John Balsam Associates, LLC

Mission and Vision About John Balsam Associates

Performed and supervised the completion of more than 200 in-depth assessments of the commercial potential of emerging technologies in a wide range of areas.

Assessments completed on emerging technologies in the following areas:
Renewable energy
Bioenergy
Agricultural
Wood-Products Technologies
Building Systems
Utility Power Generation and Efficiency
Industrial Processes
Equipment and Materials
Transportation

Complete list of Assessments by Industry

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Staffed and later managed the business and technology commercialization section of U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Appropriate Technology Assistance Service for energy-technology entrepreneurs and small businesses;

Participated as a member of DOE’s Commercialization Planning Workshops for companies receiving financial and technical assistance;

Participated on the Commercialization Team of the DOE's Inventions & Innovation Program to review and provide recommendations for supporting the commercialization activities of individual awardees;

Helped develop the commercialization evaluation criteria for proposals to DOE’s Inventions & Innovation Program;

Reviewed hundreds of applications prepared for submission to the Inventions & Innovation Program and the SBIR/STTR Programs;

Originated and managed the design, development, implementation, and multi-year maintenance of DOE’s Energy TechNet Web site (www.eere.energy.gov/inventions/energytechnet/) created specifically to provide resources and guidance to entrepreneurs engaged in developing and commercializing innovative technology;

Organized and carried out campaigns to generate Congressional support for threatened programs.

Carried out a ”best practices” study of assistance-program outreach services.

Completed a third-party readership-satisfaction study of a nationally distributed newsletter.

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