New ACT Initiative Gives Entrepreneurs Access to Government Labs – Idaho Falls, Idaho Based Idaho National Laboratory

A new pilot initiative from the Department of Energy (DOE) will help entrepreneurs access its national labs to more quickly commercialize their technologies.

The Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT) initiative will help businesses bring job-creating technologies to the market more quickly by allowing them to work with DOE’s labs from start to finish developing and delivering new clean energy technologies and other innovations.

Businesses will be able to use research and other facilities as well as work with scientists at the labs.

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Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov

INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s missions in nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense.

Through Technology Deployment, INL becomes far more cost-effective because it is able to leverage research, and technology development, while increasing the skills and capabilities for America’s government and private businesses.

Licensing INL Technology:

If you would like to license an INL technology, share in R&D, start or expand a business with INL technologies, or require business support our Technology Transfer team is available to discuss the following contractual mechanisms: https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt/community/partnering_mechanisms/329/partnering_mechanisms

If you are interested in licensing an INL technology http://www.inl.gov/techtransfer/licensing/default2.asp , contact the Commercialization Manager listed with the technology. They will assist you in creating the business partnership needed to successfully commercialize the technology.

Utilizing Lab Resources:

The primary purpose of INL’s WFO Program is to make available the wealth of technologies, personnel, expertise, and facilities in which Federal funds have been invested. The INL’s advanced, state-of-the-art technology, materials and services are available to the public and private industry to advance the nation and industrial competitiveness. https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt/community/partnering_mechanisms/329/work_for_others