The Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology are interested in collaborating on legislation making minor adjustments and improvements to the programs in 2017.  The objectives of these initiatives include expansion of commercialization of federally-funded small business research and development, stimulation of technological innovation in the small business sector, and increased use of this community to meet the government’s diverse research and development needs.  Government and private sector witnesses will discuss the programs and suggest potential improvements to help stimulate commercialization rates, modify reporting requirements that improve data collection, and ensure agencies are utilizing all of the tools available to help transition SBIR and STTR technology into larger contracts.

Mr. Joe Shepard
Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation
United States Small Business Administration
Washington, DC 
Testimony

Mr. John Neumann
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 
Testimony

Panel II

Mr. John Clanton
Chief Executive Officer
Lynntech Inc.
College Station, Texas 
Testimony
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John S. Langford, Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Manassas, VA 
Testimony
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Mr. Ron Shroder
CEO/President
Frontier Technologies, Inc.
Beavercreek, OH 
Testimony
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Ms. Angela M. Albán
President and CEO
SIMETRI, Inc.
Winter Park, FL
Testimony
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Clinton T. Rubin, Ph.D. 
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Biotechnology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook,NY 
Testimony
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