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Technology Transfer:
Information Sources on the Internet, p 1. |
| by Sharon Locken, President, Locken Information. |
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 he number of organizations
involved in technology transfer has mushroomed in the last 20 years, due in part to the
Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which permitted universities to obtain title to inventions
developed with governmental support, and allowed government laboratories to grant
exclusive licenses to patents. Subsequent legislation and R & D budget constraints in
both the federal government and industry encouraged further collaborative efforts.
The organizations that emerged as a result of these events offer a
range of services to facilitate the process of transferring the technologies. Today, there
are offices in all levels of government, at universities, and in companies that offer
technical advice, access to government and company contacts, background data, lists of
available or needed technologies, and searchable databases.
Some of the technology transfer databases are highlighted in this
article. These databases pull together information on companies, licensing, technologies,
research activities, patents, funding sources, and scientific personnel.
You can also bookmark the BioTactics "Find Technology" Page for
quick access to the links described in this article.
Government Technology Databases
National
Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) "maintain(s) the nation’s largest
database of federally-funded technologies. It gives you access to more than $70 billion in
research and 100,000 researchers at more than 700 federal laboratories and 100
universities."
Under the Tech Transfer Information
section there are links to mechanisms (how-to, protocol, definitions) of tech transfer
and intellectual property transfer.
On the same page you will also find links to government, university,
corporate, and international technology transfer contact offices. NTTC has a gateway service that provides access to 12 full-text
searchable databases; some of the databases are listed below. Charges: $100/hr or
$1000/year.
- Federal Licensable Technologies & Patents, sources from 17
federal agencies
- University Licensable Technologies and Patents, sources from 100+
universities and research institutions
- Small Business Innovation Solicitations & Awards (SBIRs) past and
present
- Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources : overview
of 70- federal R & D facilities
- Federal & University research & technology (new technologies
as they appear)
- USDA Agricultural Research Service Projects, provides summaries and
technical abstracts of USDA ARS research.
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