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Biotechnology: open SBIR/STTR topics

4 open or upcoming topics mention biotechnology, across 2 agencies. Matched by keywords in the topic title and description.

Animal Biotechnology

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationBT1

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Plant Biotechnology

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationBT9

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering

Closes Jul 7, 2027 · 267d leftNational Science FoundationBT10

SBIR.gov lists this topic without a description. Open the official solicitation for the full scope.

Universal Platform for Living Adaptive Toxin-removal (UNI-PLAT)

Closes Sep 30, 2027 · 352d leftHealth and Human Services (NIH, ARPA-H, CDC…) · ARPA-HARPA-H 03

The purpose of this topic area is to catalyze the development of a universal, “plug-and-play” synthetic biology platform that enables next-generation microbial chassis capable of performing a broad array of programmable functions.

Past SBIR/STTR awards in biotechnology

Since 2021, SBIR.gov records 330 SBIR/STTR awards worth $219.9M here. Top agencies: Health and Human Services (244), National Science Foundation (40), Agriculture (16), Defense (14), Energy (11), NASA (3). Most frequent awardees: Epicypher, Inc. (6), TALUS BIOSCIENCE INC (6), CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION (4), ELECTRONIC BIOSCIENCES, INC. (4), GENNEXT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (4), GLYPHIC BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (4).

Source: SBIR.gov public award dataset, matched by keywords. Not an official classification.

Related areas: Biodefense & chemical defense

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