2011 KIEC - Access To Federal Labs

Federal Laboratory Consortium

Rick Shindell

Zyn Systems

Outline

Overview

• Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer

• Federal Laboratory Consortium

How labs do business

• Examples of deals

Other examples of programs

Tools to find federal laboratory resources

Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer

Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer

Technology transfer is how knowledge, facilities, or capabilities

developed under federal research and development (R&D) funding

are utilized to fulfill public and private needs

Who: Government and non-government entities

What is the goal:

-enhance agency mission capabilities

-increase return on R&D investment

-support economic growth and development

-enhance U.S. competitiveness

Getting to know US (Myth of the Monolith)

Type: • Government Owned Government Operated (GOGO) • Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO)

Missions: • Promote wellness• Energy independence• Economic competitiveness• National security• Support war fighter

Authorization: Stevenson-Wydler, Bayh-Dole, Space Act, etc.

Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act

(P.L. 96-480)

First of many laws to define and promote technology

transfer.

• Required laboratories take an active role in technical

cooperation

• Set a percentage of laboratory budget specifically for

technology transfer offices.

Provided outside organizations with a means to access

federal laboratory developments.

Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-517)

Permitted universities, not-for-profits, and small businesses to obtain title to inventions developed with federal funds

Government-owned, government-operated (GOGO) labs allowed to grant exclusive patent licenses to commercial organizations

Federal Technology Transfer Act (P.L. 99-502)

All federal laboratory scientists and engineers are

required to consider technology transfer an individual

responsibility.

• Required technology transfer activities to be

considered on employee performance evaluations.

Enabled GOGO* labs to:

• Enter into Cooperative Research and Development

Agreements (CRADAs)

• Negotiate licensing agreements

• Share license royalties with inventors

*GOCO labs granted this authority through the National Competitiveness Technology Transfer Act (P.L. 101-189)

Federal Laboratory Consortium

Composed of:

• Technology Transfer

Professionals from the

federal laboratories

• Respective Agencies

• Affiliated organizations

The only government-wide

forum for technology transfer.

By the Numbers:

• 17 National laboratories

• 18 Federal agencies

• ~250 Federal laboratories

and centers

• 100,000 scientists and

engineers

• Billions of dollars of research

and development funding

What is the mission of the FLC?

Education and Training

Sharing Best Practices/Networking

National and Regional Meetings & Conferences

Professional Recognition

Communications and Coordination

“To add value to the federal agencies, laboratories, and their partners to accomplish the rapid integration

of research and development resources within the mainstream of the U.S. economy.”

Doing Business with the Labs

Technology Transfer Mechanisms

Patent License Agreement

Cooperative Research and Development

Agreement (CRADA)

Work for Others – Work for Private Parties

Collegial exchange

Educational Partnership Agreement

Use of Facilities Agreement

Cooperative Agreement

Commercial Test Agreement

Material Transfer Agreement

Partnership Intermediary Agreement

Commercial Service Agreement

Personnel Exchange

Grants

Patent Licensing (a.k.a. “Deals”)

How it works:

• Businesses, entrepreneurs, and others

locate licensable technologies via lab

websites, referrals, etc.

• Contact laboratories for more

information; NDA; negotiate terms

• Programs at each lab are similar, but

are not exactly alike

How it’s helped:

• Thousands of technologies are licensed

to companies each year, providing a

basis for U.S. competitiveness and

creating new jobs

Cooperative Research and Development

Agreement (CRADA or CRDA)

Allows federal and non-

federal parties to enter into

agreements to conduct

research and development

Allows federal labs to

commit resources such as

personnel, facilities or

equipment, but not funds to

nonfederal parties

Nonfederal parties can

commit funds and other

resources

Work for Others (WFO)

Mechanism through which industry can utilize the

unique expertise and facilities at a federal laboratory

The industrial sponsor pays 100% of the cost of the

work to be performed.

Under certain conditions, a company may take title to

the inventions created by the federal laboratory under

the WFO.

Key Clauses:

• Product and IP Indemnification

• Advance Payment

• Federal lab cannot compete with the private sector

By the Numbers

FY2008 Activity reported to the Department of

Commerce, Issued March 2010

FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008

CRADAs, total active in FY 6,015 5,947 7,268 7,326 6,923

New inventions disclosed in FY 5,454 4,771 5,193 4,486 4,365

Patent applications filed in FY 1,768 1,745 1,912 1,825 1,938

Patents issued in FY 1,391 1,012 1,284 1,405 1,272

Licenses, total active in FY 7,567 9,577 10,186 10,352 11,098

New, executed in FY 1,535 1,824 1,495 1,463 1,377

Income from licenses, ($$M) $99.5 $144.9 $138.7 $149.9 $170.9

A Few Highlights

Millimeter Wave Holographic Scanning Technology

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Exclusive Field of Use License

• L-3 SafeView

IP originally licensed to venture-backed start-up; acquired by L-3 Communications in 2006

Terms included equity, milestone payments and royalties

Development primarily funded by FAA and Battelle

Rehabilitation Support Device

NASA: Goddard Space Flight Center

The Secure Ambulation Mode (S.A.M.) is

a physical therapy devise to assist in

rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord

or traumatic brain injuries.

NASA’s compliant joint allows movement

in six directions with varying degrees of

stiffness.

Both patents were licensed from NASA

by Enduro Medical Technology.

Enduro donated several early devices to

Walter Reed Medical Center in DC.

Laser Peening

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Metal Improvement Company licensed the laser peening

technology.

• A high energy laser is fired at the surface of a metal part and

generates pressure pulses to form a layer of compressive

stress.

• Increased component life and reduced maintenance costs

Portable Bioassay Technology

DOD Navy: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

Qwiklite is a field-deployable

bioluminescent bioassay system for

measuring water toxicity – based on

plankton’s bioluminescence characteristics

being affected measurably by exposure to

toxins.

Invented by the Navy, the technology was

licensed to Assure Controls, Inc., with

commercialization support from the Center

for Commercialization of Advanced

Technology, two cooperative research

and development agreements.

Less costly and faster than traditional

assays.

Other Mechanisms

Technology Assistance

How it works:

• Business requests assistance

• Provides several days of technology

assistance at no charge (a business is

eligible once per fiscal year)

• Cannot compete with private sector

offerings

How it helps:

• Provides support that is otherwise

unattainable for most small businesses

Research Parks & Commercialization Centers

How it works:

• Reduce commercialization risk (helps

established and startup companies retain and

create jobs)

• Provides access to Lab technical

expertise and know how

• Nurtures entrepreneurial environment

• Networking, Education, Market Intelligence,

Coaching, Linking Community Contacts

How it helps:

Provides basic

infrastructure to start-

up and creates jobs!

Entrepreneurial Support & Access to Capital

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Programs

TVC (Technology Venture Corporation)

University Technology Entrepreneurship Programs

Forums

• Energy Growth Forum at NREL

How it helps:

• Creates entrepreneurial capacity and stimulates new businesses (jobs!)

How do I make a connection?

FLC (e.g., Technology Locator Service)

http://www.federallabs.org/locator/

Agency (e.g., T2 Office; Partnership Intermediaries)

Laboratory/Institute (Lab T2 Office)

Individual (Scientists & Engineers)

FLC Website – www.federallabs.org

FLC Website – Technology Locator

FLC Laboratory Search

Available Laboratory Technologies

FLC Newslink Publication

FLC Partnerships

Questions or Comments?

Thank you!

Rick Shindell

Zyn Systems

360-681-4123

[email protected]