Washington, D.C.: James K. Bashkin, Ph.D. of NanoVir, LLC in St. Louis, Missouri has been selected as one of the winners of the 2006 Tibbetts Awards. Dr. Bashkin and his co-founder, Dr. Chris Fisher of Kalamazoo, MI will receive the award on Sept. 26 at the Wyndham Washington, located at 1400 M Street NW in Washington, D.C. NanoVir is located in St. Louis on the Campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Named for Roland Tibbetts-the person acknowledged as the father of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program-these prestigious, national awards are made annually to those small firms, projects, organizations and individuals judged to exemplify the very best in SBIR achievement. NanoVir, LLC is one of 55 companies in the U.S. to receive this award. NanoVir, LLC was select from over 4,000 companies that receive contract and grants under the SBIR Program each year.

The complete list of winners can be found at tibbettsawards.org. For more information about the awards contact Jere Glover with the Small Business Technology Council at 202-662-9700.

Since its inception in 1995, SBTC (sbtc.org) has played a crucial role in promoting congressional legislation and federal regulations that aid small, technology-based companies-including re-authorization of the SBIR program.