A new federal report on commercialization and technology transfer efforts from federal labs to the private sector shows inconsistent procedures, from licensing to payments to researchers and even measuring the success of programs.
Many of the report’s findings could have been written years ago, but despite efforts by many to streamline the process, barriers to technology transfer and commercialization remain, said Susannah Howieson, one of the report’s authors from the Science and Technology Policy Institute, which advises the White House and Congress on science policy issues.
The 177-page report, “Technology Transfer and Commercialization Landscape of the Federal Laboratories,” was prepared for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The first public discussion of its findings was held Thursday at the Shady Grove Innovation Center business incubator in Rockville.
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