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
L3Harris Technologies	Close Calls: SBIR helps Texas company develop next-generation proximity sensor technology	Texas	Army [A13-049], Air Force [AF03-143, AF05-160, AF083-098]	SBIR \| RIF
Speechgear	Talking Sense: Translation technologies support civilian travelers, warfighters, and the hearing impaired	Minnesota	Navy [N01-044], Navy [N02-T002]	SBIR \| STTR
Hysitron, Inc.	Big Innovation Tiny Packages: A new platform measures, tests, manipulates, and image nanomaterials	Minnesota	Army [A93-115]	SBIR
Colorado Engineering, Inc.	Intelligence with Altitude: Advanced radar architecture helps UAVs autonomously "SEE" the sky	Colorado	MDA [MDA05-034]	SBIR
Monterey Technologies, Inc.	Viper: Monterey technologies' visual planning, execution and review software lets military and commercial planners execute complex missions on the fly	Utah	Army [A03-070]	SBIR
21st Century Systems	Networked: Company builds do-it-all spatial monitoring system with help from the SBIR program	Nebraska	Navy [N02-207/1]	SBIR
Sentient Science (Sentient Corp.)	Maintenance on the Horizon	Idaho	Navy [N02-195]	SBIR
Spectra Diode Laboratories, Inc.	lights, data... ACTION!: Calfornia-based SDL, Inc. created a series of innovations that allowerd for efficient, accurate, and affordable improvements in high-capacity, fiber-optic communications	California	DARPA [SB941-072; SB942-102; DARPA09-058; DARPA93-002]; Air Force [AF96-105]	SBIR
Ekso Bionics	Walk this Way: The DoD sponsors innovations in wearable robotics	California	OSD [OSD05-T005]	STTR
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants	Predictive Data: An SBIR-funded project takes explosion-analysis software to the next level	Texas	Army [A93-233]	SBIR
AD & D, Inc.	Ear to the Water: A marine mammal sonar detection system benefits the Navy	Florida	Navy	STTR
Planetary Systems	Successful Separations: A low-impact, low-stress satellite separation system benefits both military and commercial space	Maryland	Air Force [AF00-032]	SBIR
Phosphor Tech Corp.	Snap Shots: Phosphor films provide benefit to hyersonic weaponry	Georgia	Navy [N08-066]	SBIR
Aechelon Technology	Flying by Night: SBIR Support help brings real-time geo-spatial simulation to night vision goggles	California	Navy [N04-156]	SBIR
H.C. Materials, Corp.	Cystal Clear Success: Innovations in crystal manufacturing benefit medical ultrasounds and other technologies	Illinois	Navy [SB031-005]	SBIR
Fracture Analysis Consultants, Inc.	About to Crack: SBIR-supported software predictively prevents fractured engine components	New York	Navy [N06-126], Air Force [AF06-095; AF103-157]	SBIR
Vertigo, Inc.	Air Support: Inflatable shelter business benefits from SBIR boost	California	Army [A96-173]	SBIR
Mayflower	Cleaning Up the Jam: With support from the Rapid Innovation Fund, Mayflower takes GPS anti-jamming technology to a new level	Massachusetts	Army [A95-023]	SBIR \| RIF
Simbex	A Step Up: With help from an SBIR, a New Hampshire creates cutting edge prosthetics	New Hampshire	Army [A06-T031]	STTR
QuesTek Innovations, LLC	Compelling Hooks: An Illinois company creates a new high-performance steel	Illinois	Navy [N07-032]	SBIR
Oceanit Technologies, Inc.	Lost in Space: Oceanit's global surveillance network tracks orbiting satellites, debris, and asteroids	Hawaii	Air Force [AF99-036]	SBIR
CyPhy Works, Inc.	Persistence on a Leash: A groundbreaking persistent UAV saves warfighter lives and shows enormous potential in the marketplace	Massachusetts	DARPA [NSF-08-548]	SBIR
Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Inc.	It pays to be... Flexible: Flexible solar panels create an off-the-grid power source for both civilians and warfighters	Iowa	Army [A00-162]	SBIR
Bevilacqua Research Corp.	Smart on the Fly: The core toolset allows existing systems to add artifical intelligence capabilities	Alabama	Army [A96-177]	SBIR
Advanced Solutions, Inc.	Satelliteware: A Colorado company accelerates satellite development and deployment	Colorado	Air Force [AF01-019]	SBIR

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