Policy Areas: Technology Transfer

“Innovation and technology have become the engines of the American economy, and advances in science and engineering provide the fuel.” 
                    
 -Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation


Technology transfer, the practice of moving technological innovations from academic or governmental laboratories to the marketplace, is one of the most underappreciated forces that drive the country’s economic growth. When innovation, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship intersect, small business startups become high-growth companies. But while promising research is constantly being commercialized, a vast amount goes unrecognized and never reaches the market. In order to maximize the utilization of this research, many are starting to focus on linking researchers directly to the innovators who can identify and develop these ideas to their full potential.

Issues include:

• Research Grants

• R&D

• Universities

• Licensing

• Laboratory Regulation

• Patents

• Taxation

• Advanced Technology Program

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership

• National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Antitrust

• NIH

• NSF

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CRS Issue Brief for Congress

• Technology Transfer: Use of Federally Funded Research and Development
  by Wendy Schacht, Congressional Research Service

• Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 108th Congress, Second Session
  by Marcia Smith, Congressional Research Service

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Recent Capitol Hill Activity/News

• Nanotechnology: Where Does the U.S. Stand?
  United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research - June 29th, 2005

• Energy Bill - Title IX (Research and Development)
  United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources - May 13th, 2005

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Articles and Reports

• U.S. Excellence in New Venture Creation: What Technology Transfer Means in the Early 21st Century

• Small Firms and Technology: Acquisitions, Inventor Movement, and Technology Transfer

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Major Legislation

• Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (H.R. 209)

• Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001 (S. 856)

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Useful Resources

• National Technology Transfer Center

• Presentations from the Advancing Innovation Conference at the Kauffman Foundation

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POLICY AREAS

E-Commerce

Entrepreneurship Education

Financing

Intellectual Property

Minorities

Regulatory Burdens

Stock Options

Tax System

Technology Transfer

Women

Worker Benefits

Workforce Training