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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