NIST GCR 97-737 A Framework for Estimating the National Economic Benefits of ATP Funding of Medical Technologies

NIST GCR 97-737
A Framework for Estimating the
National Economic Benefits of ATP Funding
of Medical Technologies

Preliminary Applications to Tissue Engineering
Projects Funded from 1990 to 1996

FINAL REPORT

Prepared for
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

Prepared by
Sheila A. Martin, Daniel L. Winfield, Anne E. Kenyon, John R. Farris
Mohan V. Bala, and Tayler H. Bingham
Research Triangle Institute
Center for Economics Research
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

RTI Project Number 6716-01 FR
NIST GCR 97-737

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Table of Contents

Cover

Preface

Executive Summary PDF Format

1. Overview PDF Format

2. Methodology PDF Format

3. Tissue Engineering Case Studies PDF Format

References PDF Format

Apendixes

APPENDIX A: Market Diffusion Interview Materials, Summaries, and Results PDF Format

APPENDIX B: Sensitivity Analysis PDF Format

Date created: April 1998
Last updated: August 2, 2005

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