Steinbeis GMBH & CO. KG Fur Technologietransfer

Steinbeis GMBH & CO. KG Fur Technologietransfer is a for-profit organization registered in Germany, doing business as Steinbeis Transfer Center Caat-Europe At Konstanz University Su1866. The company is affiliated with Universitaet Konstanz and specializes in providing advanced scientific research services, particularly in the domain of neural cell assay development and environmental health research. As a registered federal government contractor, Steinbeis offers specialized technical and scientific services primarily to U.S. federal research agencies, with a focus on sophisticated scientific testing and analysis methodologies.

The company has secured multiple federal contract awards from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), exclusively focused on human neural crest cell migration assay services. These contracts, totaling approximately $270,750, involve conducting scientific research to identify environmental compounds with potential developmental neurotoxicity. All awarded contracts have been firm fixed-price delivery orders without specific set-aside designations. The contracts involve complex scientific work, including producing concentration response curves, screening compounds, and providing data on molecular initiating events within adverse outcome pathways. Performance locations for these contracts have been in Germany, indicating Steinbeis' international capability to support U.S. federal research initiatives.

Steinbeis holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDV) with NIEHS valued at $275,000, which serves as the primary vehicle for their neural crest cell migration assay services. This IDV, awarded on May 11, 2021, with a completion date of July 5, 2026, enables the issuance of multiple task orders for specific research objectives. The contract's original solicitation sought a validated high-content human neural crest cell migration assay to screen over 100 compounds as part of the National Toxicology Program's efforts to develop non-animal methods for developmental neurotoxicity testing. Task orders issued against this IDV have included assay services, specific research task orders, and final reporting, demonstrating the flexible and comprehensive nature of the contract's scientific research support.