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ORNL technology transfer continues strong upward trend

Posted at 10:08 pm October 29, 2014
By Oak Ridge National Laboratory Leave a Comment

Mike Paulus Technology Transfer

Mike Paulus, director of Technology Transfer, says initiatives like SPARK! have been effective at connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts with ORNL technologies and capabilities. (Submitted photo)

 

New methods are improving connections between private businesses and technology from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with 101 licenses and options executed during the last three years.

Mike Paulus, director of Technology Transfer, attributes the growth in large part to the Technology Innovation Program, Bridging the Gap, and SPARK! These programs helped the lab double the number of licenses for the fiscal years 2012-2014 compared to 2009-2011, and Paulus expects a new initiative, the Invention to Innovation Webinar Series, to help maintain the upward trend.

“We have a talented staff that has worked very hard to identify, develop, and market high-potential technologies that provide the best opportunities to licensees,” Paulus said. “Our two-pronged approach focuses on increasing the overall deal volume while at the same time concentrating on our most promising technologies.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bridging the Gap, Dry Surface Technologies, engineers, Fiveworx, Invention to Innovation, licenses, Mike Paulus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, scientists, SPARK!, Technology Innovation Program, technology transfer, U.S. Department of Energy, Vertimass LLC

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