CCAT(SM) Announces Technology Transfer Support for First Responder Technologies

SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
San Diego's Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology
(CCAT) today announced plans to award technology transition assistance
to small companies with Department of Defense (DoD)-funded
technologies. This opportunity is being offered in support of the DoD
"1401 Technology Transfer Program" initiative to transition DoD
technologies to the federal, state and local first responder
communities.

Technologies of particular interest must fit within the on
Command, Control and Communication (C3) focus area, including: (1)
automated audio, visual and intelligence gathering sensors; (2) voice
and data processing technologies (3) real-time personnel location
devices: (4) cross-agency vehicle location; (5) display systems
engineered for real-time situational monitoring (automated knowledge
boards); and (6) biomedical health monitors.

Competitively selected applicants will receive awards, which may
include product development funding, market studies, access to
investors and other business development services. All award
applications will be accepted starting at 8 a.m. (PDT) April 1 through
May 1, 2008 at 4 p.m. (PDT).

In order to accelerate the commercialization process, all awards
will be tailored to the specific needs of each award recipient. CCAT
will announce awards by July 1, 2008.

In addition to the CCAT San Diego awarded services, selected
technologies will be provided opportunities via the separately funded
1401 Program initiative to participate in demonstrations and/or beta
tests conducted by first responder agencies within the Southern
California region. The resulting independent evaluations will be made
available to the 1401 program sponsors, first responder agencies and
the participating companies.

To submit an application for consideration or for more information
on CCAT and 1401 Program initiative, please visit
www.ccatsandiego.org.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) is
supported by Congress and funded by the Department of Defense through
the Office of Naval Research as a public-private collaborative
partnership among academia, industry, and government. With Centers
located at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and San
Diego State University (SDSU), the CCAT program provides funding and
business development support services to small businesses and
government/university research scientists that have developed
technology for use in the Departments of Defense, as well as Homeland
Security and commercial marketplace applications. CCAT's government
program partner is the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San
Diego (SSC San Diego). For more information about CCAT, visit
www.ccatsocal.org.

CCAT San Diego
Suzanne Finch, 619-594-0206
Director of PR and Marketing
sfinch@foundation.sdsu.edu

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