1 national institute of standards and technology administration us department commerce combinatorial methodologies for advanced materials federal assistance john d hewes ph program manager office chemical life sciences gaithersburg md http www atp nist gov ccmr ccmr_off htm this presentation is not an endorsement or procurement any government agencies intended as general public information only agenda the global business environment why methods aka hts hte some opportunities conclusions 2 competitive advances in account more than 50 economic growth industry has chosen a focus on short term return investment now ever our nation s well being depends rapid development commercialization r&d expenditures 32 0 41 9 43 7 24 3 28 21 18 13 6 8 5 16