The USDOE Ames Laboratory is committed to developing and transferring technologies. Each year over the past decade, it has generated an average of 10 patents from DOE-supported research, and enters into about five technology license agreements and/or options. Collaborations between industry and the Ames Laboratory can help both parties meet their common technological objectives, while reducing development costs and risks. Knowing what to expect of a partnership with the Ames Laboratory can help both parties identify appropriate opportunities, negotiate agreements, and meet one another's expectations.
For an interview with the Associate Laboratory Director for Sponsored Research Administration on the Importance of Technology Transfer please click here to view.
For more information on how you may work with the Laboratory, please read "Doing Business with the Ames Laboratory".
What's New?
November 29, 2016
The Office of Technology Transitions has released a call for proposals to DOE facilities that wish to seek funding from DOE's FY 2017 Technology Commercialization Fund. This solicitation is open only to DOE facilities. Letters of Intent are due by December 22, 2016. Applications for funding are due February 10, 2017. It is anticipated thatthe selection announcemens will be made in the spring of 2017. If you are interested, please contact the Office of Research Opportunities.
November 28, 2016
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2017 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0001619) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Qualified small businesses with strong research capabilities in science or engineering in any of the research areas sought in the announcement are encouraged to apply. The FOA and Topics can be found here.
The following DOE program offices are participating in this Funding Opportunity Announcement:
- Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Fossil Energy
- Fusion Energy Sciences
- High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy
November 11, 2016
Good News – Small Business Vouchers Round 3 Deadline Extended Again!
Due to the large number of queries we received, we have decided to extend the deadline further for submitting Requests for Assistance in the third round of The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot. Eligible small businesses now have until November 14, 2016 at 11:59pm to apply.
We encourage interested business to visit www.SBV.org to learn more about the pilot, including eligibility requirements and how to apply. Interested businesses can also watch a pre-recorded SBV overview webinar presentation online. For other questions, please contact David Kistin by email info@sbv.org or by phone (505) 205-3598.
The SBV pilot connects clean energy small businesses with the world-class resources at the U.S. Department of Energy's national laboratories. Up to $12 million is available to eligible U.S. small businesses in vouchers for technical assistance from national laboratories, to help bring the next generation of clean technologies to market. We look forward to connecting this next group of innovative clean energy small businesses to our national labs!
October 3, 2016
Round 3 of the Small Business Voucher Program begins in October. More information to follow on the Small Business Voucher Website.
Please visit the Infographic and Fact Sheet for the Small Business Voucher Programs.
September 2016
Advancing Firearms Analytics
A report titled "Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods" was released by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). In the report, research by the Ames Laboratory was called out by PCAST as a notable advance in firearm analysis. The firearm analysis work at the Ames Laboratory was performed through the Laboratory’s Sponsored Research activity with funding from the Department of Defense’s Forensic Science Center.
PCAST is an advisory group of the Nation’s leading scientists and engineers, appointed by the President, to augment the science and technology advice available to him from inside the White House and from cabinet departments and other Federal agencies. To read a full copy of the report, click here.