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A typical issue for a business…
How do I find this information?
Here comes FLCBusiness• A single-point interface about federal
laboratories for industry, academia and other agencies to find: • Laboratory profiles• Facilities and Equipment• Programs • Funding
• User-friendly and navigable
• Direct response to Obama 2011 Executive Order• Comprehensive searchable database; will coordinate
with GSA data and be available for data.gov initiatives• Direct call to industry to leverage federal laboratory
resources• Provides government agency and academia valuable
information
FLCBusiness – Beta version
• Complete back-end web application for maintenance
of all data in easy to use web forms• Data pre-populated with laboratory profiles and
facilities and equipment from internet searches• Laboratory representatives charged with updating lab
data and maintaining• Content management system formats and displays it
all
FLCBusiness – Beta version
First, search our database for these expansive resources: federal labs, funding, facilities and equipment, or programs.
Next, once you’ve found what you’re looking for, engage the laboratory representative to set up a meeting.
Now your business will be poised for growth and success with your newly found lab, facility or funding connections!
The Process
Laboratory SearchSearch for a federal laboratory that is working in a research field that may be of interest to a specific business.
Search laboratories by state, region, agency Search by technology area of expertise Access laboratory contact information
Available Searches
Funding OpportunitiesThere are plenty of funding opportunities available for businesses to transfer and advance technology. Search FLCBusiness to help find a funding solution that best suits your business.
Loans Grant programs Venture capital funding
Available Searches
Facilities & Equipment SearchFederal laboratories have some of the world’s cutting-edge equipment and top-notch research facilities available for public access
Search facilities and equipment by state, region, agency Search by technology area of expertise Access laboratory contact information
Available Searches
Programs Federal labs have various programs available to assist U.S. industry with technology transfer. FLCBusiness can help individuals find a program that is centered on specific business requirements.
Search by technology area, Socio-economic status, or Region
Available Searches
FLC Laboratory Representatives can access FLCBusiness to maintaintheir laboratory information
• Laboratory address/contact info• Facilities & Equipment• Funding opportunities• Specific programs to the lab• Laboratory brochures/PDFs
First time logging in?Visit
flcbusiness.federallabs.org/get-started to obtain your password.
Let’s try it out! Go to flcbusiness.com
Click Laboratories
If you are following along on your own computer, follow the red action items.
Search for NASA Stennis
Below are your search results
Click Search
Click More Details
1STEP
2STEP
3STEP
This is the Laboratory Profile for NASA Stennis.
On this page, you can view a lab’s:• Available Facilities• Funding Programs• Unique Lab Programs• T2 Publications
Click View Facilities
Below are the facilities associated with NASA Stennis
! Important
Each facility entered into FLCBusiness must have a parent laboratory associated with it.
Click View ‘A Complex Facility’
Each facility has its own profile page
Equipment available in the facility can be found here
Publications in the form of PDF or doc can be uploaded to the facility profile.
Each facility has its own profile page
Return to the Laboratory Profile
Equipment available in the facility can be found here
Publications in the form of PDF or doc can be uploaded to the facility profile.
This is the Laboratory Profile for NASA Stennis.
Now go ahead and look around. On this page, you can also view a lab’s:• Funding Programs• Unique Lab Programs• T2 Publications
What if you are a Laboratory Representative?
Click the Lab Rep Login
Let’s log in and supplement some data!
FLC Laboratory Representatives can access FLCBusiness to maintaintheir laboratory information
• Laboratory address/contact info• Facilities & Equipment• Funding opportunities• Specific programs to the lab• Laboratory brochures/PDFs
First time logging in?Visit flcbusiness.federallabs.org/
get-started to obtain your password. It will be emailed to you
immediately.
!
Log in using your lab email address.
Log in using your lab email address.
Once you log in, the labs you represent will be listed here.
Click Edit to access your lab’s data
Now you can edit your laboratory’s information.
There are 4 tabs of data• Lab profile• Unique programs
that your lab offers• Funding resources
that your lab offers• Facilities
associated with your lab
Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area.
There are 4 tabs of data• Lab profile• Unique programs
that your lab offers• Funding resources
that your lab offers• Facilities
associated with your lab
Click Add
Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area.
Click Add
Select a technology area from the drop down menu and click Add.
Don’t forget to save your work!
Page down to the bottom of the profile page. Let’s try adding a Technology Area.
Click Add
Don’t forget to save your work!
Great work! The new tech area is now added to your profile.
Now let’s add a facility to your profile.
Don’t forget to save your work!
Click Facilities
These are the facilities associated with your lab.
Click Facilities
Click Add Facility
You can edit or delete facilities on this page too.
Enter the facility data and click Save.
Conclusion: • High visibility tool for industry• Vast amounts of data input already – still need a
lot of help and review of data• Releasing in Beta mode – needs testing, data
needs verification and updating• Since its now all structured data – great flexibility
in what we can do with it.• Please use the Feedback feature on FLCBusiness
to let us know how we can make this a better tool for your laboratory
Contact information:
Mojdeh Bahar, JD, MA, [email protected]
Provide feedback to: Denise WainerUTRS, [email protected]