On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 1:00 P.M., the Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, ​ Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to examine the programmatic changes to both the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer(STTR) following the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

 

Opening Statement:

Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Mr.  John Clanton, CEO,  Lynntech, Inc. College Station, TX

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure
    
     

Dr. Cartier Esham, Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Dr. David H. Finifter, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Research Professor of Public Policy, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Robert Schmidt, Chairman, Cleveland Medical Devices, Inc., Cleveland, OH

• Testifying on behalf of the Small Business Technology Council
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

 

 Additional Items:

• ​Hearing Notice
• Witness List
• Hearing Memo
• Press Release
• Hearing Video