Open For Business: NASA Launches New Technology Transfer Portal

June 20, 2012

David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.steitz@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 12-207

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NASA LAUNCHES NEW TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PORTAL

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to accelerate technology transfer from NASA
into the hands of American businesses, industry and the public, the
agency's new Technology Transfer Portal is open for business.

NASA's Technology Transfer Portal provides an Internet-based one-stop
front door to the agency's unique intellectual property assets
available for technology transfer and infusion into America's new
technology and innovation-driven economy. NASA's Technology Transfer
Program allows research and development to transfer back into the
U.S. economy via licenses, patents and intellectual property
agreements that often result in new innovations, products and
businesses. The use of NASA technology by American businesses spurs
job growth and helps maintain U.S. economic competitiveness while
improving our everyday lives.

"One of NASA's highest priority goals is to streamline its technology
transfer procedures, support additional government-industry
collaboration and encourage the commercialization of novel
technologies flowing from our federal laboratories," said NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "One
way NASA can streamline and increase the rate of aerospace technology
transfer is through tools like NASA's Technology Transfer Portal."

To access NASA's Technology Transfer Portal, visit:

http://technology.nasa.gov

NASA designs technologies to solve difficult problems in space and on
Earth. Some examples include NASA-developed devices designed to
operate remotely and with limited servicing in the harsh environment
of space, and strong and lightweight materials that can withstand the
extreme temperatures of supersonic flight or space travel. NASA has
designed lifesaving techniques, protocols, and tools for use when
orbiting the Earth and the nearest doctor is more than 200 miles
below. Closed environment recycling systems, as well as energy
generation and storage methods also have useful applications here on
Earth.
NASA's new tech portal simplifies and speeds access to the agency's
intellectual property portfolio, much of which is available for
licensing. The site features a searchable, categorized database of
NASA's patents, a module for reaching out to a NASA technology
transfer specialist and articles about past successful
commercialization of NASA technology. Historical and real-time data
for NASA's technology transfer program also are available.

"A priority of NASA is to get federally-funded new technologies into
the commercial marketplace," said NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck.
"We're hopeful that entrepreneurs, businesses of all sizes and anyone
looking for innovative solutions to technology problems will explore
NASA's Technology Transfer Portal to find opportunities to transfer
NASA technologies into innovative solutions for the nation."

Hundreds of examples of successful NASA spinoff technologies and
innovations adapted for use in our everyday lives can be found on
NASA's Spinoff website at:

http://spinoff.nasa.gov

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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