Enhancing Technology Transfer Through Laboratory/Industry Cooperative Research and Development

摘要

This report reviews various approaches that have been used to structure cooperative interactions between private industry and public institutions such as universities and federal laboratories in efforts to stimulate increased technological innovation and technology transfer. Section 1 provides background and an overview of past efforts to stimulate technology transfer from government-sponsored R and D to the private-sector. Section 2 reviews a variety of programs and approaches that have been initiated at different institutions to structure cooperative interactions with industry. Section 3 reviews the operation of various cooperative arrangements with industry practiced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), with particular attention on the laboratory's user facilities. Section 4 examines the factors influencing the success or failure of different types of cooperative arrangements. Finally, Section 5 provides several recommendations for means of enhancing ORNL's cooperative interactions with industry. (ERA citation 10:033856)