Date: Jun 18, 2014 Source: Company Data (
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On June 16, Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy traveled to the White House for a ceremony to present Robotic Research, LLC with the 2014 Tibbetts Award, presented by the SBA to high-tech small businesses for the critical role we played in the research & development for government and our success in driving innovation and creating new jobs.
The Tibbetts Awards, given by SBA, honor outstanding small businesses and individuals who participate in the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
"It is the innovative entrepreneurs and high growth small businesses like our award recipients and Hall of Fame inductees who help power our economy and move it forward by creating new jobs and making our industries globally competitive," said Maria Contreras-Sweet, SBA Administrator. "Their accomplishments remind us all of how integral the success of high growth small businesses are to making our country more globally competitive."
The Tibbetts Awards, named after Roland Tibbetts, who was instrumental in developing the SBIR program, are presented to companies and individuals from all over the United States who are beacons of promise and models of excellence in high technology.
Tibbetts award winners are selected based on the economic impact of their technological innovation, and on whether they have met federal research and development needs, encouraged diverse participation in technological innovation, and increased the commercialization of federal research. Two types of Tibbetts Awards exist: awards for businesses that have participated in the SBIR/STTR award programs, and awards for individuals who have supported the SBIR/STTR Programs but who have not received economic assistance from the program.
