House passes SBIR program bill;aids companies with venture funds

摘要

Venture-capital-backed companies would be able to applynagain for federal Small Business Innovative Research grants, underna bill approved by the House last week.nThe Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act ofn2009 (H.R. 2965), which passed by a vote of 386 to 41, wouldnupdate the Small Business Innovation Research and Small BusinessnTechnology Transfer programs by increasing flexibility in thenapplication process and sizes of funding in early and mid-stagendevelopment.