PERFORMANCE
OF
COMPLETED
PROJECTS
STATUS REPORT
NUMBER 1
NIST SPECIAL
PUB
950-1
Economic
Assessment Office
Advanced Technology Program
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899
William
F. Long
Business Performance Research Associates, Inc.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
March
1999
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 - Overview of Completed Projects
Characteristics
of the Projects
Timeline of Expected ATP Project Activities
and Impacts
Gains in Technical Knowledge
Dissemination of New Knowledge
Commercialization of the New Technology
Broad-Based Economic Benefits
CHAPTER 2 - Biotechnology
Aastrom
Biosciences, Inc.
Aphios Corporation
Molecular Simulations, Inc.
Thermo Trilogy Corporation
Tissue Engineering, Inc.
CHAPTER 3 - Chemicals and Chemical Processing
BioTraces,
Inc.
CHAPTER 4 - Discrete Manufacturing
Auto
Body Consortium (Joint Venture)
HelpMate Robotics, Inc.
PreAmp Consortium (Joint Venture)
Saginaw Machine Systems, Inc.
CHAPTER 5 - Electronics
Accuwave
Corporation
AstroPower, Inc.
Cree Research, Inc.
Cynosure, Inc.
Diamond Semiconductor Group, LLC
FSI International, Inc.
Galileo Corporation
Hampshire Instruments, Inc. (Joint Venture)
Illinois Superconductor Corporation
Light Age, Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Multi-Film Venture (Joint Venture)
Nonvolatile Electronics, Inc.
Spire Corporation
Thomas Electronics, Inc.
CHAPTER 6 - Energy and Environment
American
Superconductor Corporation
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company
Michigan Molecular Institute
CHAPTER 7 - Information, Computers, and Communications
Communication
Intelligence Corporation #1
Communication Intelligence Corporation #2
Engineering Animation, Inc.
ETOM Technologies, Inc.
Mathematical Technologies, Inc.
Torrent Systems, Inc.
CHAPTER 8 - Materials
AlliedSignal,
Inc.
Geltech Incorporated
IBM Corporation
APPENDICES
Appendix
A: Development of New Knowledge and Early Commercial Products
and Processes
Appendix
B: Terminated Projects
END
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I would like
to express appreciation to numerous people whose assistance and
support were vital to the development of this report.
For technical
editing of the text:
Hugh MacIntosh
Science Writer/Editor
Chicago, Illinois
For layout
design and implementation:
William
Welsh
Welsh Design
10200A Old Frederick Road
Frederick, Maryland 21701
For guidance
concerning the history of the projects, for information on the technical
accomplishments and current status of the projects, and for feedback
on the substance of the project write-ups:
Officials at
the companies and other organizations involved in the projects,
and project managers and other staff of the Advanced Technology
Program (ATP).
For comments
and suggestions at critical junctures in the compilation and writing
of the report, two staff economists in the Economic
Assessment Office of the ATP:
Connie Chang
Jeanne W. Powell
For technical
guidance, editorial comments, the supply of valuable institutional
and historical information, attention to the ways the various parts
of the study interacted, and persistent invitations to stay focused
on the project, the Director of the Economic Assessment Office of
the ATP:
And, finally,
for support that goes far beyond the research and words and tables
and figures and pictures, by one who labored as a partner in this
creative work, my wife:
The opinions
expressed in this report are those of the author, and do not necessarily
express those of the Advanced Technology Program, the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, the Technology Administration, or the
Department of Commerce. And, of course, any errors as to factual
information are the responsibility of the author.
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Date created:
March 1999
Last updated:
April 12, 2005
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