Category: News

Foresight Exhibit at AUTM 2024

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Foresight Science & Technology will be exhibiting at the AUTM Annual Meeting in San Diego on February 18-21, 2024. For those who don’t know, the AUTM Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Tech Transfer Pros. At this event, attendees will have the opportunity to get inspired, make connections, and learn from some of the greatest leaders in the field. Want to know more? Click here. Also, if you’re attending, be sure to stop by booth 517 to learn more about our Market Assessments and SBIR Services!

TechConnect & SBIR Fall 2023 Conference Exhibit

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Foresight Science & Technology will be exhibiting at the SBIR/STTR Fall Innovation Conference co-located with the 2023 Defense TechConnect Conference in Washington, DC on November 28-29, 2023.

Swing by our Booth 703 to learn about our SBIR/STTR Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) services! If you can’t make it, check out information here or contact Alyssa Belleville at alyssa@foresightst.com.

Foresight Receives USDA SBIR Phase II Award to Research Novel Peptides for Controlling Invasive Ants

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Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. (Foresight) has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to further develop a control method for imported fire ants using novel bioactive peptides. The successful USDA Phase I research demonstrated the effectiveness of USDA patented peptides in laboratory experiments. In Phase II, a bait formulation with the peptides as the active ingredient will undergo field tests and further refinement of the bait formulation. The ultimate objective of this research is to develop an effective, environmentally neutral bait formulation for bait stations, primarily for household and small garden applications.

The peptides are covered in US Patent 9,771,393 B2. Bioactive Peptides Having Insecticide Activity, Choi and Vander Meer, issued Sep. 26, 2017; US Patent 10,017,538. Bioactive Peptides Having Insecticide Activity, Choi and Vander Meer, issued Jul. 10, 2018; and PCT WO 2016/0262388 A1 and WO 2018/0086790 A1. The research will be performed under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Foresight and the USDA, Agricultural Research Service.

For further information, please contact Daniel Satinsky, Daniel.satinsky@foresightst.com.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair

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Foresight Science & Technology’s Director of Consulting & Training, Dr. Konstantin Izvolsky, will be a panelist at the upcoming Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair being held at the University at Albany, NY on October 20th, 2023. At the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair, attendees will have the opportunity to network, pitch their ideas to a seasoned venture panel, and explore how breakthrough discoveries move from the University to the marketplace. More info can be found here.

Startup Funding for Medical and Healthcare Innovations Event

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Foresight Science & Technology’s Director of Consulting & Training, Dr. Konstantin Izvolsky, will be a panelist at the upcoming Medical Development Group of Boston (MDG) Event “Startup Funding for Medical and Healthcare Innovations”. It is being held on October 12, 2023 from 5-7:30pm in a hybrid format, in Lincoln, MA and via Zoom.  Attendees will learn about the fundraising process, including what funders and investors look for and how to prepare for your initial pitch as well as learn key considerations for raising funds for their startup. More info can be found here.

New TABA Service Available from Foresight

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Foresight Science & Technology (Foresight), in collaboration with their consulting partners, has developed a dynamic matchmaking service to rapidly scale SBIR/STTR companies’ research and commercialization. To help alleviate time, funding, and resources that SBIR companies may not have, Foresight can be the bridge between SBIR companies and federal laboratories. Under the SBIR Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) program, SBIR companies can work with Foresight as a vendor to accomplish their commercialization objectives. With this TABA service Foresight will provide guidance to the company along the way, identifying resources and facilities, and assisting with any agreements that may be necessary to collaborate with the laboratory. This service is designed to rapidly scale SBIR research and commercialization by tapping into the vast range of resources available within federal research enterprises.

Why choose Foresight?

Foresight has a long history of both SBIR commercialization success and federal technology transfer partnerships. Existing relationships with numerous federal laboratories allow Foresight consultants to quickly identify the right partner for their SBIR clients and can effectively build new networks between the private sector and federal government that have been previously overlooked.

Foresight is seeking SBIR companies with unmet research needs that would like to take advantage of this new, exciting service. We are eager to help you rapidly scale your research and commercialization needs!

Contact Us to inquire about this service and/or other TABA services.

TechConnect World & SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference 2023

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Foresight Science & Technology exhibited at the SBIR/STTR Spring Innovation Conference co-located with the 2023 TechConnect World Innovation Conference in Washington, DC on June 19-20, 2023.

Couldn’t make it to the event but are preparing an SBIR proposal that allows for SBIR/STTR Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) funds? Contact Us for a letter of commitment/quote to include in your proposal.

We hope to speak with you soon!

ASTP Annual Conference 2023

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Foresight Science & Technology sponsored and presented at the 2023 ASTP Annual Conference on May 24th-26th in Tallinn, Estonia. Foresight’s Founder, Dr. Leah Speser, lead the Session “Expanding Foresight Services” which provided an overview of Foresight’s services and two new and exciting initiatives! The first initiative being product development training for spin-out entrepreneurs and the second initiative focusing on how we in-license technologies, highlighting areas of interest for new technologies.

If you couldn’t make it to the conference but would like to chat, please contact alyssa@ForesightST.com.

Foresight Partners with WIPO to Deliver NPD Toolkits to Innovators

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Foresight Science & Technology is excited to announce the development of a new product development toolkit on behalf of WIPO.  With the collaboration of Dr. Phyllis Leah Speser, Dr. Arendt Oak Speser and Lambda Films Ltd, we were able to produce educational content that walks researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs as well as Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) through the process of new product development in the public domain.

Entrepreneurs, inventors, and researchers can get guidance at every step of the way, from kicking things off with a project charter all the way to figuring out the net present value of their technology/invention and everything in-between. The content of this toolkit has been thoughtfully crafted and piloted in various markets in order to finetune the material and deliver a comprehensive toolkit for WIPO to share.

See what we have been working on and enjoy learning about new product development on the WIPO TISC page.