Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Gets $22 Million

Dec. 16, 2010
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is targeting fields ranging from biopharmaceuticals and electronics to renewable energy sources.

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced on Dec. 16 a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine research projects targeting innovative manufacturing technologies in fields ranging from biopharmaceuticals and electronics to renewable energy sources and energy storage.

Funded by NIST's Technology Innovation Program, the awards will be matched by other funding sources and are expected to result in an estimated $46 million in new advanced manufacturing research over the next three years.

"Keeping our nation's high-tech industries at the forefront of innovation is a key component to maintaining and improving U.S. industrial competitiveness in an increasingly competitive world," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. "Through these TIP awards, we will help advance cutting-edge research in major growth sectors of 21st century manufacturing, including renewable energy and advanced pharmaceuticals."

TIP is a merit-based, competitive program that provides cost-shared funding for research projects by single small- or medium-sized businesses or by joint ventures that can include higher education institutions, nonprofit research organizations and national laboratories. The competition focused on technologies that could significantly improve manufacturing processes for advanced materials such as nanocomposites or in biomanufacturing, which produces vaccines and other biopharmaceuticals.

TIP awards are limited to no more than $3 million over three years for a single company project and no more than $9 million over five years for a joint venture.

Click here to see the full list of 2010 TIP project awards.

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