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Technology Transfer Office Resources

NHGRI Technology Transfer Information

• NIH Online Technology Transfer Training [tttraining.od.nih.gov]
  All NIH intramural scientific staff are required to complete the mandatory NIH technology transfer training. This is a one-time requirement; once you have successfully completed the training you will not have to repeat the training in future years. Anyone who works for NIH (contractors, post-docs, fellows and graduate students) should also take this training.
  
  
  • Note: All NIH employees whether contractors, temporary staff or permanent staff should check off 'YES' when asked "Do you work at NIH?"
  
  
  
• Technologies Available for Licensing
  NHGRI technologies, inventions and discoveries offered for licensing, including tissue microarrays for rapid molecular profiling, mouse models of inherited disorders and a diverse range of genes. Includes list of current and past licensees.
  
  
• Standard Forms and Model Agreements
  Forms and documents for potential collaborators and licensees, plus NHGRI staff.
  
  
• Technology Transfer Terms
  A convenient primer for NIH staff on Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADA), Material Transfer Agreements (MTA) and Employee Invention Reports (EIR).
  
  

Selected Technology Transfer Sites

• NIH Office of Technology Transfer [ott.od.nih.gov]
• NCI Technology Transfer Branch [otd.nci.nih.gov]
• Technology Transfer Information Center [nalusda.gov]
• National Technology Transfer Center [nttc.edu]

Government Patent Offices

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [uspto.gov]
• European Patent Office [epo.co.at]

Biotechnology Groups

• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) [autm.net]
• Biotechnology Industry Organization [bio.org]

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Last Reviewed: November 13, 2008