Welcome! There is no charge to you for this Program. All Foresight costs are paid by NIH under a separate contract between Foresight and NIH.

For NIH we offer support to Phase I and Phase II awardees. All participants must receive our Technology Niche Analysis ™ ( TNA™), a market research report and mentoring which helps you prepare for commercialization and introduces you to potential lead customers and Phase III partners. Phase I awardees will also find it contains useful data for preparing your Phase II Commercialization Plan.

Although we must do a TNA™, we can adjust our emphasis in order to use the $4,000 alloted by NIH for your project to create as much value for you as possible.

To get started, submit a set-up form.

Click here to learn more about the general CAP process!

Foresight’s Seeport™ Web Services Beta Test Program

We are pleased to provide access to key parts of our Seeport™ Web Services, at no cost to you.  As with any Beta Test program, we would appreciate feedback about the utility of these services and how we might increase their value for you.

The services below are currently available. To access them, please contact 401.273.4844, ext.15 for an access code or email sbir@foresightst.com. 

Commercialization 101

Commercialization 101 is an e-learning tutorial that provides a basic introduction to commercialization. It provides a framework for thinking about commercialization and describes the tasks involved in attaining market entry success.

For those desiring a deeper exposition, Commercialization 101  is designed to interface with The Art and Science of Technology Transfer, by Foresight Founder Phyl Speser, J.D., Ph.D. It may be purchased on-line from John Wiley and Sons, the publisher, as well as from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other leading vendors.

MarketPlace

MarketPlace is a portal where buyers and sellers of technology can meet. Our work on your behalf provides you all the data you need to create a profile and be listed. A one year subscription is provided free.

Phyl Speser’s Blog

Phyl Speser, J.D., Ph.D. has been described by Ashley Stevens, Director of the Office of Technology Transfer at Boston University, as “one of the pioneers in developing the modern practice of technology transfer.” Phyl is also a leading expert on SBIR, having literally drafted the originally enacted SBIR bill and developed the STTR concept with Roland Tibbets.  He served as lead lobbyist on the originally enacted SBIR legislation, authored numerous publications for federal agencies on how to compete for SBIR awards, and has won Phase I or II awards from USDA, NSF, and DoEd, as well as numerous other federal R&D awards.

This blog is your opportunity to pose questions for Phyl about how to win SBIR awards, other federal R&D, commercialize technologies, and succeed as an entrepreneur.