PARTNERSHIPS
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artnerships – with industry and other research
institutions – are vital to moving technologies from
the lab to the marketplace. The agreements that
strengthen innovation partnerships include
î Non-Disclosure and Material Transfer Agreements,
enabling research or commercialization partners to
explore Berkeley Lab technologies and capabilities
î Options and Licenses to Berkeley Lab technologies
î Collaborative research agreements for Berkeley Lab
and partners advancing technologies together
î User Agreements giving access to Berkeley Lab’s
one-of-a-kind research facilities such as the Advanced
Light Source and Molecular Foundry
111
companies, institutions, and
venture capital firms visited
Berkeley Lab in FY16 to discuss
potential partnerships.
2,557
projects were conducted
by research institutions,
small businesses, and other
industry partners at Berkeley Lab
User Facilities in FY16.
IPO’s licensing associates and contracts officers guide
agreements from first draft to completion. They also help
researchers understand licensing or contracting options and
tailor partnership models.
IPO’s Contracts staff facilitated a materials project for PepsiCo utilizing Berkeley Lab’s Molecular
Foundry and Chemical Sciences Division expertise.
IPO’s Computing Sciences team guided PPG Industries, Carbon, Inc., ACS Green Chemistry Institute,
Alzeta Corporation, and Sepion Technologies from start through execution of collaborative
research agreements as part of DOE’s High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg)
Program, which connects industry with supercomputers and scientific expertise at Berkeley Lab and
other DOE national labs.
To support Oakland-based Lucid Design Group’s goal to enhance building energy efficiency analysis,
IPO’s Energy Technologies Area team executed a commercial use license for specialized Berkeley
Lab software and a research agreement for DOE’s Small Business Voucher (SBV) program,
which enables small companies to advance technologies by engaging with experts and state-of-the-
art facilities at DOE national labs.
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