Successful State-Federal Lab Partnerships to be Profiled May 4-7 in Charlotte

The technologies developed at the nation's 700 federal laboratories and research centers impact the health, energy, security, and agricultural needs of the country. They have a substantial effect on the economic growth of the U.S., especially as these technologies are commercialized. Improving efforts for commercialization from federal laboratories is a central focus of the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), as they are tasked by federal legislation to assist state and local governments and regional organizations with the transfer of technologies.

The State and Local Government Committee of the FLC highlights several productive partnerships with TBED organizations in their Federal Laboratories & State and Local Governments: Partners for Technology Transfer Success publication. Through these kinds of partnerships, organizations with an abundance of federal labs nearby or those lacking proximity to the labs can access the technologies and know-how at the labs.

In addition to the case studies, the publication contains contact information for the FLC regional coordinators across the county as well as an index of the FLC-affiliated laboratories in each state.

Federal Laboratories & State and Local Governments: Partners for Technology Transfer Success is available at: http://www.federallabs.org/pdf/State_and_Local_Govt_brochure3.pdf

The FLC also will be holding its annual conference in Charlotte next week, providing the opportunity for TBED, federal and other tech transfer professionals to gain insights into the federal tech transfer process, to network with other lab officials and tech transfer experts, and to collaborate with the labs to advance TBED goals.

Information for the FLC conference, including the detailed agenda and registration materials, is available at: http://www.federallabs.org/meeting/