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High-risk R&D Areas
Examples of high-risk technologiesfunded by ATP.   ATP funds high-risk, high payoff projects from all technology areas. A complete listing of the general categories of projects ATP has historically funded is given here.

ATP has grouped its projects into three major categories, as described below.

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Chemistry and life sciences: chemical processing, fuel, bulk processing, composites, agriculture, condition-based maintenance, industrial physics, industrial and manufacturing controls, industrial biotechnology, catalysis, membrane technologies, tissue engineering, gene therapy, DNA diagnostics, tissue culture, proteomics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, immunology, cytokines, immunodiagnostics/laboratory medicine, diagnostic instrumentation, therapeutics, drug discovery technologies, drug delivery, inflammation, and bone and joint diseases.

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Information technology and electronics: electronic commerce, advanced learning systems, information systems for healthcare, micro- and nanosystems technology, virtual reality, bioinformatics, biometrics and physical security,intelligent manufacturing, photonics manufacturing, microelectronics manufacturing infrastructure, supporting technologies for lithography, advanced wireless communications, and organic electronics.

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Economic Assessment Office: mission, activities, outputs, intermediate outcomes, final outcomes.


Date created: July 31, 2001
Last updated: April 11, 2005

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