Activation Energy

29. Ben Schrag (NSF) on government's role in deeptech and innovation

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Ben Schrag of the National Science Foundation talks about deeptech and how the government helps advance innovation.

OUTLINE:

  • (00:00) Introduction
  • (00:56) Ben’s career path
  • (02:39) NSF’s mandate regarding commercialization of scientific invention
  • (04:39) SBIR and STTR programs
  • (06:31) Origin of SBIR/STTR
  • (08:33) Inventions that SBIR/STTR programs funded
  • (09:55) Disruption
  • (11:00) Statistics and criteria
  • (13:25) How decisions about funding are made 
  • (15:10) Successful companies that NSF funded
  • (19:29) Successful chemical startups that NSF funded
  • (22:22) Collaboration
  • (23:50) Trends as seen from the front row seat to innovation
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