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Discovering How to Tailor NIST Innovations

July 28, 2020

For NIST federal researchers, pursuing their work in the labs is only part of the overall research and development goal at NIST. Scientists and engineers work

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Disaster Recovery Program for Southwest Puerto Rico

July 9, 2020

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative agreement

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NIST Awards $50 Million in Funding to Help Manufacturers Respond to the Pandemic

July 8, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $50 million in emergency

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2020 Baldrige Case Study Shows How One Organization Improved with Feedback

July 7, 2020

Now available on our website, the 2020 Baldrige Case Study: LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing (LOTS), Year 2 demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of

New Jersey MEP Receives Award to Deploy Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services to U.S. Manufacturers

July 6, 2020

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made a new cooperative

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Commerce Funds Manufacturing USA Pandemic Response Projects

July 6, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $3.4 million in grants to support high

From the Public to the Private Sector: NSTEP

June 25, 2020

The NIST-Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (N-STEP) was founded, through a partnership between NIST and TEDCO, for the purpose of providing

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Now Available: FY19 DOC Technology Transfer Report

June 12, 2020

The Technology Partnerships Office at NIST presents the “Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach and Plans, Fiscal Year 2019 Activities and Achievements

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The Jump from Airborne to NIST

June 2, 2020

by John Bittman, Interagency Policy Specialist I never expected the knowledge, skills, or abilities I gained as an airborne infantryman to be very transferrable

NIST Awards $8.9 Million to Fund High-Impact Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Projects to Battle COVID-19

May 27, 2020

Authorized by the CARES Act, the funding will go to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL).

NIST Names Mojdeh Bahar as Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services

May 22, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mojdeh

Twenty Organizations Will Be Evaluated for 2020 Baldrige Award

May 12, 2020

Twenty organizations have submitted applications for the 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. They include 11 health care organizations, 6 nonprofit

New Summit Consulting and W.E. Upjohn Institute Study Finds MEP Generates Substantial 13.4:1 ROI Among Other Positive Findings

May 6, 2020

A recent study by Summit Consulting and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)

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National Inventors Month: Tech Transfer

May 6, 2020

The month of May not only signifies the end of Spring, but also highlights the beginnings of new ideas and creations since it has been nationally recognized as

MEP Centers Receive Awards to Deploy Advanced Manufacturing Technology Services to U.S. Manufacturers

May 5, 2020

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made 4 cooperative agreement

NIST Contributes to WIPO Report on IP Management by the U.S. Federal Government

April 23, 2020

When the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was tasked by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to provide a comprehensive report on better

Department of CommerceWomen in STEM (DOCWSTEM) Presents Lunchtime Tech Talk

April 20, 2020

Intellectual Property – Protecting and Promoting Innovation and Business Want to know what intellectual property (IP) is? Interested in learning more about how

NIST MEP Centers to Receive CARES Act Funding for Pandemic Response

April 13, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the application process for $50 million in

A Lab-to-Market Tale: Icemaker Invention

April 7, 2020

Dr. David Yashar was always interested in finding ways to use practical application of science to improve real systems, so he studied mechanical engineering at

Graduating Cohort of Fellows Inspired by New Thinking on Leadership

April 7, 2020

Eighteen senior leaders recently joined more than 100 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. During the year-long leadership

NIST Funding Manufacturing Institutes to Support Pandemic Response

March 31, 2020

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a funding opportunity for rapid, high

Decennial Cohort of U.S. Executives Begins Prestigious Baldrige Fellowship

March 27, 2020

Ten years ago, based on an idea on how to better engage U.S. executives, a program was created to inspire senior leaders to embrace a systems perspective in

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Outside Perspective: Reflecting on Technology Transfer Around the World

March 17, 2020

The University of Edinburgh (UE) and Heriot-Watt (HW) University, in collaboration with six other regional colleges and universities, at least five municipal

Tech Transfer: Thoughts on an Innovation Ecosystem

March 3, 2020

Technology Transfer (T2) involves the movement of scientific discoveries and innovative technical knowledge from the federal laboratories to the private sector

Increasing U.S. Manufacturing Innovation

February 28, 2020

Manufacturing USA® institutes are designed to build innovation ecosystems and accelerate technology development and workforce development in critical technology

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