Town Hall

Burning Questions for the Tech Transfer Professional

FLC National MeetingApril 30, 2015

Thomas Stackhouse, Ph.D.Associate Director

Technology Transfer CenterNational Cancer Institute

NIH, DHHSFLC Executive Board

FLC Education & Training Committee

Questions Around Tech Transfer “Hot Topics”

- FLC Meetings: Best ways to share best practices- Metrics- Communications - FLC Resources- Software Licensing- Extramural Inventions- Other?

This forum will serve as an opportunity for TT colleagues to participate and share ideas, so please participate and share

your thoughts!

FLC meetings: Best ways to share best practices

• What roles do you see the FLC national “face to face” meeting versus a virtual meeting playing in the future of our Federal TT profession?

Metrics

• What does each agency consider T2 that should be measured (and what’s not T2)? – is it just licenses, CRADAs, WFO or are there other

nontraditional TT activities that should be measured and reported on?

Communications

• What are the most effective ways (you, as T2 professional) have found to deliver content to your internal Lab/Agency management

• What are the most effective ways (you, as T2 professional) have found to deliver content to industry (that results in outcomes)?

FLC Resources • What tools do you need as a T2 professional

to be more effective in your job? – Training formats (webinars, in-person, online

courses)– FLC web tools for the TT professional

• What specifically would you like to see FLC do that we currently do not do to assist you in doing your job as a T2 professional?

Software Licensing

• What are your experiences in licensing software (given the Defense Authorization Bill of 2013/2014 for DoD)?

Extramural Inventions

• How do agencies treat/manage inventions arising from contracts (procurements, R & D, etc) or grants? Does your T2 office get involved at all?

Other?