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New Appointments Finalized for Baldrige Judges' Panel and Overseers Board

September 9, 2019

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently appointed four new members to the Judges’ Panel and two new members to the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige...

NIST Awards $1,000,000 to the MEP Center in Oregon

August 28, 2019

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one (1) additional...

Twelve U.S. Organizations to Receive Site Visits for 2019 Baldrige Award

August 22, 2019

Twelve U.S. organizations have been selected to proceed to Site Visit Review, the final stage in the evaluation process for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National...

NIST Awards $992,050 to the MEP Center in New Jersey

August 14, 2019

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one (1) additional...

NIST MEP – FDA MOU Executed to Support U.S. Food Manufacturing and Improve Food Safety

August 8, 2019

On August 2, 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was executed between the U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

Dr. Nicole L. Ritzert is pictured in her ADA lab.

NIST Continues 1920s CRADA Partnership with the American Dental Association

August 1, 2019

The interagency research, which has led to dental products such as tooth-colored composites, the front surface dental mirror, the panoramic x-ray machine...

NIST Awards $1,074,000 to the MEP Center in Michigan

August 1, 2019

The U.S Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one (1) cooperative...

2019 LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing Case Study cover

2019 Baldrige Case Study Features Nonprofit Organization

July 22, 2019

The 2019 Baldrige Case Study: LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing (LOTS) demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of the Baldrige Excellence Framework...

The Congressional Tech Transfer Caucus Announcement for the Academic Research Commercialization

July 2, 2019

By, Robin Bunch, Technical Program Manager Technology Discovery Office The NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides...

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NIST Welcomes its 2019 PIF

June 12, 2019

This year’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) is taking on a major role in bridging the gap between...

New W.E. Upjohn Institute Study Finds MEP Generates Substantial 14.4:1 ROI Among Other Positive Findings

May 16, 2019

A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)...

2019 Baldrige Award to Assess 26 Organizations

May 14, 2019

Twenty-six organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Reflecting...

NIST Awards $750,000 to the MEP Center in Pennsylvania

April 26, 2019

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

The cover of the report is green and black, with the title "Return on Investment Initiative, Final Green Paper, April 2019"

NIST Releases Findings on Increasing the Innovation Impacts of Federally Funded R&D

April 24, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announced 15 key findings from a final version of a...

U.S. Executives Complete Year-long Baldrige Fellowship Program

April 22, 2019

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by another cohort of 18...

NSBE and NIIMBL Announce Student Awardees for Biopharma eXperience

April 18, 2019

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) in partnership with the Healthcare Innovation Special Interest Group (HISIG)...

New Cohort of U.S. Executives Embark on Distinguished Baldrige Fellowship

April 17, 2019

Eighteen executives of U.S. organizations in multiple sectors have been selected for the newest cohort of the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program...

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Presents Five Organizations with Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

April 8, 2019

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Noting that this year's winners “are held in highest esteem in your communities and, now, in our nation," U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur...

Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder Version 1.1 Released

March 28, 2019

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology announces the release of the Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence...

New MEP Center Will Serve the Needs of Alaska’s Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

March 15, 2019

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $2.5 million in a five-year funding agreement to...

New MEP Center Will Serve the Needs of Alaska’s Small and Medium-sized Manufacturers

March 15, 2019

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $2.5 million in a five-year funding agreement to...

NIST Announces 2019 Opportunities for Small Businesses

March 14, 2019

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the fiscal year 2019 Small Business Innovation Research...

2019 Baldrige Examiner Training Experience

February 13, 2019

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is offering a limited number of seats in its 2019 examiner training course for a fee through its Baldrige Examiner...

2019-2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework and Criteria (Business/Nonprofit) Now Available

December 18, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has released the 2019–2020 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Business/Nonprofit). The 2019–2020 Baldrige Excellence...

NIST MEP Director Carroll Thomas speaking at the 30th anniversary event

MEP National Network 30th Anniversary Recognition Commemoration

December 7, 2018

On November 28, NIST MEP held the MEP National Network 30 th Anniversary Recognition Commemoration at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington...

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