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Strategic Planning in USDA’s Office of Technology Transfer … Meeting Research Mission, Agency Policies, & Commercialization Opportunities R. J. Brenner, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator, ARS, for Technology Transfer Unit ed States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Presentation Overview • Structure & function of ARS & OTT • Internal customer service to ARS • Serving other federal departments through biobased products for economic security • New directions in strategic public / private partnerships United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research Service Principal intramural research arm of USDA Others with research: Forest Service, APHIS, FSIS, ERS 2150 PFT scientists 2800+ projects 100+ location United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Office of Technology Transfer Centralized in policy and approvals, licensing, marketing; decentralized in negotiation and implementation of CRADAs Patenting Marketing • 8 registered • Targeted patent agents marketing Licensing • 4 senior licensing specialists • Located in • Web subscribe Beltsville, Tech Alerts • HQ based MD; Peoria, • Partnering IL; Albany, CA opportunities Tech Transfer Coordinators • 7 specialists with life science / ag background • Distributed across geographic Areas of ARS United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Service to ARS • Annual or bi-annual training at research locations on technology transfer of all scientists, Research Leaders by TTC, Licensing, Patent Advisor, Marketing • Strategic planning with scientists for research partnership agreements; negotiations, drafting, & execution of CRADAs, MTAs, NDA • Convene ca. 20 patent review committees annually to review invention disclosures, maintenance fees, foreign filings • Patentability estimates, preparation, filing, and prosecution of patent applications • Negotiate, execute, & monitor license agreements • Consultation and litigation review with USDA licensees who find others infringing USDA licensed patents United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Service to ARS Scientists, Customers, Stakeholders … Strategic Additions to OTT Policies & Procedures Challenges to manage a changing world of intellectual property, and the partnerships that produce it • Addition of 2 new categories of inventions • “Biological Materials” • Allows licensing of “protectable” technologies (Technology Transfer & Commercialization Act of 2000) • “Plant Materials” • SOP & tracking of decision process in ARS for public releases v. IP protection & licensing • Allows ARS to manage divergent policies of ARS and universities United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Service to ARS Scientists … Strategic Planning: Foreign CRADAs, USTR, Export Control • Increased scrutiny to comply with Sec. 4, E.O. 12591 (“Facilitating Access to Science and Technology”) • “Consult with USTR” on foreign CRADAs • Instituted process to comply that does NOT hinder CRADA development and approval process • Compliance with “Export Control”, and “Deemed Export Control” regulations from Dept. of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry & Security (Export Administration Regulations) • Develop “Decision Flow Chart” for export control with Commerce to protect ARS scientists and USDA from adverse actions • Working with Deemed Export Control (DoC, BIS) to develop comparable decision flow chart United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Strategic Planning: A priori T2 Considerations In Research Planning Relevance Input Assessment Planning Impact Quality Implementation United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service ARS National Program Cycle Partner workshops … Strategic Planning: Increasing Likelihood of Successful T2 “The goal of this workshop is to prepare our scientists to achieve effective technology transfers in animal health research [NP 103] in the next national program cycle.” United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Serving Other Agencies Through Development of Biobased Technology United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Opportunities for New Partnerships United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Outreach & Marketing Strategies Tradeshows & meetings Collateral Targeted materials marketing “Partnering Opportunities” United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Outreach & Marketing Strategies Economic development agencies FLC involvement National workshops United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Get the Latest! • Animal Production Technologies • • • • • Aquaculture Cattle Poultry Swine Other Animals • Crop Production Technologies • Food, Safety and Nutrition • Biobased Technologies • Natural Resources Technologies • Biotechnology Technologies United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Partner workshops … New Directions in Strategic Public / Private Partnerships Provide training and access to resource options to partners of USDA (e.g., CRADA, Licensees) • SBIR • NASVF • Partnership intermediaries • MEP • Local Economic Development entities • Small Business Development Centers • Business school internships • University Research Parks United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Strategic Planning: Pursuit of New Authorities to Promote Commercialization Should federal agencies pool authorities to create Federal Technology Accelerators? • Enhanced Use Lease Authority • Access to pilot plants • Private sector-assisted conversion of underutilized federal research facilities • Integrate with economic development incubators (community or university) • Create tax incentives for developing technologies by utilizing domestic renewable resources / energy credits / carbon credits? United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service Office of Technology Transfer 5601 Sunnyside Ave Beltsville, MD 20705 (301) 504-6905 HTTP://OTT.ARS.USDA.GOV Photo: Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD (Joann Perkins) Richard J. Brenner, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator United States Department of Agriculture • Agricultural Research Service