The Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust, along with its SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer) Program, have been focused on promoting the development of startup companies on the island. Their efforts are being rewarded as one of its own startups, re:3D Inc., has been awarded the 2020 Tibbetts Award for their substantial economic and social benefits contributions.
Re:3D is the program’s most recent success story, having participated in parallel18, the Trust’s startup accelerator, and obtaining a Phase I and Phase II NSF (National Science Foundation) SBIR grant. “Our SBIR journey and investigations into how 3D printing could be used to create…