Understanding Government - Business R&D Partnerships

Technology can be transferred from national labs to the private sector in at least twelve different ways. Private firms can make use of the extensive, state of the art, research equipment available at national laboratories to solve existing technical problems or to create new products and services for their customers. American businesses not only have access to government owned patents and hardware but to the unique insight and capabilities of the award winning scientists who conduct research at these facilities (foreign businesses may qualify under certain conditions).

• CRADA/Collaborative Projects
• Work for Others/Sponsored Research
• Technical Assistance
• Personnel Exchanges
• Technology Maturation

Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) CRADA

The IPP Program is a nonproliferation initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA). IPP enhances U.S. national security by engaging former Soviet weapons scientists, engineers and technicians in research directed toward peaceful commercial pursuits. The BNL IPP representative helps to create and broker cooperative research projects involving former Soviet weapons scientists and U.S. industry. An IPP project usually involves the identification of non-military, commercial applications for former Soviet institute technologies. These unique partnerships provide new resources and markets for U.S. companies, while establishing important private sector linkages for former Soviet weapons scientists and engineers.

• BNL Nonproliferation and National Security Department
• IPP Model CRADA Document (.doc)

Ombudsman's Office

• Assists in the resolution of any issues and/or disputes that may arise while partnering with Brookhaven

Links to documents that explain all current DOE R&D Partnership Agreements

• Doing Business with the National Labs--explains how to take advantage of the expertise and unique facilities offered by federal research laboratories and answers frequently asked questions
• NTTC's concise outline of Federal Tech Transfer Mechanisms and Procedures
• An extensive description of CRADA and other R&D partnership agreements - DOE
• CRADA Links to other National Labs

Contact BNL-OIPSR

Last Modified: February 4, 2008
Please forward all questions about this site to: Lori-Anne Neiger

One of ten national laboratories overseen and primarily funded by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as well as in energy technologies and national security. Brookhaven Lab also builds and operates major scientific facilities available to university, industry and government researchers. Brookhaven is operated and managed for DOE’s Office of Science by Brookhaven Science Associates, a limited-liability company founded by Stony Brook University, the largest academic user of Laboratory facilities, and Battelle, a nonprofit, applied science and technology organization.

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