Panel 3: Technology Transfer and Development John Dement Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, DOD, and Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Laboratory to Market The FLC s mission is to promote, educate, and facilitate federal technology transfer (T2) among its member labs and institutions so they can easily reach their commercialization goals, and create social and economic impacts with new, innovative technologies. PROMOTE EDUCATE FACILITATE
300+ labs and 18 agencies 15 USC 3710(e)
OUR EVOLVING STORY Economic Impact of Converting Federal Innovation into Jobs and Businesses TechLink Study: 663 DoD Licenses Results https://techlinkcenter.org/2016-report-economic-impact-dod-licensing-2000-2014/
OUR TRANSACTIONAL METRICS 300+ Federal Labs ~50% THE STORY IS: CRADAs ~50% increase in the past 12 years averaging 3,500 new agreements per year Patents Issued ~20-30% increase since 2011 averaging 2,000 per year Licenses (inventions) ~500 per year; Anomaly that it has flattened out? Royalties - $194M Up 35% since 2011; Mostly pharma/medical BUT royalties is NOT the goal! Ref. Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer FY 2014 Summary Report to the President and the Congress, October 16 ~20-30% ~35% CRADAs Issued Patents Licenses Royalties ~500 year 2003 2011 2014 (in $10,000s) Up ~35%
OUR PLATFORMS FOR DELIVERING LAB TO MARKET SERVICES
On-Demand Training Success Stories Educational Resources Awards Lab Profile Facilities Embed the T2 video onto your site T2 Mechanisms Available Techs Equipment
Smart Search Database Funding Facilities Labs Equipment T2 Playbook Available Tech Information & Services
National Issues & Crisis Each year the FLC Tech Focus spotlights a specific topic area that addresses a public need and highlights relevant federal laboratories research and T2 missions to help address the need. Search Available Techs Tech Focus featured events FLC Tech Focus Awards
WHAT CAN THE FLC DO FOR YOU? Visit federallabs.org or contact us at support@federallabs.org. Or contact John Dement, FLC Chair at john.dement@navy.mil or 812-854-4164
EXAMPLE: NSWC Crane Division NSWC Crane is: The Navy s primary organic field activity for full lifecycle leadership in Strategic Deterrence A National Leader in Electronic Warfare providing full lifecycle support of multi-domain, multispectral EW systems. The Center of Excellence for Special Operations Weapons, Sensor Integration, and Weaponry for the Expeditionary Warfighter NSWC Crane provides our Naval, DoD and National Customers affordable, innovative solutions necessary to defend our country and deter aggression deliver solutions through innovation and strategic partnerships. 1 Distribution Statement A Approved for public release
Developing Innovation Ecosystem and Partnerships FUNDAMENTALS 2012 $6.6M CAPACITY 2005 2006 ACCESS 2009 $2.9M 2015 $3B* 2013 $15.6M $42M 2016 Applied Research Institute CAPABILITIES Over $150M invested LEADERSHIP Today 2017 $41M 176k solar panels 17megawatts @WestGate Today: WestGate Tech Park has 15+ buildings, 35 tenants, 277k SF, 468 employees and $37M/yr in salaries. EastGate Tech Park 2 buildings, 9 tenants, 600 employees and 430k SF 2 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT B. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies only. Other requests for this document shall be referred to NSWC Crane Division).
Lab Keys to Success Committed LEADERSHIP Clear GOALS, metrics INCENTIVIZE Employees Persistent COMMUNICATION Processes to INNOVATE Disciplined STRATEGY Guiding Principles and Vision Metric: Volumetric actions demonstrating leadership commitment in pursuit of innovation culture. Aligned INVESTMENTS Disciplined PROCESS PEOPLE Intellectual CAPITAL Physical CAPITAL Metric: % of discretionary resources invested that are in pursuit of innovation culture. Deliberate COLLABORATION Learn the LANGUAGE Collective GOALS Formal AGREEMENTS Personnel EXCHANGES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Processes Metric: Volume of purpose driven strategic agreements at local, state and national levels. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT B. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies only. Other requests for this document shall be referred to NSWC Crane Division).
T2 is a MEANS to the bigger END (Innovation and Strategic Partnerships) T2 is a strategic enabler A key differentiator to: deliver solutions through innovation and strategic partnerships. Distribution Statement A Approved for public release 4
Partnership Snapshot Workforce Development K-12 R&D Capacity Center for Applied Cyber Research R&D Projects Equipment Transfers Rural Indiana Technology Commercialization Initiative Activities (examples) Applied Research Institute Law Extern Program Specialized Master s Programs State Patent Portfolio STEM Programs 15 Law Externs: - 39 Patent Applications - 31 Office Actions worked 4 PhDs Obtained 4 in process 12 CRADAs Mission Oriented Outcomes 5 Temp Faculties (examples) 900+ Master Degrees # Joint Publications STEM: - 4 teachers trained - 70 students served 3 Joint IP DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT B. Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies only. Other requests for this document shall be referred to NSWC Crane Division). 5