High-Performance Innovation

(R&D, February 10, 2011)  By Paul Livingstone   What laboratory tool has made the most difference in research and development? Arguably, it’s the personal computer. In the early days of computing, specialized clusters of high-performing processors were often needed for data-intensive tasks. But as chipmakers upheld Moore’s Law, desktop machines and even laptops became powerful enough to handle complex design and processing tasks. Personal computers are ubiquitous and indispensible, but often are no longer powerful enough, even for daily research tasks such a processing a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.  Click to read more…

 

Agency Access and Proposal Execution

Invites went out yesterday for the May 4th webinar, Agency Access & Proposal Execution: Strategy for Securing Non-dilutive Funding. A panel of ITECS experts will discuss key areas that are crucial for obtaining government funding, including identifying funding streams, positioning technology and research projects to agency decision makers, and developing value propositions that match capabilities with agency needs. The panel with consist of Susan Ward, President of ITECS, Jo Anne Goodnight, Program Manger and former NIH SBIR/STTR Program manager, and Deidre Torrey, Director of Services. Read more

AHRQ Solicitations – March 2011

AHRQ Measure Development Contract — The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality anticipates posting a solicitation to establish a mechanism to support the development and technical assistance of evidence-based measures and accompanying tools for use by all stakeholders in quality improvement, public reporting and value-based purchasing initiatives. To achieve this, AHRQ will establish a set of contracts awarded to organizations with combined expertise in healthcare quality and performance measurement within areas of quality, efficiency and patient safety. Request for task orders will be issued under the IDIQ mechanism that covers a wide range of measurement activities including but not limited to generation of evidence, establishing criteria and standards for measures and data formats, supporting measure specification and tool implementation, Read more

NASA Solicitations – March 2011

Teaming Opportunity for Far-Infrared Explorer-Firex – This partnering synopsis solicits potential partners to participate in a proposal development activity that addresses the technical objectives and development of a complete mission in response to an anticipated Earth Venture Class Investigation Announcement of Opportunity (AO) expected to be released in the Spring/Summer of 2011. This partnering synopsis solicits partners in all the following areas: science instrumentation, payload operations, scientific algorithm development, spacecraft and launch operations. (1) Science Instrumentation Partner(s) – LaRC is seeking potential partners for space borne science instrumentation in support of proposals which may include: Read more

State Solicitations – March 2011

Washington Technology Center: Research & Technology Development (RTD) Grant
Program — Washington Technology Center competitively awards applied research funding to projects that show strong potential for generating long-term economic impact in Washington State. Funding through this grant program helps move innovative ideas out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. Applied research activities include: *Proof of concept. *Research prototyping. *Technical feasibility & testing. Read more

Air Force Solicitations – March 2011

BAA for Innovative Technologies and Methodologies for Reducing Various Environmental Problems – This announcement seeks out proposals that demonstrate and validate innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective technologies and/or methodologies that will lead to accelerated closure of environmental sites across the Air Force, eliminate or reduce hazardous material use and environmental release, and serve the Air Force’s future environmental needs. Validated technologies and methodologies must comply with all applicable regulatory requirements, policies and guidance in the Restoration, Compliance Restoration, Pollution Prevention, and Military Munitions Response Programs. This acquisition is not to test theoretical concepts or technologies and methodologies that currently exist solely in a laboratory research and development (R&D) phase or that have already been tested and validated multiple times in the field (i.e. a service). Read more

NSF Solicitations – March 2011

Earthscope — EarthScope is an Earth science program to explore the 4-dimensional structure of the North American continent. The EarthScope Program provides a framework for broad, integrated studies across the Earth sciences, including research on fault properties and the earthquake process, strain transfer, magmatic and hydrous fluids in the crust and mantle, plate boundary processes, large-scale continental deformation, continental structure and evolution, and composition and structure of the deep Earth. In addition, EarthScope offers a centralized forum for Earth science education at all levels and an excellent opportunity to develop cyber infrastructure to integrate, distribute, and analyze diverse data sets. Read more

Lupus Research Institute – March Solicitations 2011

Lupus Research Institute Invites Applications for Research Grants for Novel Approaches to Lupus – The Lupus Research Institute, founded to support highly promising, idea-driven, novel approaches to discover the cause, improve treatment, and cure lupus, is accepting funding applications for novel research projects relevant to systemic lupus erythematosus. Research applications will be judged principally on novelty of the hypotheses, scientific quality, strength of approach, relevance to lupus, and likelihood of success. Creativity will be valued. Both established and new investigators may apply. Applicants should hold advanced degrees and be affiliated with institutions of higher learning in the United States.  Selected projects will each receive annual funding of up to $100,000 per year, for a term of up to three years. Application must be received by May 27, 2011

http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/research/grant_application

 

NIST Solicitations – March 2011

Sources Sought: Quantitative Measurements of the Mechanical Properties of Nanostructures — This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine the availability of small businesses, that have the capability, experience, and expert knowledge in the area of providing technical support to R&D facilities conducting characterization and calibration of a variety of visible and infrared sources and radiometers. The objective of this work is to continue NIST development of AFM and CR-AFM metrology to enable adequate and reliable experimental methods for nanoscale elastic mechanical property measurements on nano-scale entities with a range of elastic behavior. Read more

Georgia-Pacific Announces Participation In American Forest & Paper Association Sustainability Initiative

(Georgia-Pacific, March 29, 2011) Georgia-Pacific is announcing its participation in Better Practices, Better Planet 2020, an initiative of the American Forest & Paper Association that sets the most extensive and quantifiable set of sustainability goals for any major manufacturing industry in the U.S. “Our industry has long been a good steward of our planet’s resources and a leader in sustainable practices that create value in society and for our companies, but we believe it is important to push ourselves to do even better,” said Jim Hannan, AF&PA Chairman of the Board, and CEO and President of Georgia-Pacific. Click here to read more…

 

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