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The Only Government-wide
Forum for Technology
Transfer
National SBIR Conference
May 15, 2013
Washington, DC
J. Susan Sprake
Mid-Continent Regional Coordinator
Former FLC Vice Chair Business Development Executive Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Only Government-wide
Forum for Technology
Transfer
The FLC is a vast network of over 250 federal laboratories across the United States. Laboratories established by: NASA, DOE, NIH, DOA, DOT, NSA, DOD, etc.
Innovative technologies for industry can be found in the federal laboratories.
Cutting edge research can be found in these laboratories.
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The Only
Government-wide
Forum for Technology
Transfer
The FLC was formally chartered by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 to promote and strengthen technology transfer nationwide. Funded each year from a portion of federal R&D appropriations
Chemistry, Materials Science
17%
Math, Computer Science
13%
Engineering 23%
Physics, Nuclear
Engineering 26%
Life Sciences
8%
Other 13%
Our people make Los Alamos great
Technical Staff
Unique Facilities
Multi-Disciplinary Campus
Classified Facilities - L (S), Q (TS) & SCI
Supercomputing
Nanotechnology
Weapons R&D and Component Manufacturing
Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Energetic Materials Realization
Theory
Basic Research
Applied Research
Engineering, Manufacturing & Rapid Prototyping
Technology Transfer
Today's Needs
Los Alamos National Laboratory Broad & In-Depth Applied Science
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The TT partnership was initiated by
Jason Kitten; he became president of Manhattan Isotopes LLC upon receiving a DOE SBIR award in 2010.
Executed a CRADA with company to further assist in perfecting the technology.
Awarded $100k Venture Acceleration Funding Recently acquired as a
subsidiary of Positron
BASIC Dental BiotaniumTM dental implants A joint venture between Manhattan and Albuquerque-based
BASIC Dental Implant Systems, Inc. has resulted in the
development of three new Biotanium™ dental implant lines.
FDA-approved BiotaniumTM implant
Dr. Terry Lowe Spun out from LANL in 2001 – Metallicum -exclusive license
Acquired by Manhattan Scientifics, LLC. 2008
Manhattan Scientifics, LLC exclusively licensed LANL tech in 2009
LANL nano-structured metals are highly beneficial to
society and can be used for a range of applications, from
dental and medical implants to car and airplane structures.
They last longer,
Integrate with bone up to 20 times faster .
Light weight: Dr. Lowe estimated that nano-metals
could reduce the weight of an airplane by about 5%, as
much as 5,000 pounds on some aircrafts.
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Awards
Publications
Web Site
Locator Service
Education and Training
Conferences
Regional Coordinators
DC Representative
Excellence in Technology Transfer ◦ 28 Awards for Excellence in Technology Transfer
winners selected
Laboratory Director of the Year
State and Local Government Award
Rookie of the Year
Outstanding Partnership
Harold Metcalf Award
Representative of the Year Award
Outstanding Service Award
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In 2010, MOXIE won a prestigious R&D 100 award and the
FLC Regional Award and is patent protected. MOXIE is a
shoe-box sized contraption that makes movies at 20 million
frames per second. While extensively used in neutron
spectroscopy, civilian and commercial uses are being
explored from both automobile and aircraft manufacturers
and special effects film companies. New Mexico State
University students evaluated the technology over the
summer and during the fall semester 2011 as a potential
spinout company.
The fundamental problem in high-speed imaging is that the
camera becomes less and less sensitive at higher and higher
speeds. In a conventional camera, photographic “speed”
(sensitivity) is usually inversely related to physical “speed”
(frame rate). MOXIE is unique in that it can provide both
the highest photographic speed and the highest physical
speed without compromising either. MOXIE can provide
images with unprecedented efficiency and dynamic range
including virtually any particle type, from visible light to x-
rays, protons, and gamma rays.
FLC Regional Award 2011
Flow cytometry counts and examines microscopic particles, such as cells, which are suspended in a stream of fluid. LANL’s spinout technology, the Acoustic Flow Cytometer, uses acoustic waves instead of traditional fluid handling systems to control the flow rate, resulting in a more portable, less expensive device that can reach and help more people.
National Excellence in TT Award Licensed the technology to Acoustic Cytometry Systems for commercialization Applied for and won an R&D 100 Award for the underlying technology Northern New Mexico Connect’s Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) invested $100,000 to support ACS’ first prototype, which enabled the company to mature its technology and secure critical seed funding from investors.
Outcome LANL spun out in 2006 a new company, Acoustic Cytometry Systems, LLC (ACS) to commercialize the acoustic flow cytometry technology. A $100,000 LANS Venture Acceleration Fund investment supported development of the company’s first integrated working prototype, which enabled it to attract the interest of Invitrogen. ACS was subsequently acquired in 2008 by Invitrogen Corporation, which later merged with Applied Biosystems to form Life Technologies. The company continued the development of the LANL technology and is now bringing the Attune Acoustic Focusing Cytometer to researchers worldwide.
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- Lab profiles
- T2 news
- T2 events listing
- T2 resources
www.federallabs.org
Technology Locator Service
The FLC helps to find the right lab with the right technology for specific requirements. Industry has a point-of-contact to find new and relevant technology.
Innovative technologies can be found in the federal laboratories
www.federallabs/locator
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For industry and other technology seekers, the FLC Locator Network serves as a point of entry to federal laboratory expertise and technology.
Through its network of representatives, the FLC puts a potential partner in contact with a federal laboratory with expertise and capability in a specific area of interest. Once the FLC identifies the contact, the arrangements for the technical exchange are between the user and the laboratory.
The network does best when the user makes the request as specific as possible and identifies considerations such as technical need, constraints, and intended use.
A central FLC Technology Locator helps the network match user technical requests for expertise and facilities with appropriate federal laboratory capabilities.
The FLC Technology Locator supports the network by:
◦ Identifying laboratory technical resources that can respond to specific requests
◦ Providing referrals to other federal resources
◦ Using an FLC Technical Specialist System to complement information sources and network expertise
◦ Publishing directories that focus on special needs such as automotive materials or defense conversion partnerships
The unique network structure of the FLC, the person-to-person technical linkages, and the central FLC Locator are vital factors in linking user needs to a federal laboratory person with a special expertise or capability.
Use the Locator Service to find Innovative technologies within the federal laboratories
A world class manufacturer of custom tailored materials requested assistance identifying new materials with specific characteristics that were developed at federal laboratories and are available for licensing. “The Technology Locator identified federal laboratories with material development capabilities in our areas of interest. We started the nondisclosure process and are currently negotiating with federal laboratories for new materials with tailored properties for use in manufacturing products related to the automotive, petroleum production, and consumer products industries.” —Director, Technology
A global specialty materials manufacturing company is in contact with several federal laboratories to identify new materials applicable to the automotive and electronics industries that will improve overall system capability. Properties for materials being sought include improved product quality, reliability, safety, and environmental characteristics. “The FLC Technology Locator was instrumental in providing us with points of contact at several federal laboratories to help identify technologies that have potential to be included in our product line.” —Senior Technology Scout
Sample Successes of the FLC Technology Locator In cooperation with federal laboratories and the private sector, the FLC Technology Locator Service helps potential collaborators take advantage of the vast reservoir of technology and expertise located within federal laboratories
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Intellectual property can
be a real delicate issue
for some companies.
The FLC has subject matter experts that can help an entity understand how Intellectual Property can be protected as they consider and enter into a federal technology transfer partnership.
Experts
Many from DOE, NASA, NIH,
DOD …
Intellectual Property The Crown Jewels
Alliance Building Workshops /
Partnerships
Technology Transfer Office
◦ Legal Framework
◦ Staffing requirements
◦ Mechanisms
◦ Legal reviews
◦ Patent procedures, disclosures
Exchange of Best Practices
Presentation of new technologies for
commercialization potential
◦ Marketing research
◦ Marketing technology
Intellectual Property Assessment
Advanced Licensing Negotiations
Global Negotiations Issues
Software Distribution
Different types of Licenses
◦ Multiple parties
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Basic Intermediate Advanced
Annual National Meeting, Regional Meetings, on-line
Differences between industry
expectation and laboratory requirements.
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Federal Technology Transfer Legislation and Policy
Provides the principal statutory
and presidential executive orders and policies that constitute the legislative framework of the federal technology transfer
program.
It is also intended to help those outside the government acquire fundamental knowledge of the legal technology transfer
framework “The Green Book“
www.federallabs.org/library/
The Desk Reference includes: • technology transfer overview,
• technology transfer procedures,
• history,
• strategies,
• organizations,
• intellectual property issues, and
• mechanisms;
e.g., Cooperative Research and Development
Agreements (CRADAs)
FLC Technology Transfer Desk Reference
www.federallabs.org/library/
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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
Commercial Test Agreement
Material Transfer Agreement
Partnership Intermediary Agreement
Commercial Service Agreement
Personnel Exchange
Examples are on the Web Site:
www.federallabs.org/education/
FLC NewsLink — Monthly newsletter – DOE labs featured
Awards booklet – Yearly winners, technology, PIs, lab
Technology Calendar – lab technology pictures
Technology for Today—Technologies & Partnerships
Educational Materials
Exhibits — Major trade shows and conferences
Web site — Publications, brochures, etc.
Web site: www.federallabs.org
COMMUNICATIONS
&
PUBLICATIONS
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2013 FLC Planner Calendar
Federal Technology Transfer Success Stories, 2012
www.federallabs.org/library/
Federal Laboratories
& State and Local
Governments
www.federallabs.org/library/
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Highlighting
Federal Laboratories’ Technologies
&
Commercial Partnership Successes
DC Dispatch – news update
Hand carries the awards booklet and yearly technology transfer highlights to House and Senate offices
Attends many meeting in DC that may affect TT.
Attends the Interagency Working Group for Technology Transfer
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FLC Regions
and Regional Coordinators
Ramona Travis Southeast Regional Coordinator
Courtney Silverthorn Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator
Lewis Meixler Northeast Regional Coordinator
John Dement Midwest Regional Coordinator
Brian Suh
Far West
Regional
Coordinator
Susan Sprake
Mid-Continent
Regional
Coordinator
FAR WEST
Brian Suh Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific Phone: 619-553-5118 Email: brian.suh@navy.mil
MID-ATLANTIC
Courtney Silverthorn Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research Phone: 301-846-6316 Email: silverthorncf@mail. nih.gov
MID-CONTINENT
J. Susan Sprake Los Alamos National Laboratory Phone: 505-665-3613 Email: sprake@lanl.gov
MIDWEST
John Dement NSWC Crane Division Phone: 812-854-4164 Email: john.dement@navy.mil
NORTHEAST
Lewis Meixler Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Phone: 609-243-3009 Email: lmeixler@pppl.gov
SOUTHEAST
Dr. Ramona Travis Stennis Space Center Phone: 228-688-3832 Email: ramona.e.travis@nasa.gov
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Awards
Publications
Web Site
Locator Service
Education and Training
Conferences
Regional Coordinators
DC Representative
IP Experts
Innovative Technologies
Capabilities
Partnerships
License
Susan Sprake Contact: sprake@lanl.gov 505-665-3613
Connecting You To LANL Technology
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J. Susan Sprake
Mid-Continent Regional
Coordinator
Former FLC Vice-Chair
New Business Development
Los Alamos National Laboratory
(505) 665-3613
sprake@lanl.gov
The Only Government-wide Forum for
Technology Transfer
FLC Web Page
http://www.federallabs.org
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