NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program - North Carolina · What is the NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program? • SBIR = Small...
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NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program
2016 Southeast Region Aerospace Supplier and Advanced Manufacturing Summit
Angela Padgett
17 August 2016
Fleet Readiness Center East Advanced Technology IPT Lead
NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program Overview
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP)
Feasibility Assessment
Prototype Demonstration
Technology Transition
Technology Commercialization
Technology Investment – Maturation - Transition
PROGRAMS (Foundation)
PROCESS (Pillars)
FOCUS (Outcomes)
NAVAIR SBIR PROGRAM Small Business
Administration
What is the NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Program? • SBIR = Small Business Innovation Research • STTR = Small Business Technology Transfer Research
– STTR is the sister program to SBIR
• Highly competitive programs • Three-phased award system • Primary vehicle through which we fund small companies to perform
innovative research and research & development (R/R&D) projects. • In STTR, small businesses partner with non-profit research institutions
(i.e. universities)
STTR
STTR
NAVAIR SBIR Phase Structure
14 Opt – Option
TRL – Technology Readiness Level FFP – Firm Fixed Price
CPFF – Cost Plus Fixed Fee
ACTIVITY Feasibility Technology
Development Prototype Testing & Evaluation
Technology Demonstration & Validation
PHASE Phase I Opt Phase II Opt Phase
II.5 Opt Phase III
SBIR $80k 6 mo
$70k 6 mo
$≤ 750K 18-24 mo
$250k 6-12 mo
$≤ 1.5M ≤ 36 mo
Non-SBIR $ Variable
STTR $80k 7 mo
$70k 6 mo
$≤ 750K 18 – 24 mo
$250k 6-12 mo
$≤ 1M ≤ 36 mo
Non-SBIR $ Variable FFP Contract
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CONTRACT CPFF Contract BOA/“C” Contract CPFF Contract
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
TRL TRL 0-3 TRL 5-7 TRL 3-5 TRL 7-9
Fleet Readiness Centers SBIR Technology Transition Pilot (STTP)
• Pilot Program initiated in FY2015 – Intent to reach out to all SBIR awardees on an annual basis
seeking information on specific, high priority, technology areas identified by the COMFRC IPT
• Primary goal of the SBIR STTP Program:
Ø Transition innovative SBIR technologies that will resolve operational challenges.
Ø Save O&S costs in the Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs). Ø Seek SBIR technologies that required minimal development and/or
mature prototypes for final development, testing, evaluation, and integration into the FRC’s.
Small Business Assistance • SBIR/STTR Transition Program (STP)
– Provides professional business assistance through a structured program to assist small businesses obtain funding at the end of their Phase II effort
– Assistance includes development of a strategy for transitioning the SBIR or STTR technology into the Fleet, strategic planning assistance & development of marketing materials
• Forum for SBIR/STTR Transition (FST) – Conference featuring PHASE II efforts nearing completion – Opportunity to showcase SBIR technology to Navy and Primes
SBIR Program Benefits • Stimulates technological innovation & new in-house work in
the long run • Leverages Small Businesses to meet Federal R/R&D needs
• Increases private sector commercialization of developed technologies
• STTR leverages research capabilities of universities and other non-profit organizations
• Transition SBIR/STTR Technology into Naval Aviation Systems to fill gaps or technological needs • Supports the PMA roadmap process, fills gaps
STTR
Finding SBIR/STTR Topics
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TIP: search as close to Topic sources as possible, by Agency
• Government-‐wide: www.sbir.gov/solicita7ons
– Note: this website does not allow searching of DoD and other Agency Topics
• Mega Agencies: h;p://sbir.nih.gov and www.dodsbir.net
• Individual Agency websites: go to www.sbir.gov/contacts for a comprehensive list
• Comprehensive Agencies search site: www.zyn.com/sbir
Resources • Navy SBIR Website
– http://www.navysbir.com/index.html
• NAVAIR SBIR/STTR Director Donna Attick Attn: NAVAIR SBIR Program Manager Naval Air Systems Command 48150 Shaw Road Bldg. 2109, Rm N141 Patuxent River, MD 20670-1907 www.navair.navy.mil
BACK-UP Slides
File: NAVAIR Brief 11
What Is a Small Business?
• Organized for Profit U.S. Business
• 500 Employees or Less, including affiliates
• At Least 51 Percent Owned by U.S. Citizens
• Principal Place of Business Located in U.S. • PI’s primary employment must be with the small
business concern
Program Goals
SBIR est. 1982
• S7mulate technological innova7on • Use small business to meet Federal R&D needs • Foster and encourage par7cipa7on by minori7es and
disadvantaged persons in technological innova7on • Increase private-‐sector commercializa7on innova7ons
derived from Federal R&D STTR est. 1992 • S7mulate and foster scien7fic and technological innova7on
through coopera7ve research and development carried out between small business concerns and research ins7tu7ons
• Foster technology transfer between small business concerns and research ins7tu7ons
SBIR Program Eligibility
• Organized for-‐ profit U.S. business
• 500 employees or fewer, including affiliates
• More than 50% directly owned and controlled by one or more individuals (who are ci7zens or permanent resident aliens of the United States
• PI’s primary employment must be with the small business concern New eligibility authority available to Agencies from reauthorizaBon:
• More than 50% directly owned and controlled by one or more for-‐profit businesses, each being more than 50% owned and controlled by one or more individuals
• NIH ini=a=ve: Be a concern which is more than 50% owned by mul7ple venture capital opera7ng companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, or any combina7on of these. No single venture capital opera7ng company, hedge fund, or private equity firm may own more than 50% of the concern.
STTR Program Eligibility
• Applicant is a small business concern • Formal coopera7ve R&D effort
• Minimum 40% by small business • Minimum 30% by U.S. research ins7tu7on
• U.S. Research Ins7tu7on
• College or University; other non-‐profit research organiza7on • Federal R&D center (added by reauthorizaBon statute)
• Intellectual property agreement
• Alloca7on of data rights for four years • Right to carry out follow-‐on R&D and commercializa7on via Phase III contracts and investment
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Some Frequently Asked Ques=ons
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• As an SBIR/STTR newcomer, what are my chances of winning a Phase I award? How do I op7mize my chances?
• As a new SBIR/STTR Phase II winner, how should I approach commercializing my technology?
• Do I need a partner to be successful through SBIR/STTR? • How is a successful small technology firm structured? Do I
need a manufacturing capability? • As a SBIR/STTR awardee, how strong are my Intellectual
Property protec7ons? • How long does the technology development and sales cycle
typically take for SBIR/STTR awardees?
What Does A Defense Topic Look Like?
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SBIR/STTR Call for Topics
TPOCs Generate
Topics PMA
Endorse Technical Evaluation
by 4.XT
PEOs Prioritize
SBIR Board Meeting
Topic Selection Results
External Review Process (ONR)
Topic Selection Process
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Phase I Proposals Received
Proposal Evaluations
Selection/Non-Selection Notifications sent by SBIR Office to all offerors
Phase I Award Process
Phase I Selection Process
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Completed within 90 days
Phase I Base Award
Initial Proposal evaluations
E-mail sent to all Phase II Initial Proposal applicants notifying
them of selection results
Request Phase II Full Proposal & Phase I Opt (done by SBIR Office)
Phase II Full Proposal received & approved
Phase II Award Process
Two-Step Phase II Selection Process
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Final Report and Ph II Initial Proposals Due
Completed within 90 days of Initial Proposal due date
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION IN
NORTH CAROLINA
17 August 2016 WWW.NCMBC.US
NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY BUSINESS CENTER
Sco9 Dorney Execu=ve Director, NCMBC 910-‐678-‐0190 [email protected]
Dennis Lewis Federal Business, NCMBC 703-‐217-‐3127 [email protected]
"We want to partner with businesses on everything from autonomy to robo=cs to biomedical to engineering; from power, energy and propulsion to distributed systems, data science and the Internet of things… if we are going to leverage these technologies to defend our country and help make a beIer world, the DoD cannot do everything in all of these areas alone.” -‐ Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
Purpose
To explain the North Carolina Defense Technology Transi7on Ini7a7ve
DEFTECH NCMBC has established an NC Defense Technology TransiBon Office to facilitate increased communicaBons and collaboraBon between DoD and
companies and other stakeholders across the North Carolina innovaBon ecosystem.
Defini7ons
• Technology Transfer: a partnership between government & industry by means of which technology develop by one party is transferred to the other party for development and use, oeen with residual rights to the transferring party. (TRL 1-‐5; SBIR, STTR)
• Technology Transi=on: the process by which technology deemed to be of significant use to the opera7onal military community is transi7oned from the S&T environment to a military opera7onal field unit for evalua7on and then incorporated into an exis7ng acquisi7on program. (TRL 5 +; COTs)
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Innova=ve Technology COTs; Prototype Ready; Need
Funding; Possible Defense Uses; My IP
Technology Transi=on -‐ Why Should I Care
Technology Transi=on -‐ Why Should I Care
But, what do I do? Who should I call? What’s the process? What is the Defense Department looking
for? Too hard. I just don’t have the =me.
DIUx & CSO ¨ DIUx may award funding agreements to nontradi=onal and tradi=onal defense contractors to
carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effec=veness of military personnel and the suppor7ng plaiorms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of plaXorms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces.
¨ Commercial Solu=ons Opening (CSO) Procedure ¤ This CSO is seeking proposals for innova=ve, commercial technologies that accelerate
a[ainment of asymmetric defense capabili=es. In this context, innova=ve means any new technology, process, or business prac7ce, or any new applica7on of an exis7ng technology, process, or business prac7ce that contributes to the sustainment of global peace and U.S. na7onal security.
¤ This is an open (available for 5 years), two-‐step (solu7on brief/demonstra7on followed by proposal) CSO. <Other Transac=on Authority>
DEFTTECH Value Proposi7on win – win – win
NC DEFTECH
DoD NC Innova=on Companies, Universi=es, Organiza=ons
Warfighter
Requirements
NC DefTech Responsibili7es
• Liaison between DIUx, other DoD agenceis, and relevant NC industries/organiza7ons
• Understanding DoD needs, processes, priori7es • Educa7ng NC businesses & relevant government agencies on same • Coaching, encouraging, assis7ng NC businesses who have relevant
innova7ons to submit info to DoD • Educate and inform DIUx of per7nent innova7ons occurring in the NC • Connec7ng DIUx to NC businesses when appropriate
Innova=ve Technology Possibly COTs; Prototype Ready; Need Funding; Possible Defense
Uses; My IP
Technology Transi=on -‐ Why Should I Care
Innova=ve Technology Possibly COTs; Prototype Ready; Need Funding; Possible Defense
Uses; My IP
Relate to Communi=es of Interest -‐ COIs
Advanced Electronics
BioMed C4I
Counter IED
Counter WMD
Energy & Power
Engineered Resilient Systems
Human Systems
Air PlaXorms Ground
&
Sea
PlaXorms
Sensors
Materials &
Manufacturing
Cyber Electronic
Warfare Autonomy
Weapons
Technologie
s
Overcome Industry Challenge
NC Company with
Innova=vion
DIUx
USMC PEOs
Army PEOs
SOCOM
Navy PEOs
DTRA
BAAs
S&T Advisor
DARPA
OTA
SIBRs
RIF
JUONS
SCO
$$$$
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HOW?
HOW?
HOW?
WHO?
WHO?
WHO?
cost to pursue
distrust
suspicion IP
=me Pwin ROI
Without NC DEFTECH
Combatant Commands Army Air Force Navy Marines SOCOM MDA DARPA DTRA JPEO-‐Chem Bio Defense Mul=-‐disciplined Univ Research Ini=a=ve Strategic Capabili=es Office Rapid Innova=on Fund Strategic Direc=on Long Range R&D Planning Technology Interchange Mee=ngs Advanced Technology Investments
$71.4B RDT&T; $12.5B S&T; $18B Innova=ons (FYDP) Silicon Valley
Boston
North Carolina
Educate Mentor
Encourage Navigate Connect
DIUx
Inves=gate Submit
One-‐Way Communica=ons
> 24,000 Requirements
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In an increasingly compe==ve and fast-‐ moving technology environment, the Department of Defense (DoD) relies on innova=on from a variety of different sources, both internally and externally, to disrup=ve change that will keep us ahead of the Na=on’ s adversaries. DIUx
…DIUx has met with hundreds of companies and ini=al contract awards made in less than 9 months…
With NC DEFTECH
Combatant Commands Army, Air Force, Navy Marines SOCOM MDA DARPA DTRA JPEO-‐Chem Bio Defense Mul=-‐disciplined Univ Research Ini=a=ve Strategic Capabili=es Office Rapid Innova=on Fund Strategic Direc=on Long Range R&D Planning Technology Interchange Mee=ngs Advanced Technology Investments
Silicon Valley
North Carolina
Educate Mentor
Encourage Navigate Connect
DIUx
> 24,000 Requirements
NC DEFTECH Office
Educate Mentor
Encourage Navigate Connect
NCMBC…leverage unique & exis=ng BD structure Commerce EDP Mil & Vet Affairs Universi=es Organiza=ons
$71.4B RDT&T; $12.5B S&T; $18B Innova=ons
DEFTECH-‐ On-‐Going Ac7vi7es
¨ Refine subject ma;er exper7se in DoD requirements, Communi7es of Interest, processes and procedures ¨ Iden7fy & Register NC Companies with poten7ally relevant innova7ons and assist them with submissions
to DoD ¨ Develop rela7onships with DoD, State Government, Universi7es, Organiza7ons, and NC companies to
enhance effec7veness
¨ Establish and maintain website and data base of candidate NC companies and innova7ons ¨ Develop and publish via email and website periodic reports to keep the NC community updated on
relevant developments (push informa7on) ¨ Conduct “lunch & learns,” arrange and coordinate DoD Visits to NC, and conduct a Tech Transi7on Forum ¨ Work with PTAC and University S&T and R&D POCs to synergize efforts ¨ Ac7vely and aggressively market NC innova7ons to the DIUx, DoD Strategic Capabili7es Office, the Rapid
Ini7a7ve Fund, the Defense Marketplace, and other DoD offices as applicable
NC Defense Technology Transi7on Office (DEFTECH)
¨ Significant Ac7ons to Date ¨ 20 JUN Established DEFTECH Website and ini7al emails to > 2700 NC companies
¨ 7 JUL Telecon with DIUx East to discuss this ini7a7ve. Posi7ve feedback and request for providing them a “sense of cyber innova7ons in NC”
¨ 25 JUL >20 NC Innova7ve companies registered on DEFTECH data base
¨ 28 JUL Response to DIUx with NC Cyber capability overview & 16 white papers
¨ 26 JUL -‐ 10 AUG Communicated & explained 8 Commercial Solu7ons Offerings to 34 Interested NC companies and assisted 3 companies with their formal technology submissions.
¨ 1-‐10 SEP Mee7ngs with ARO, BioTech Center, and DIUx East
We are “moving out!” Time to join us! Membership is Free. Informa=on is invaluable.
h[p://www.ncmbc.us/technology-‐transi=on/
BACK UP SLIDES
DIUx & CSO ¨ DIUx may award funding agreements to nontradi7onal and tradi7onal defense contractors to carry
out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effec7veness of military personnel and the suppor7ng plaiorms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of plaiorms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces.
¨ This Commercial Solu=ons Opening (CSO) is intended to ensure that to the maximum extent prac7cable, compe77ve procedures are used when entering into agreements to carry out these prototype projects.
¨ CSO Procedure ¤ This CSO is seeking proposals for innova7ve, commercial technologies that accelerate a;ainment of
asymmetric defense capabili7es. In this context, innova7ve means any new technology, process, or business prac7ce, or any new applica7on of an exis7ng technology, process, or business prac7ce that contributes to the sustainment of global peace and U.S. na7onal security.
¤ This is an open (available for 5 years), two-‐step (solu7on brief/demonstra7on followed by proposal) CSO.
DIUx (DoD) Liaison Opera7ons
• Liaison between DIUx and relevant NC industries/organiza7ons
• Understand DIUx, COIs, RFI, Defense Marketplace, and SOCOM needs, processes,
priori7es
• Educate NC businesses & relevant government agencies on same
• Coach, mentor, assist NC businesses with relevant innova7ons to submit info to DoD
• Educate & inform DIUx of per7nent NC innova7ons & connect DIUx to NC businesses
• Conduct quarterly visits to DIUx for face-‐to-‐face liaison and updates
• Travel as required to DIUx and other mee7ngs, events and conferences
Why the NCMBC?
• NC Defense Technology Transi7on is primarily a business development role – the charter of NCMBC
• NCMBC has the organiza7on, reputa7on and DoD-‐experienced professionals to support the DoD’s Innova7on Outreach ini7a7ves – perfect fit
• NCMBC has an established network of 58,000 businesses (enabled in part by MatchForce) that can be leveraged to educate & inform NC businesses
• NCMBC is skilled in arranging and sponsoring trade shows & informa7on exchanges that synch with the this proposed role
• NCMBC can provide an exis7ng support structure for all aspects of this NC DefTech Unit (admin, travel, pay, sponsorship, support, exper7se, networking, etc.)
NC DefTech Concept of Opera7ons
• Posi7on funded (including travel) by NC • Establish an office space in the Research Triangle that will be
available to DIUx & other DoD agencies during any visits • The Federal government will incur no costs for this posi7on or for
any support or travel associated with execu7on of its responsibili7es.
NC DefTech Candidate Requirements
• Opera7onal and senior level staff experience within one of the services • Working knowledge of the DFAR and DoD requirements, funding and
acquisi7on processes • Experience in industry as both a profit & loss and account execu7ve • Knowledge, rela7onships, and understanding of relevant North Carolina
companies, organiza7ons, and universi7es • Excep7onal wri;en and oral communica7ons skills • Experience, confidence and maturity in dealing with high level execu7ves
Terminology ¨ DoD -‐ Department of Defense
¨ DIUx -‐ Defense Innova7on Unit-‐experimental
¨ COTS – commercial off the shelf
¨ FYDP -‐ future year defense program (current 2 year budget plus 4 addi7onal years)
¨ “Offset technologies” -‐ innova7ons, oeen COTS, that can be used to improve exis7ng weapons systems and bolster conven7onal deterrence (FYDP, $18B)
¨ RDT&E – Research Development Test and Evalua7on (prototype & some low rate produc7on)
¨ S&T – Science and Engineering (basic & applied research)
DoD Communi=es of Interest
Why not a NC DIUx? Perhaps eventually but current data may not jus=fy.
Source: American Funds Long View April 2016
Why North Carolina?
• The North Carolina Research Triangle is recognized around the world for its cri7cal mass of pioneering research, university-‐industry partnerships, mul7na7onal businesses and a globally compe77ve talent pool. It is among the largest research parks in the U.S., currently home to more than 200 companies that have created a culture of scien7fic advancement and collabora7on with innova7ons that span the 17 Defense Communi7es of Interest. Relevant industry sectors include: o Clean & Green Energy (Cree, EPA, BlueCell, …) o Informa=on Technology (IBM<Watson>, RedHat, EMC, Avaya, Cisco, Alcatel-‐
Lucent, SAS, Na7onal Compu7ng Center, …) o Instruments & Advanced Material (DuPont, LORD, JMC, Strensor, …) o Biotechnology & Life Sciences (over 120 companies, small and large)
Why the RTP Area -‐ University Research
• NC State University is a na7onal model for public-‐private research campuses, houses more than 70 government, industry and nonprofit partners along with more than 70 NC State research and academic units. NCSU is working with the Na7onal Science Founda7on to develop self-‐powered medical sensors , the smart power grid, and collabora7ng with the U.S. Department of Energy and private partners to build a clean-‐energy manufacturing industry.
• University of NC at Chapel Hill is ranked at the highest level as a research-‐extensive university per the Carnegie Founda7on’s classifica7ons of colleges and universi7es. Carolina ranks eighth among leading private and public research universi7es for the level of federal funding devoted to research and development in all fields (NSF, 2013). Its research strengths include: neuroscience, nanomedicine, fuel cell, lab on a chip, and nanotechnologies.
• Duke University is one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country, with more than $600 million in sponsored research expenditures annually. Duke researchers in both basic science and clinical departments are engaged in a wide range of basic science research, studying cell biology, immunology, neurobiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, and gene7cs in organisms from bacteria to human.
Why the RTP Area – Industry and R&D Centers
• Na7onal Science Founda7on/ ASSIST/ NC Regional Internet of Things (NC RiOT) • Tex7les, Biomanufacturing, and Nonwoven Research Centers • Na7onal Security Agency Big Data Lab • Ins7tute for Advanced Analy7cs • US DOE Nuclear Engineering University Program • Wireless Research Center • NC Biotechnology Center • The Army Research Office is also located in the area with a specific mission to
serve as the Army's premier extramural basic research agency in the engineering, physical, informa7on and life sciences. This proposed NC DIUx liaison would coordinate with ARO but would have a much broader DoD focus.
Informa7onal Slides
Defense Innova7on Unit Experimental (DIUx)
Defense Innova7on Unit Experimental (DIUx)
• "We want to partner with businesses on everything from autonomy to robo7cs to biomedical to engineering; from power, energy and propulsion to distributed systems, data science and the Internet of things… if we are going to leverage these technologies to defend our country and help make a be;er world, the DoD cannot do everything in all of these areas alone.” -‐ Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
• “PENTAGON INSTITUTES CIVILIAN HIRING FREEZE, reports Defense News' Aaron Mehta and Joe
Gould: " The Pentagon has put a civilian hiring freeze in place for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Agencies and Field Ac7vi7es, Defense News has learned. The freeze, which went into effect March 20, was ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work in a Feb. 23 memo. It impacts all vacant full-‐7me and part-‐7me, temporary and permanent civilian posi7ons with no tenta7ve offer presented as of March 19."
DIUx Concept of Ops
• DIUx will be a visible and accessible nexus between the commercial and academic innova7on ecosystems and the DoD. The team will be made up of approximately 10 civilian, ac7ve duty and key reserve and guard personnel. Think of DIUx as an embassy that hosts the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Forces, combatant commands, and Defense Agencies in a common, incubator-‐like facility where collabora7on, coordina7on, and collisions among the mission partners can occur
DIUx -‐ Innova7on Happens Here!
• In an increasingly compe77ve and fast-‐ moving technology environment, the Department of Defense (DoD) relies on innova7on from a variety of different sources, both internally and externally, to disrup7ve change that will keep us ahead of the Na7on’ s adversaries.
• Innovators clustered in corridors such as Silicon Valley have a rich history of original thinking and novel applica7ons of technology to solve hard problems.
• The Defense Innova7on Unit Experimental (DIUx), located in Mountain View, California, is posi7oned to make connec7ons and be accessible to the opportuni7es to accentuate the Department’s already rich technology poriolio.
DIUx Vision & Mission
• DIUx is designed to create a hub for increased communica7on and collabora7on with, knowledge of, and access to innova7ng, high-‐tech companies and execu7ves and their leading edge technologies, and other stakeholders across the Valley’s innova7on ecosystem.
• The mission of DIUx is to: o strengthen exis7ng rela7onships and build new ones o scout for breakthrough and emerging technologies o serve as a local point of presence for the Department of Defense
• As its name implies, DIUx is just that: an "experiment." DIUx may become a model by learning which engagement prac7ces are best in iden7fying and leveraging novel technology, business prac7ces, and ideas from non-‐tradi7onal sources.
TRL Levels
