Cross Agency Priority Goal Quarterly Progress Update

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1 Crss Agency Pririty Gal Quarterly Prgress Update Lab t Market Gal leaders: Tm Kalil, Deputy Directr, Office f Science and Technlgy Plicy; Ellen D. Williams, Senir Advisr, Office f the Secretary, Department f Energy Fiscal Year 2015 Quarter 1 1

2 Overview Gal Statement Increase the ecnmic impact f federally-funded research and develpment by accelerating and imprving the transfer f new technlgies frm the labratry t the cmmercial marketplace. Urgency There is significant ptential t increase the return n public investment thrugh innvatin, jb creatin, scietal impact, cmpetitiveness, and ecnmic prsperity Visin T significantly accelerate and imprve technlgy transfer by streamlining administrative prcesses, facilitating partnerships with industry, evaluating impact, and pening Federal research and develpment (R&D) assets as a platfrm fr innvatin and ecnmic grwth 2

3 Gal Team and Gvernance Plan Oversight and Prject Management OSTP, OMB, R&D Deputies Cmmittee, IAWGTT, FLC, SBIR PM WG Human Capital Team Leads: Tech transfer fellwships Industrial detail prgrams Entrepreneurship educatin Cllabratins Team Leads: Cntractr-Operated lab pririties Gvernment- Operated lab pririties Optimizing authrities C-funding partnerships R&D Assets Team Leads: Intellectual Prperty data Facilities and equipment data Small Business Innvatin Team Lead: SBIR Prgrams Evaluating Impact Team Lead: Metrics Develpment Agency participants: US Departments f Agriculture (USDA), Department f Cmmerce (Natinal Institute f Standards and Technlgy (NIST), Natinal Oceanic and Atmspheric Administratin, and Patent and Trademark Office), Department f Defense, Department f Educatin, Department f Energy (DOE), Department f Health and Human Services (Natinal Institutes f Health (NIH) and the Centers fr Disease Cntrl and Preventin (CDC), Department f Hmeland Security, Department f Justice (Federal Bureau f Investigatin), Department f the Interir, Department f Transprtatin; Envirnmental Prtectin Agency, General Services Administratin, Natinal Aernautics and Space Administratin (NASA), Natinal Science Fundatin (NSF), Small Business Administratin (SBA), Department f Veterans Affairs Gvernance Oversight prvided by the White Huse Office f Science and Technlgy Plicy (OSTP) and the Office f Management and Budget (OMB). Wrking grups have been established in key areas that will meet mnthly t reprt prgress n actins until prgram is well underway, thereafter meeting quarterly. The wrkgrups will reprt t the Gal Leads wh will crdinate with the R&D Deputies Cmmittee. Area wrking grups will leverage existing gvernment crss-agency bdies t crdinate and implement plans including the Interagency Wrkgrup fr Technlgy Transfer (IAWTT), the Federal Labratry Cnsrtium fr Technlgy Transfer (FLC), and the Small Business Innvatin Research (SBIR) Prgram Managers Wrkgrup (SBIR PM WG). 3

4 Prgress Update Cntext The Federal Gvernment will spend $138 billin n R&D during FY This R&D is cnducted primarily at universities and federal labratries. This investment supprts fundamental research that expands the frntiers f human knwledge, and yields extrardinary lng-term ecnmic impact thrugh the creatin f new knwledge and ultimately new industries ften in unexpected ways. The federal R&D enterprise must cntinue t supprt fundamental research that is mtivated primarily by ur interest in expanding the frntiers f human knwledge, and diffusing this knwledge thrugh pen data and publicatins. At the same time, sme research discveries shw near-term ptential fr cmmercial prducts and services, and the purpse f this Crss Agency Pririty Gal is t accelerate these prmising technlgies frm the labratry t the marketplace. Implementatin framewrk This actin plan is a flexible framewrk, calling n agencies t tailr and priritize Lab-t-Market activities specific t their missins, capabilities, and authrities. Agencies are likely t have different levels f participatin in the elements f this actin plan, and may als identify ther initiatives that are agencyspecific. Implementatin must be infrmed by engagement with relevant stakehlders, including small businesses, large cmpanies, technlgy investrs, state ecnmic develpment rganizatins, universities, researchers, and federal labratry cntractrs. 4

5 Milestnes met in Q1 f FY 2015 I-Crps A ttal f 421 teams cmpleted the NSF Innvatin Crps (I-Crps ) immersin curse thrugh Q1 f FY 2015, with participatin by 7 university Ndes. The CDC is participating in the Atlanta Science Festival t ffer science, technlgy, engineering and math educatin and entrepreneurship training t K-12 students, and CDC is wrking t expand a strategic partnership with the VentureLab at Gergia Tech t hst I-Crp training fr SBIR grantees and CDC I-Fund awardees. The DOE natinal labratries participating in the Lab-Crps Pilt cmpleted their bservatin f the I-Crp winter chrts this mnth, in rder t gain expsure t the existing I-Crp mdel. Lab-Crps team recruitment is nging, with the first teams t be selected by April 30, Three Lab-Crps teams will participate in the existing I-Crp Energy and Transprtatin Reginal Prgram at the University f Michigan in May-June, in rder t gain additinal insight int necessary mdificatins fr the Lab- Crps curriculum and t train Lab-Crps instructrs. The full, custmized Lab-Crps training will begin in Octber 2015, including at least seven teams. Additinal teams may als participate, supprted by the Office f Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Technlgy Offices and/r independent natinal lab funding. USDA is wrking with I-Crp t develp a new apprach using a team cmpsed f a USDA scientist, a pst dc and a tech transfer prfessinal t lk at finding either a research partner r a licensee t a USDA technlgy, and expanding the Agricultural Research Partnerships netwrk f netwrks t include mre than 30 players in the innvatin ecsystem, include venture capital firms, ecnmic entities and manufacturing and extensin prgrams t extend the reach f USDA tech transfer effrts. Tw USDA institutes, the Natinal Institute f Fd and Agriculture and the Agriculture Research Service, are explring I-Crp expansins within their ffices. Start-Ups & Challenges: USDA is wrking n develping an agricultural cmmercializatin and entrepreneurship challenge fr middle and high schl students and cntinues t wrk with the Agricultural Technlgies Innvatin Partners Fundatin n tw lng term prjects with industry partners alng. 11 startups were created in the NIH Breast Cancer Startup Challenge, and NIH launched its secnd challenge, the Neur Startup Challenge. 5

6 Milestnes met in Q1 f FY 2015 Data Calls: User Facility Data-Call - In late 2014 the Office f Science annunced its intentin t create an annual cllectin f user facility users/prjects infrmatin, with a subset f that infrmatin being psted n the Office f Science website, starting with FY 2015 prjects. In additin the Office f Science slicited summary infrmatin regarding the number f users per institutin fr FY 2013 and FY The Office f Science received that infrmatin in mid-january and is wrking t analyze it with a gal f psting infrmatin n its website in 2Q f FY Technlgy Transfer Wrking Grup (TTWG) Data Call - DOE launched their annual labratry data call n Octber 20, Data cllectin is 90% cmpleted. Labratry data and success stries will be submitted t NIST, Technlgy Partnership Office and published in the annual Federal Labratry Technlgy Transfer (TT) Reprt t the President and Cngress. This reprt fulfills the requirement f Title 15 f the United States Cde, Sectin 3710(g)(2), fr an annual reprt summarizing the use f technlgy transfer authrities by federal agencies. Cntracts Data Call - DOE launched a data call n December 1, 2014 t cllect data related t Cperative Research and Develpment Agreements, Wrk fr Other (WFO), and Agreement fr Cmmercializing Technlgy (ACT) cntracts frm natinal labratries. Data has been received frm all labratries and is currently being reviewed. There were tw requests cmbined in this data call. The purpse f ne request is t address DOE s Energy Plicy Act 2005 reprting requirements fr 2013 and 2014, and t supprt EERE and DOE headquarters planning. The purpse f the ther request is t pilt a new set f metrics regarding cntract wrk, specifically addressing technlgy type and reginal lcatin (zip-cde) fr Cperative Research and Develpment Agreements (CRADAs), nn-federal WFOs and ACT cntracts. The results will be used as input t the TTWG metrics team in develping the 2015 data call, and may als be included in the 2014 TT reprt t Cngress. In June 2014, the I-Crps at NIH funding pprtunity annuncement was released. After a cmpetitive internal review, $25,000 was awarded t each f 19 SBIR/STTR Phase I grantees (via the Administrative Supplement funding mechanism) frm the fllwing fur NIH Institutes: the Natinal Cancer Institute; the Natinal Heart, Lung, and Bld Institute; the Natinal Institute f Neurlgical Disrders and Strke; and, the Natinal Center fr Advancing Translatinal Sciences. 6

7 Milestnes met in Q1 f FY 2015 Reprts: Technlgy Transitins in Quadrennial Technlgy Review (QTR) DOE is preparing its secnd QTR and its first Science and Energy Plan (SEP). Ellen Williams, Advanced Research Prjects Agency-Energy Directr and Senir Advisr t the Office f the Secretary f Energy, cmmissined the TTWG Subcmmittee n Essential Practices in Managing Labratry Technlgy Transfer Prgrams t prvide input t the DOE s QTR Crdinatin Grup fr the 2015 QTR and t DOE s Science and Energy Plan (SEP) Crdinatin Grup fr cnsideratin in its develpment f the 2015 SEP. The cmmittee s gal is t prvide actinable recmmendatins t the department, the Office f Technlgy Transitins (OTT), and the natinal labratries that will result in increased impact frm the natin s investment in natinal labratry research and develpment. Resurces: The NIH CRADA Builder tl is in beta testing. This tl culd simplify the prcess f building agreements between labs and entrepreneurs. A Tech Transfer Playbk highlighting successful ideas and actins f the federal tech transfer cmmunity was drafted and revised thrugh varius agency grups. Lng Term prject fr the develpment f DOE Tech Transitins Website: gals are effective cmmunicatin f DOE s activities, custmer service, data and applicatin sharing frm Lab TT sites, represent wider strategic/reginal ecnmic activities f Labs and all f DOE s prgrams, and increase custmer relatinship management and reprting. The Office f the Under Secretary fr Science and Energy has established the OTT, t prvide the necessary central definitin f visin, gals, and accuntability management in technlgy transitins activities frm acrss DOE. Office is due t launch in Q2 f FY 2015 in tandem with the launching f a new DOE Central TT website at Energy.gv. Small Business Partnerships: Five Interagency Plicy Cmmittee Reprts n the state f the SBIR prgram were cmpleted and submitted t US Cngress September/Octber 2014: SBA jumpstarted discussins with the Eurpean Unin Science and Technlgy Cuncil n Crss-Cllabrative Opprtunities. Initial Sympsium held at the Embassy f Italy in Nvember The fall Natinal SBIR/STTR (Small Business Technlgy Transfer) Cnference cnvened with great success and interest in Austin- Texas resulting in greater awareness amng thusands f innvatrs in the greater Austin regin. The SBIR.gv website refresh is in beta-testing phase and due fr a spring release, and the SBIR Rad Tur will kickff n March 24th with a series f utreach effrts t underrepresented cmmunities ( 7

8 Actin Plan Summary Sub-gal Majr Actins t Achieve Impact Key Indicatrs (1) Develping Human Capital (2) Empwering Effective Cllabratins (3) Opening R&D Assets (4) Fueling Small Business Innvatin (5) Evaluating Impact Expand the number f individuals with private-sectr experience serving in limited-term technlgy transfer fellwships within research agencies Establish clear ethical and plicy guidelines that enable and encurage federal researchers t wrk utside gvernment fr limited perids n industrial/entrepreneurial detail, as apprpriate Prvide widespread pprtunities fr experiential entrepreneurship educatin amng bth students and investigatrs wh wrk n federally funded R&D prjects Increase the pririty level f R&D cmmercializatin activities and utcmes at federal labratries, cnsistent with agency missin and cmmercializatin strategy Optimize technlgy transfer authrities and best practices acrss federal labratries t remve barriers t cllabratin with external entities, as apprpriate Fully utilize existing authrity fr research agencies t c-fund prjects between agencies and leverage charitable gifts t advance R&D cmmercializatin. Make all relevant data abut bth (a) federally funded intellectual prperty (IP) and (b) federal R&D facilities pen and machine-readable Reduce the time, cst, and cmplexity f executing IP licenses Increase the utilizatin f cre facilities, user facilities, and excess/surplus R&D equipment by external innvatrs and entrepreneurs, where apprpriate and cnsistent with agency missin Make data n all pen SBIR/STTR slicitatins available t third parties in real time Streamline the SBIR/STTR applicatin prcess Reduce undue burdens n small businesses during the award perfrmance perid, wherever apprpriate Publish and share best practices fr Phase III cmmercializatin frm all agencies n a regular basis Align SBIR/STTR slicitatin tpics with multi-agency science and technlgy pririties Reprt n metrics that capture R&D cmmercializatin inputs and utputs Develp utcme metrics that capture lnger-term ecnmic impact, in cllabratin with the research cmmunity Number f researcher teams successfully cmpleting a rigrus entrepreneurship educatin curriculum (e.g. NSF I- Crp ) Publicatin f Tech Transfer Playbk in Q2 f FY 2015 Number f cmprehensive IP and R&D facility data sets available in pen and machine-readable frmat n Data.gv Launch f at least ne unified and cmprehensive federal search tl acrss all pen slicitatins Publicatin f additinal new metrics in Q4 f FY

9 Wrk plan Key Milestnes Milestne Summary Develping human capital. Cllect best practices n entrepreneurial exchange, detail, and training prgrams; identify relevant new prgrams t pilt r adpt at member Agencies. Empwering effective cllabratins. Cllect best practices n partnership mdels in tech transfer; identify relevant new prgrams t pilt r adpt at member Agencies. Milestne Due Date Milestne status Owner Q4 f FY 2014 Cmpleted Human Capital Team Q4 f FY 2014 Cmpleted Cllabratins Team Opening R&D assets. Each agency will make cmprehensive IP and R&D user facility data sets available in pen and machine-readable frmat n data.gv. Q4 f FY 2015 On track Assets Team Opening R&D assets. Cllect best practices n IP licensing prgrams and R&D facility and equipment use plicies; each agency will identify relevant new prgrams t pilt r adpt. Q4 f FY 2014 Cmpleted Assets Team Fueling small business innvatin. Launch ne r mre unified and cmprehensive federal search tls acrss all pen SBIR/STTR slicitatins. Q4 f FY 2015 On track SBIR Prgram Managers Fueling small business innvatin. Determine status qu f time and prcess frm applicatin t award, including accunting and reprting requirements. Q4 f FY 2015 On track SBIR Prgram Managers Evaluating impact. Begin reprting with metrics develped in Q4 f FY Q3 f FY 2014 Cmpleted IAWGTT Evaluating impact. Develp framewrk fr ecnmic impact analysis in cllabratin with the research cmmunity. Nte: N milestne due dates were revised in Q1 f FY Q2 f FY 2015 On track IAWGTT 9

10 Key indicatrs Key Implementatin Data Indicatr Surce Baseline Target Frequency Latest data Trend Human Capital: Number f researcher teams successfully cmpleting a rigrus entrepreneurship educatin curriculum (e.g. NSF I- Crp ) Opening R&D Assets: Number f cmprehensive IP and R&D facility data sets available in pen and machine-readable frmat n Data.gv Small Business: Launch f at least ne unified and cmprehensive Federal search tl acrss all pen slicitatins NSF and ther agencies TBD TBD Rlling Teams are beginning t frm at ther agencies and will be tracked in future reprts Agencies TBD TBD Rlling Six agencies have made significant prgress n pening IP data, and fur have made significant prgress n pening R&D facility data SBIR PM wrkgrup 0 1 r mre Rlling SBA t beta test nline tl in early Q3 f FY 2015 and release by end f Q3 f FY 2015 TBD TBD TBD Indicatrs in develpment: Ecnmic Impact High Level Indicatr Ptential Target Areas Measures f ecnmic impact Published literature n technlgy transfer ecnmics Cmparisns with university effrts Crss cllabratin with ther gal effrts 10

11 Cntributing Prgrams Agencies supprting this effrt include: Department f Hmeland Security Department f Cmmerce (Natinal Institute f Standards and Technlgy and Natinal Oceanic and Atmspheric Administratin) Department f Defense Department f Energy Department f Interir Department f Justice Department f Transprtatin Envirnmental Prtectin Agency Department f Health and Human Services (Natinal Institutes f Health) Natinal Aernautics and Space Administratin Natinal Science Fundatin Department f Agriculture Department f Veterans Affairs Regulatins impacting this effrt include: 37 CFR 401: Rights t Inventins Made by Nnprfit Organizatins and Small Business Firms Under Gvernment Grants, Cntracts, and Cperative Agreements 37 CFR 404: Licensing f Gvernment-Owned Inventins Regulatins under 15 USC 3712 fr persnnel exchanges Other partners and agency prgrams include: Agency-specific university partners, NASA Agency Technlgy and Innvatin Prgram, NSF I-Crp Prgram, DOE LabCrp Prgram, agency SBIR Prgrams. 11