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Last updated 11/2/2017

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Office of Technology Transitions: Coordinating, Facilitating…Accelerating

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Office of

Science

Office of Technology Transitions

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Energy Investor Center

National Nuclear Security

Administration

Technology Transfer Working Group

(TTWG)

Technology Transfer

Policy Board(TTPB)

Universities

Entrepreneurs

Intermediaries

Venture Capital

Private Sector Entities

National Lab Tech Transfer (NLTT)

All government staff

All private sector

SEABFLCIA

WGTT

LPC

Office of Electricity Fossil

EnergyNuclearEnergy

Energy Efficiency

and Renewable

Energy

Board, committeeor consortium

CIOSDBU

MA

GC

IA

NATIONAL LABS AND FACILITIES

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PALab contractor and government staff

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OTT: Recent Activities

FY 2017: Building Momentum

- Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF)• Second cohort of awards FY 2017• Five-year evaluation of fund management and outcomes initiated

- Energy Investor Center (EIC)• Re-branded to better reflect breadth• Working with more than 30 investors across technology spectrum• Events held FY 2017 Q2, Q3 and Q4• One-on-one interaction with investors; connecting with multiple labs

- Lab Partnering Service (LPS)• Built with and in response to user feedback from investor communities• Soft launched Q4 as part of EIC• Initiated with seven technology areas

- Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) • Evaluation conducted• report in progress – to be shared with NLTT and TTWG voting members

prior to publication

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OTT: Into the Future

FY 2018 into FY 2019: Building Momentum – Industry/Stakeholder Engagement

- Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF)• Third cohort in FY 2018 – internal preparation underway in coordination

with Programs• Consideration of new approaches to TCF• Coordination with Programs

- Energy Investor Center (EIC)• Bridges to Innovation Summit (Houston and New York)• LINKs (laboratory-industry and program-industry events) topics and

scheduling under discussion• Direct stakeholder engagement and facilitation with multiple labs• Coordination with Laboratories for strategic focus

- Lab Partnering Service (LPS)• Development of additional technology areas underway • Integration of Energy Innovation Portal • Development of Facilities tool

- Other Outreach• To be determined

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OTT: Into the Future

FY 2018 into FY 2019:

Building Momentum: Streamlining

- Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) • Secretary makes ACT permanent October 31, 2017• Secretary authorizes pilot for FedACT - to extend ACT to federally-

funded work• Report to be issued• Implementation for both ACT as permanent tool and FedACT pilot

underway

- Best Practices and Tools• Development of equity guidance• Technology area royalty rates• Software access• CRADA previously-approved provisions library tool• Net Benefit Statements previously-approved library exploration

(redactions may provide challenges to creation of useful tool)• Successes library tool

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OTT: Into the Future

FY 2018 into FY 2019: Building Momentum:

Raising Visibility

- Impact and Case Studies/Publications• Development of a series of impact studies in coordination with

Laboratories and Programs to assess/tell the technology transfer contribution from DOE Labs

• Development of several individual case studies

• Specific technology-themed publication as an initial “year book” highlighting aggregate contribution to a field or industry by the DOE and the National Labs

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OTT: Into the Future

Streamlining Central Policies and Procedures

A

Accessing Capabilities and

Resources

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Facilitating Information

and Connectivity

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Define and elevate the Department’s

Technology Transitions mission across the National

Laboratories

Enable and incentivize National

Laboratory management and

personnel to pursue technology

transition activities

Increase the ease of industry access to

National Laboratory capabilities and

intellectual property

Enhance the capabilities of

National Laboratory researchers and

Technology Transfer Offices to advance

technology transitionsSupport National

Laboratories to mature and

subsequently transition federally

sponsored technologies for

commercial uptake

Support National Laboratories to provide active collaborative

research, strategic partnerships, and facilities access to the private sector

Increase the level and quality of connectivity

between National Laboratories and the

private sector

Provide clearer, more accessible, and more

comprehensive information on

available National Laboratory resources to

the private sector

Delivering on the Technology Transfer Execution Plan FY 2016-2018

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Technology to Market (T2M)

• Technology transfer-related T2M function is proposed to be transferred to OTT from EERE in FY 2018.

• Continuation of T2M activities subject to coordination with Programs

• OTT’s priority is to those activities that directly or indirectly positively impact the abilities of the national labs to effect tech transfer and to engage with industry.

• Engagement with and recommendations from the Tech Transfer Policy Board, comprised of Program representatives, to balance the use of OTT funding collaboratively with the affected Programs

• Coordination with Programs – they remain funders of the awards

• Energy I-Corps – Develops industry engagement skills and supports technology transfer

• Small Business Vouchers (SBV) – Supports technical partnerships between labs and small businesses, lower barrier to small business access to National Labs

• Build4Scale – Provides manufacturing training and partnerships for energy entrepreneurs to encourage on-shore manufacturing and efficient scale up – possible follow on activity to Energy I-Corps

• Lab-Bridge – Supports lab-developed pilot projects to improve tech transfer and partnerships

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