I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Headquarters U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Brief Dr. Sirie Blankenship Sherrilynne Cherry June 12, 2013

 What is AFMS SBIR?  AFMS Biomedical SBIR Organizational Structure  DHP SBIR Program  AFMS Current Topics  Benefits to Participate  DoD Solicitation Schedule  DoD SBIR FY12 Statistics 2

 Established Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) involvement  Identified gap and defined plan in 2008  First topic submitted by Air Force Medical Support Agency (San Antonio) and approved July 2009; first in history of AFMS  Established Phase I and II management support in July 2009 with no additional resources  Annual topic submissions  Evaluator training  Proposal review and selection  Financial and Contract management  Recurring and scientific reports  PI program management support  Liaison with Air Force Medical Service regulatory bodies 3

 Program is administered by the AFMS Office of Research Applications and Technology (ORTA)  Program Participants  AFMS topic authors (Government Employee or Military)  Small Business  The AFMS Biomedical SBIR Program is an extension of the Defense Health Program's (DHP) SBIR Program  The DHP SBIR funding comes from the Office of Secretary of Defense Health Affairs, OASD (HA) to the US Army Medical Research & Material Command (USAMRMC) and the money is then transferred to the AFMS, Navy, etc. 4

 OSD09-H23 Advancements in Retinal Imaging for Diagnosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury  5 Phase I proposals – 3 awards  2 Phase II invites/proposals – 1 award  Results:  $1,049,808 additional R&D dollars to AFMS  Novel device advancing to Phase III – commercialization 5

 OSD10-H09 Synthetic Tissue Trainer and 0SD10- H08 Medical Gaming  46 Phase I proposals – 11awards  11 Phase II invites/proposals – 3 awards  Results:  $2,976,575 additional R&D dollars to AFMS  Novel training devices advancing to Phase III 6

 OSD11-H06 Improved Coupling Factor of Personal Cooling Systems  22 Phase I proposals – 4 awards  2 Phase II invites/proposals – proposals received 10 Sep 12  Results:  Estimated $2,599,815 additional R&D dollars to AFMS 7

 DHP : A Point-of-Care Device for Diagnosis of Platelet Injury in Trauma Patients  DHP : Tailored Wound Dressing for the Treatment of Burns  These topics can be viewed at:  Topic Questions can be asked via the DoD SBIR/STTR SITIS (SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System) located at 8

 Small Business:  Largest source of early stage R&D funds for small business  No strings attached - company retains data rights for 4 years (5 for DoD)  Follow on awards are made in a non-competitive way  Builds credibility of company’s research  Company can maintain ownership of equipment purchased under Phase I and II  Government:  Safe way to try out high-risk R&D  Small business are often more cost effective and innovative then large primes (i.e. agile, niche)  Helps new companies establish a track record with the government (test drive)  Allows program managers to establish 2 nd source/method for R&D/equipment and augment their ongoing programs (risk management) 9

10 Currently DHP SBIR program participates in the DOD SBIR solicitation schedule. The DHP SBIR program will be moving to the solicitation schedule. Solicitation will be announced in June 2013.

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QUESTIONS?

13 Funding Activity Phase I Feasibility DoD wide solicitation Phase II Demonstration Components invite proposals Phase III Commercialization Non-competitive ~ $150K ~ $1M Base Varying multiple Options Gated Phase II Any Non-SBIR Funding (Government or Private) 6 months Determine Scientific or Technical Merit 2 Years Prototype Development & Demonstration Final Development & Production For sale in commercial and/or Defense markets