municipal parking lots into shipshape	Alaska	Navy [N02-079]	SBIR	1/19/2023
Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS), Ltd	Shockingly Original: SBIR contract spurs entrepreneurial advances	Indiana	Navy [N021-121]	SBIR	1/19/2023
Sentient Science (Sentient Corp.)	Maintenance on the Horizon	Idaho	Navy [N02-195]	SBIR	1/19/2023
21st Century Systems	Networked: Company builds do-it-all spatial monitoring system with help from the SBIR program	Nebraska	Navy [N02-207/1]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Pinnacle Technology, Inc.	Push Pins: Simplifying the maintenance of F-35 flight simulators	Kansas	Navy [N03-023]	SBIR	1/27/2023
Binghamton Simulator Company	Reality Flights: Support from DoD's SBIR program helps create aircrew virtual reality training system	New York	Navy [N03-190]	SBIR	11/8/2022
C3I	Heroic Accs: The Advanced Communication and Control System Creates Potentially Life-Saving Efficiencies	New Hampshire	Navy [N04-081]	SBIR	11/8/2022
Aechelon Technology	Flying by Night: SBIR Support help brings real-time geo-spatial simulation to night vision goggles	California	Navy [N04-156]	SBIR	11/8/2022
Equinox Corp	Action Tracked: An SBIR-backed company develops key tracking technology for laser weapons systems	New York	Navy [N04-171], Air Force [AF131-014]	SBIR	11/9/2022

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