The Only Governmentwide Forum for Technology Transfer

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Mojdeh Bahar, J.D., M.A., CLP Chief, Cancer
Branch Office of Technology Transfer,
NIH Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Region,
FLC November 13, 2008
The Only Government-wide Forum for Technology
Transfer
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Road Map

• Brief Introduction to FLC and MA Region
• Mention of initiatives in the MA Region
• Focus on the three initiatives most relevant to
  Montgomery County Biosciences Task Force
• Regional Networks
• Outreach and Visibility
• Education
• Suggestions/Comments/Questions

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A Brief Introduction

• The FLC was formally chartered by Congress under
  the Federal Technology Transfer Act
• The FLC is composed of technology transfer
  professionals from more than 700 federal
  laboratories, their respective agencies, and
  affiliated organizations
• 18 departments and agencies participate,
  conducting 90 billion in RD annually and
  employing over 100,000 scientists and engineers
• Mid Atlantic Region encompasses Maryland,
  Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia and
  Pennsylvania.

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Initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic Region

• Education
• Increased outreach and visibility
• Establishment of sub-regions within the region
• Sector based regional network initiatives
• Fostering technology based economic initiatives
• Cross pollination, co-sponsorship with other
  professional associations, regional economic
  development initiatives

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Regional Networks

• Sustain existing and foster new region economic
  initiatives involving the FLC, including but not
  limited to northeast PA Washington Metro
  Maryland Eastern Shore West Virginia and
  southeast Virginia, Philadelphia and Delaware.
• An example relevant to Montgomery County
  Biosciences Task Force is the upcoming
  Bioinformatics Conference in February 2009.
• Another example is FedTechNet initiated by MONTCO
• Support for FLC Mid-Atlantic Region Annual
  Conference
• Provide a forum for networking among government
  tech transfer professionals, academia, and
  industry partners.
• Encourage the attendance of companies, and
  academics in order to foster collaboration among
  all parties.

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Outreach and Visibility

• Outreach activities in support of region network
  initiatives, and other efforts such as
  involvement and co-sponsorship with other
  professional groups to enhance the visibility of
  the FLC Mid-Atlantic Region by expanding member
  involvement in this effort
• Co-sponsorship with Maryland Chapter of LES for a
  Cyber-intelligence Workshop
• Use of Federal facilities, co-sponsorship, and
  presentations (NASA, NIH) for professional
  association meetings, e.g., LES, Post Doc
  Conference
• Develop social networking opportunities to
  enhance current and new FLC member interaction
  with their counterparts in companies,
  universities and economic development
  organizations.
• Fostering interactions in an informal setting

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Education

• Providing an educational series exploring
  different facets of government technology
  transfer, e.g., the different considerations/provi
  sions in a government license.
• Ideally have it available year round
• Small focused workshops on government technology
  transfer topics
• Current issues in tech transfer panels with
  representatives from academia, industry,
  government and economic development

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Any Questions? Suggestions?