In November 2006 Kristin Gray became the new head of the APL Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) succeeding Mr. W. Swann, the program’s founding director. Leveraging her 16 years of experience in the field, Kristin brings fresh perspectives to the role. “The wealth of quality technologies and APL’s unique position in the community call for an ‘inventive’ approach to technology transfer and commercialization,” Gray says. “While we have completed more than 190 technology license agreements in the last eight years, there are many more opportunities to broaden the benefits of APL technology in addition to transfers of dual-use applications.” To help accomplish the group’s goals, Kristin tapped Ms. N. L. Todd to serve as the Assistant Group Supervisor. As one of the founding members of the early OTT, Ms. Todd. has the leadership skills and expertise needed to build on the solid foundation left by Swann. APL is one of only eleven University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) in the country. UARCs are important sources of independent, objective, technical expertise for the U.S. government but, unlike federal laboratories, are managed by universities. APL’s technology transfer activities must address both university and government objectives.
On Wednesday, October 31, 2007, TEDCO (marylandtedco.org), the Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) (techcouncilmd.com) and the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) (hceda.org) are joining forces to host a dynamic event featuring APL and NSA (nsa.gov/techtrans) information and communications technologies available for commercialization. NSA is the world expert on cryptology and electronic communications systems. Researchers work across interdisciplinary worlds involving knowledge discovery, advanced mathematics, quantum computing, nanotechnology, networking technologies, linguistics, communications, information processing and computer systems security. APL technologies will complement those from the NSA. This event marks more than 30 showcases organized by TEDCO, beginning with the first event held in 2000 at APL. This will be the third time that APL has highlighted its technologies in TEDCO’s program, the last taking place in 2003. TEDCO has developed many nationally recognized programs—including showcase events—that facilitate the technology development, transfer and commercialization process. The TCM, a trade association that helps the region’s technology organizations grow, will lend its networking expertise to draw the 200–300 attendees expected to attend this event. The HCEDA will sponsor a networking reception to conclude the showcase. Registration: Location: Annual Statistics
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New Attitude for Technology Transfer at APL