January 26, 2009, Syracuse, NY. The Tech Garden announced today that it has selected 26 New York technology businesses to participate in the Department of Defense Commercialization Assistance Program. Under this program, companies receive customized business and strategic assistance to bring their products to potential customers in government and industry.

The DoD Commercialization Assistance Program focuses on Defense Department Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant recipients and offers alternative business strategies and targeted industry connections. The 26 companies were picked from over 100 New York small companies that received DoD SBIR/STTR awards within the last five years. The selected companies will also participate in a DoD Opportunity Forum on May 21, 2009 at the OnCenter in Syracuse.

"This new program has been well-received by grant recipients that are interested in taking their technology developments to commercial production. Potential partners and business advisors throughout the state have expressed interest in providing assistance in this effort as well," stated Nasir Ali, president of The Tech Garden. "We can accelerate technology development and commercialization in New York State by connecting these entrepreneurs with federal and industrial customers and identify joint R&D or licensing opportunities with larger companies.

The 26 New York companies represent a range of specialty areas including biotechnology, energy, communications, materials, sensors, lasers and information technology sectors. The full list includes:

• Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc. (Lansing)
• RCA Consultants, Inc. (West Hempstead)
• Andro Computational (Rome)
• Capraro Technologies, Inc. (Utica)
• D&R Technical Solutions (Endicott)
• Energy Research Co. (Staten Island)
• Innovative Dynamics, Inc. (Ithaca)
• InterScience, Inc. (Troy)
• Janya, Inc. (Amherst)
• Red Tail Hawk Corp. (Ithaca)
• Research Associates of Syracuse, Inc. (East Syracuse)
• Reservoir Labs, Inc. (New York)
• RPA Electronic Solutions, Inc. (Binghamton)
• Widetronix, Inc. (Ithaca)
• Zweave (New York)
• NIRx Medical Technologies, LLC (Glen Head)
• Applied Science Innovations, Inc. (Troy)
• Applied Visions, Inc. (Northport)
• Phoebus Optoelectronics, LLC (Brooklyn)
• Super-Pulse (Ithaca)
• Diamond Visionics (Vestal)
• NanoDynamics, Inc. (Buffalo)
• Architecture Technology Corp. (Ithaca)
• Binghamton Simulator (Binghamton)
• Mohawk Innovative (Albany)
• International Electronic Machines Corporation (Troy)

The Tech Garden, a division of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with the Technological Research & Development Authority (TRDA) to mirror program activities with 22 technology companies in Florida.

The Tech Garden's mission is to stimulate high-tech entrepreneurship, foster the development of emerging growth companies and support technology commercialization throughout the region. Start-up technology businesses are offered business plan assistance, mentoring and marketing advice, targeted referrals, networking opportunities and state-of-the-art office space from which to grow their businesses.

For more information on the program or to learn how you or your company might become involved in the Opportunity Forum, please contact Paul Brooks at The Tech Garden, 235 Harrison Street, Syracuse, at 315-474-0910 or via email at paul@thetechgarden.com.
The Tech Garden To Assist 26 New York Technology Companies for New DoD Commercialization Assistance Program