Small Business Innovation Research · Small Business Technology Transfer
Biospherical Instruments, Inc.: SBIR & STTR awards
23 awards worth $6.29M to 1 companies since 1983 match these filters. Phase I tests an idea (usually a few hundred thousand dollars); Phase II builds it (often $1M or more).
Biospherical Instruments, Inc.'s federal contracts and grants · All SBIR & STTR awards
Awards by year
| Year | Phase I | Phase II | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | $845.5K |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | $139.4K |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | $643.7K |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | $150.0K |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | $737.6K |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | $125.0K |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | $699.9K |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | $124.7K |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | $600.0K |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | $70.0K |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | $264.8K |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | $49.9K |
The latest year fills in over months: agencies report awards to SBIR.gov with a lag.
By agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 13 awards · $4.46M
- Department of Commerce 4 awards · $1.04M
- Department of Defense 5 awards · $720.2K
- National Science Foundation 1 awards · $65.0K
Latest matching awards
| Award | Company | Agency | Phase | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperspectral Optical Profiling System with Advanced Dynamic Vertical Sampling Resolution (Hy-OPS ADVSR) · topic S11 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $845.5K | 2025-08-06 |
| Hyperspectral Optical Profiling System with Advanced Dynamic Vertical Sampling Resolution (Hy-OPS ADVSR) · topic S11 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $139.4K | 2024-08-02 |
| Innovative UV Biofouling Mitigation Technique for In-water Optical Sensors · topic 9.3 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | SBIR Phase II | $643.7K | 2023-08-01 |
| Innovative UV Biofouling Mitigation Technique for In-water Optical Sensors · topic 9.3 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Commerce · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | SBIR Phase I | $150.0K | 2022-09-01 |
| 14-Decades Calibration in Airborne Detectors for Environmental Science (14DeCADES) · topic S1.07 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $737.6K | 2016-09-30 |
| 14-Decades Calibration in Airborne Detectors for Environmental Science (14DeCADES) · topic S1.07 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $125.0K | 2015-06-17 |
| HybridSpectral Radiometer Systems to Support Ocean Color Cal/Val · topic S1.08 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $699.9K | 2012-12-21 |
| HybridSpectral Radiometer Systems to Support Ocean Color Cal/Val · topic S1.08 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $124.7K | 2012-02-13 |
| In Situ Microradiometers: Smaller, Faster, and Scalable to Hyperspectral · topic E1.03 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $600.0K | 2005-12-06 |
| In Situ Microradiometers: Smaller, Faster, and Scalable to Hyperspectral · topic E1.03 | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $70.0K | 2005-01-21 |
| STRATEGY FOR A UV-B MONITORING NETWORK: VERIFICATION, CALIBRATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Commerce | SBIR Phase II | $199.8K | 1995 |
| Solar Ultraviolet Human Hazard Monitoring System | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Science Foundation | SBIR Phase I | $65.0K | 1995 |
| STRATEGY FOR A UV-B MONITORING NETWORK: VERIFICATION, CALIBRATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Commerce | SBIR Phase I | $49.9K | 1994 |
| REMOTE OPTICAL PROPERTY ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR (ROPES) | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $68.4K | 1990 |
| TOWABLE ADVANCED BIO-OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM (TABOSS) | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1989 |
| MARINE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $440.0K | 1988 |
| INSTRUMENTATION FOR UNDERSEA VISIBILITY MONITORING | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase II | $103.0K | 1988 |
| MARINE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $59.0K | 1987 |
| INSTRUMENTATION FOR UNDERSEA VISIBILITY MONITORING | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | Department of Defense · Navy | SBIR Phase I | $49.7K | 1987 |
| MEASUREMENT OF CHLOROPHYLL, RELATED PIGMENTS AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE SEA | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $485.1K | 1986 |
| MOORED OCEANOGRAPHIC SPECTRORADIOMETER | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase II | $482.7K | 1984 |
| MEASUREMENT OF CHLOROPHYLL, RELATED PIGMENTS AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE SEA | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1984 |
| MOORED OCEANOGRAPHIC SPECTRORADIOMETER | Biospherical Instruments, Inc. · California | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SBIR Phase I | $50.0K | 1983 |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (SBA) ↗, awards through 2026-08-28. Amounts are as agencies report them to SBA. SBIR/STTR contracts also appear in USAspending as ordinary awards; grants (NIH, NSF, DOE) appear as assistance. Open topics are posted by each agency; see Opportunities for contract notices.