FRAME 1:	Ten Years of Innovation and Impact ... Advanced Technology Program 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4701 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4701 Hot-line: 1-800-ATP-FUND (800-287-3863) E-mail: atp@nist.gov Worldwide Web: www.atp.nist.gov National Institute of Standards and Technology Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce
FRAME 2:	Take an information journey into ATP's contributions to the U.S. economy ...
FRAME 3:	NIST video highlights ... how the ATP program enables breakthrough technologies in a wide variety of fields, provides the formation of cooperative R&D consortia, and offers valuable earlysupport to small entrepreneurial technology firms.
FRAME 4:	Drug discovery ... GeneTrace Systems developed a novel, fully-automated DNA sequencing system that is hundreds of times faster than conventional methods and is being used to build research tools for drug discovery and other biological studies.
FRAME 5:	We wouldn't exist today ... "I think it's fair to say that if it had not been for ATP funding, this company would not exist. To automate all of this is not trivial-it takes a lot of work and effort." Christopher Becker Co-founder and President GeneTrace Systems, Inc.
FRAME 6:	Better healthcare ... Cytomatrix and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated an "artificial thymus" that produces large quantities of human "T-cells" (a key element of the body's immune system) more efficiently and with a wider range of functional capabilities than conventional methods.
FRAME 7:	Fuel efficiency ... By measuring the flow characteristics of a cast-metal engine part as it is machined, Extrude Hone and its joint venture partners are extending to mass-market applications precision machining that may boost an engine's performance by up to 6 percent.
FRAME 8:	Breast cancer detection ... A technological leap forward in breast cancer detection, General Electric's new all-digital mammography system recently approved for clinical use by the FDA, was made possible by lower cost manufacturing of amorphous-silicon panels.
FRAME 9:	ATP partners with small companies ... Small = 59% Medium = 15% Large = 20% Other = 6% Small companies lead 59% of all projects
FRAME 10:	Electric cars ... Design Evolution 4 developed a molding system that creates the composite chassis of the Solectria Sunrise electric sedan.
FRAME 11:	Cancer treatment ... Aastrom Biosciences designed a bench top bioreactor capable of growing, outside the body, large amounts of human stem cells isolated from bone marrow for cell replacement therapy, potentially reducing the cost and pain of treatment for cancer and other diseases.
FRAME 12	Disease diagnosis ... Affymetrix and Molecular Dynamics are developing miniaturized DNA analyzers that will provide rapid, accurate genetic analysis for diseases such as HIV, strep infections, or cancer.
FRAME 13:	$3 billion economic growth ... The Auto Body Consortium teamed suppliers, universities, and auto manufacturers to develop a suite of process-monitoring and control technologies that are cutting costs and improving quality throughout much of the U.S. auto industry.
FRAME 14:	ATP partners with universities ... Awards with University Involvement = Other Awards =
FRAME 15:	Drug discovery ... Curagen's new processes, hardware and software that analyze how genes and proteins function are already providing new clues to human cancer and crop diseases and ultimately will lead to faster drug discovery.
FRAME 16:	Faster computers ... Diamond Semiconductor Group developed a flexible new technology, since commercialized by a major semiconductor equipment maker, that implants desired impurities reliably into next-generation 300 millimeter silicon wafers, thereby saving the industry money and increasing yields.
FRAME 17:	Better materials ... Ebert Composites designed and demonstrated an affordable manufacturing system that reduced production time for making large structural parts from composite materials, making these light-weight, corrosion-resistant materials cost-competitive with steel and wood for applications such as utility towers.
FRAME 18:	Better computers ... Elsicon demonstrated an optical technology for aligning liquid crystals that is expected to increase manufacturing yields of liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) for laptop computers and many other applications.
FRAME 19:	Surgical training ... Engineering Animation, Inc. grew their company from 20 employees to over 900 after they developed a new set of computer-based technologies for making 3-D training tools to help surgeons and patients better understand important aspects of surgical procedures before they are performed.
FRAME 20:	Water conservation ... Kent Sea Tech has developed an innovative water treatment system for its aquaculture facility in the California dessert that has allowed it to increase its annual production of striped bass by 40%, reuse 80 percent of its water, and dramatically reduce its cost for sewage treatment.
FRAME 21:	A decade of innovation: Since 1990, 4,435 proposals submitted to 41 competitions, requesting $9.6 billion from ATP. 526 projects awarded with 1,162 participants and an equal number of subcontractors 172 joint ventures and 350 single companies $3.3 billion of high-risk research funded ATP share = $1.640 billion Industry share = $1.629 billion Small businesses are thriving 59% of projects led by small businesses Over 100 universities participate Nearly 20 national laboratories participate
FRAME 22:	Cheaper computers ... Honeywell and Advanced Micro Devices developed new control software that increases process consistency and yield in semiconductor manufacturing and is beginning to transform the industry.
FRAME 23:	Medical simulations ... HT Medical developed realistic, cost-effective virtual reality technologies for medical simulations and implemented them in products that reduce practitioner training costs, encourage practice and accurately assess procedural skill.
FRAME 24:	Better cell phone service ... Illinois Superconductor Corporation developed a thick-film processing technology for high-temperature superconductors to improve the quality of cellular phone service.
FRAME 25:	Saved an industry ... Six top U.S. printed wiring board suppliers and users teamed to achieve literally dozens of technical advances that have been credited, by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, with saving the U.S. printing wiring board industry with its 200,000 jobs.
FRAME 26:	Energy savings ... SAGE Electrochromics and 3M Company developed coatings that control the transmission of light and heat, which will finally make large, variable-tint windows affordable and could reduce energy use by one third in some buildings.
FRAME 27:	Two major criteria ... Scientific and Technological Merit (50%) Technical Rationale Technological innovation High Technical Risk and Feasibility R&D Plan Potential for Broad-based Economic Benefits (50%) National Economic Benefits Need for ATP Funding Pathway to Economic Benefit
FRAME 28:	Ratings of the first 50 completed projects ... 4 stars = 18 3 stars = 13 2 stars = 16 1 star = 3 0 stars = 10
FRAME 29:	High definition television (HDTV) ... A joint venture led by Sarnoff Corporation is enabling dramatic reductions in the cost of equipment needed for the adoption of HDTV by U.S. broadcasters.
FRAME 30:	Better bridges ... Strongwell Corporation developed prototype bridge beams made of carbon- and glass-reinforced polymer composites that are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and expected to improve bridge durability and outlast conventional steel and concrete.
FRAME 31:	Faster computers ... Texas Instruments incorporated a novel insulator into integrated circuits that could fuel at least tenfold increases in the speed of microprocessors, offering the prospect of vastly more powerful computers, cellular telephones, and other products.
FRAME 32:	Improved medical care ... New software technology developed by VitalWorks makes it easy and productive for doctors to enter patient data directly into a computer, leading to dramatically reduced errors of omission in patient charts.
FRAME 33:	ATP Awardees are two of top 10 "eye-opening" IPOs of 1999* 1. Commerce One: up 2707% July-December   .   .   .   . 10. Vitria Technology: up 1363% September-December * According to Red Herring Magazine
FRAME 34:	We wouldn't exist today ... "We had no other source of funding at first ... ATP funds made our company possible. It allowed us to keep our company in the United States." David Gibson, President X-Ray Optical Systems, Inc.
FRAME 35:	Making ideas reality ... "ATP means the opportunity to take a revolutionary idea and drive it against all odds to make it a reality." Mitch Eggers, CEO Genometrix
FRAME 36:	We wouldn't exist today ... "ATP provided us with the necessary financial bridge to move forward with our research ... [I]t would not have been done otherwise." William Newell, Vice President Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Date Created: July 10, 2001
Last Update: January 28, 2003