There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …

"While much has been written about the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from both an …

investigate the correlation between technologies from projects funded through the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research … understand innovation by minorities and women in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Investments in fundamental science and technology … important building blocks of innovation. Two methods of fueling innovation are to 1) accelerate the commercialization of …