NRL Recognized with FLC Innovation Award in Technology Transfer
Naval Research Laboratory was recognized with the Innovation in Technology Transfer Award at the 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting March 29.
- Naval Research Laboratory was recognized with the Innovation in Technology Transfer Award at the 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting March 29.
- With this new application, NRL discovered a powerful new tool to support commercial licensing and meet the intent of federal technology transfer.
- “Formal recognition of trade secret protection and licensing is an exciting new development in the federal technology transfer industry,” said Kerry Leonard, head of NRL’s Technology Transfer Office.
- Now we just need to be able to shine light on this new approach, in a way that signifies the magnitude of potential returns for this new type of agreement.”
The FLC Technology Transfer Innovation Award recognizes federal laboratories that successfully implemented innovative or unconventional technology transfer approaches that resulted in a significant increase in technology transfer activities.