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皮特县企业获得资助开发下一代技术

The North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & 创新署今天宣布,北卡罗莱纳州的101家小企业获得了117笔赠款,用于推进创新新技术的商业化. The One North Carolina Small Business Program awarded a total of $4.95 million to innovative companies in 22 counties across the state.

Three Pitt County businesses, all in life science, received approximately $220,000 total for the 3 grants.

  • Epigenos Biosciences, Inc., of Greenville: $69,982.研究用于治疗结直肠癌的基因疗法. This STTR project is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Perfusio Corporation, of Greenville: $75,000.00开发用于收集生命体征的非接触式医疗成像设备,以提高临床就诊安全性并改善患者护理. This SBIR project is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Claradele Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Winterville: $75,000.00 to develop a novel, 小分子免疫疗法用于治疗前,使目前治疗黑色素瘤更有效. 这个STTR项目来自国家卫生研究院,卫生和人类服务部.

“对早期科技公司的支持会带来更好的工作, more investment, 以及使我们的州成为一个适合居住和经商的好地方的新方法,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “这些小企业正在许多领域应对社会最紧迫的挑战, including the life sciences, defense, and clean energy. Innovative small companies drive growth and competition, keeping our economy healthy and quality of life high.”

The One North Carolina Small Business Program, established in 2005, 通过两个竞争激烈的联邦项目,向正在寻求或已经获得联邦奖励的公司提供州补助金, 小企业创新研究(SBIR)和小企业技术转移(STTR)项目. These federal programs, referred to as America’s Seed Fund,支持正在开发具有很高商业化潜力的技术的小型企业. SBIR和STTR计划是小企业早期技术开发和商业化资金的最大单一来源,超过3美元.7 billion annually nationwide.

“Innovation drives our economy forward, and small businesses are the very best incubators of innovation,” said North Carolina Commence Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders. “一个北卡罗来纳州小企业计划多年来一直支持该州的小型技术企业,我很自豪我们能够扩大该计划的范围,并增加参与该计划的小公司的数量.”

Two types of state grants were awarded during the new funding round, Incentive grants and Matching grants.

奖励补助金支持符合条件的北卡罗莱纳州企业准备并向联邦机构提交SBIR或STTR提案, 帮助抵消开发这些复杂提案的一些成本. 激励计划旨在提高提交联邦拨款的提案的数量和质量, 并鼓励申请的北卡罗来纳州企业扩大地域多样性.

匹配奖助金奖励给已经获得联邦第一阶段SBIR或STTR奖的北卡罗莱纳州小企业, with the goal of filling gaps left by the federal funding, attracting follow-on investments, 并鼓励企业在北卡罗来纳州发展业务. 州政府配套基金在这一轮融资中动用了超过1600万美元的联邦资金.

今年是“同一个北卡罗来纳小企业项目”历史上最具地域多样性的一年, 从布伦瑞克到雅德金,22个县的公司都获得了奖项. 资助的项目种类也是该计划历史上最多样化的, 受助人从10个不同的联邦机构(参与SBIR/STTR项目的11个机构中)获得资助. Additionally, 自“一个北卡罗莱纳小企业计划”成立以来,首次获得奖励的申请人数量是最高的.

“一个北卡罗来纳小企业计划”由北卡罗来纳商务部代表北卡罗来纳科学委员会管理, Technology & Innovation.

“认识到在全州范围内促进创新的持续重要性, 今年,董事会采取了深思熟虑的行动,建立了一个规模更大、地域更多样化的队列,” said Rick Webb, Chair of the Board’s Outreach & Funding Committee. “The Board’s actions are bearing fruit in more cities and counties. Demand for this program is strong and growing, and with increased funding, 我们可以帮助北卡罗莱纳州的公司保持竞争力,因为其他州也开始为他们的小企业提供类似的支持.”

Since 2006, “一个北卡罗来纳小企业计划”已经帮助全州400多家公司开发并将数百种高科技产品推向市场. 北卡罗来纳州是少数几个选择以这种方式促进经济发展的创新州之一. 该计划的赠款支持处于发展关键阶段的小企业, 缩短了从技术发展到规模扩大所需的时间, successful businesses. 许多受助人表示,这些赠款是他们为公司走上成功轨道所需的重要资本注入.

The Program has been responsible for helping to create 1,000 North Carolina jobs, 数百种高科技产品的开发和商业化, 并产生超过20亿美元的后续资本投资.

The “一个北卡罗莱纳小企业计划”的全部获奖名单可在商务部网站查阅.

For additional information about the program, see commerce.nc.gov / grants-incentives /科技基金/ one-north-carolina-small-business-program