IMPROVING TECH TRANSFER OPERATIONS
Successfully moving technologies from the lab into beneficial applications and outcomes requires a great deal
of data management and behind-the-scenes evaluation, coordination, and communication – often among multiple
stakeholders. (See the Innovation Cycle diagram on the following pages.)
î IPO introduces new tools and upgraded systems to improve LBNL tech transfer.
Innovation Portal, IPO’s paperless and transparent system, facilitates new technology and software disclosures
and collaborative agreement (NDA, MTA) requests.
DocuSign coordinates signature collection for multi-inventor licenses and contracts.
Determine, a platform for document management, ensures consistent, accurate agreement templates
and clauses.
Web-based CPI enables IPO staff to manage intellectual property from any computer.
Marketplace website offers LBNL-developed commercial and open-source software for purchase or
free download.
Quid, an intellectual property analysis tool, supports industry partner matching and outreach.
î I PO negotiates agreements required to activate millions of dollars in
research funding.
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) facilitate startup cohorts in Berkeley
Lab’s Cyclotron Road incubator and industry partnerships in CalCharge, the Lab’s battery research consortium.
Strategic Partnership Projects (SPPs) enable industry to use LBNL’s unique facilities and expertise.
Intellectual Property Management Plans (IPMPs) and Interinstitutional Agreements (IIAs) provide a
framework for shared discoveries resulting from multi-party collaborations.
î I PO supports LBNL researchers interested in startups and elevates tech transfer
across all DOE national labs.
Berkeley Lab Innovation Corps (BLIC) presents expert speakers, funding news and networking
opportunities to the Lab’s entrepreneurial researchers.
DOE Energy I-Corps (formerly Lab-Corps) and NSF I-Corps educate Berkeley Lab researchers in
customer discovery and business modeling.
Technology Transfer Working Group establishes tech transfer best practices to expand the societal and
economic impact of all DOE national labs.
DOE’s Lab Partnering System and LabBridge Projects align national lab expertise and IP with industry
needs to advance U. S. innovation.
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