Woburn, MA, June 12, 2004 - Boston Applied Technologies Incorporated (BATI) has received notification from the Department of Energy (DOE) that it has won three Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants. According to DOE, there were 251 grants awarded nationwide in the FY 2004, chosen from 1374 competitive proposals. The DOE awards only those grant applicants that have demonstrated high overall merit within their technical subject area. BATI was among the companies with the highest wining rate. Under these grants BATI will conduct some very exciting projects, including new bright ceramic scintillator searching, maintenance-free smart power source, and new types of ceramic lasers.

First established in 1982, the SBIR Program reserves a portion of a Federal agency's research or research and development effort for awards to small businesses with emphasis on the ultimate pursuit to commercialize the R&D results. The program provides opportunities for small businesses to participate in advanced R&D and improve U.S. competitiveness.

To date, BATI has won ~$3.4 million research grants/contracts from DOE, NSF, NASA, OSD, Air Force, Army, and Navy. BATI has gained significant recognition from both Federal agencies and industrial customers because of its strong technology platform and the persistent market participation.


About BATI
Boston Applied Technologies Incorporated (BATI) was formed in 2002 by the key management and technical team formerly with Corning Applied Technologies, a subsidiary of Corning Incorporated. With many years' development effort and a group of industry pioneers, BATI has established a unique leading position in designing, manufacturing and marketing a variety of light and polarization management components for the telecommunications and instrumentation markets.