Industry Day Overview
Industry Day was a three-day event dedicated to bringing the small businesses community, Industry at large and experts across NASA together to explore and share ideas and innovations.
This event was not an opportunity to solicit, promote or offer to sell products/services to NASA.
Industry Day was sponsored by the NASA SBIR and STTR programs, funding the research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies that fulfill NASA's needs as described in the annual Solicitations and have significant potential for successful commercialization. If you are a small business concern (SBC) with 500 or fewer employees or a non-profit RI, such as a university or a research laboratory with ties to an SBC, then NASA encourages you to learn more about the SBIR and STTR programs as a potential source of seed funding for the development of your innovations.
Jenn Gustetic, Program Executive, SBIR - Opening Remarks Day 2
Master of Ceremonies - Carlos Torrez
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Success Stories
Dimensionally Stable Membrane (DSM) for High Pressure Electrolyzers
FIRM:
GINER, INC
PHASE III SUCCESS:
$2 million in commercial revenues
SNAPSHOT:
Massachusetts-based Giner Inc. developed a stronger membrane for use in energy storage systems, allowing for greater efficiency in oxygen storage and paving the way for new applications in the energy and automotive sectors.
Compact Lightweight Sampling Drill for Planetary Exploration
FIRM:
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS
PHASE III SUCCESS:
More than $3 million in follow-on contracts with NASA, DOD, and private companies
SNAPSHOT:
Honeybee Robotics has developed advanced robotic and electromechanical systems that operate in challenging environments in space and on Earth. Since 2003, every NASA spacecraft to land on the Martian surface has utilized technology built by Honeybee.
CubeSat Thrusters Powered by Green Propellant
FIRM:
TETHERS UNLIMITED, INC
PHASE III SUCCESS:
$2.2 million in contracts from NASA and Millennium Space Systems to test the HYDROS system prototype.
SNAPSHOT:
Tethers Unlimited, Inc. has pioneered a CubeSat thruster which uses a green propellant treated from water-electrolysis for NASA space research and commercial ventures.
Rice Decision Support System (RiceDSS)
FIRM:
APPLIED GEOSOLUTIONS
PHASE III SUCCESS:
Raised approximately $2.5 million in post Phase II (includes Phase II-X and Phase III funds) from NASA, international aid agencies and the private sector
SNAPSHOT:
Applied GeoSolutions’ real-time rice mapping and production forecasting tool piloted in the U.S. through SBIR is being further developed for a long-term initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vietnam.
Easy and Non-intrusive Nanoscale Diagnostic Platform
FIRM:
The DNA Medicine Institute
PHASE III SUCCESS:
$525,000 Nokia XChallenge Grand Prize winner. Over several million dollars in funding from multiple biotech and pharmaceutical partners.
SNAPSHOT:
Self-diagnosis for astronauts on long missions using an innovative blood analysis system which can generate comprehensive medical test results within minutes using a single drop of blood.
