Commercialization & Transition

MDA's Commercialization and Transition program provides the needed assistance to small research firms to transition their new technologies into a very competitive market place. Most small research firms lack the business skills and resources to make the jump from technology development to market place penetration. MDA works to team small research firms with qualified advisors in the areas of:

• Strategic Planning,
• Intellectual Property Protection Strategy,
• Market Analysis,
• Competitive Analysis,
• Business Model,
• Board of Technical Advisers,
• Funding Beyond SBIR,
• Hiring/Retaining Staff,
• Scale-up For Manufacturing,
• and Marketing, Distribution & Support.

Benefits to small research firms come in the form of a revenue stream leveraging intellectual property from SBIR and other government research and development funding, shorter time to market, and a broader customer base. The MDA benefits by having technologies advance and mature in the marketplace, firms remaining healthy financially until technologies are needed for the Ballistic Missile Defense System, tax dollars not spent on projects that are not feasible, and a healthy small business base which is a key component of the strength of the U.S. economy.