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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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New Report Updates Statistics on Federal Tech Transfer Efforts

April 27, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a summary report on technology transfer activities of the federal laboratories for fiscal...

New Manufacturing Innovations Blog Lifts Off

April 26, 2011

The manufacturing experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership are now spreading the word...

Manufacturing Innovations 2011: Seizing Tomorrow's Opportunities Today

March 1, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will host Manufacturing Innovations 2011 from May...

New TIP Three-Year Plan Outlines Future R&D Grant Directions for NIST

February 2, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted a "Three-Year Plan" outlining the topics of possible future competitions for R&D funding...

Baldrige Program Director Named Honorary Fellow of ACHE

February 2, 2011

Harry Hertz, director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been named an Honorary...

DOC Seeks Comment on Trademark Bullying

January 14, 2011

A trademark "bully" may be described as a trademark owner that uses its trademark rights to harass and intimidate another business beyond what the law might be...

Learn from the Best: 2010 Baldrige Recipients Showcased at Quest Conference

January 13, 2011

Cherry blossoms won't be the only things flowering in Washington, D.C., during the first week in April. Quality, innovation and performance excellence will be...

NIST Appoints Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services

January 5, 2011

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that Phillip Singerman has been appointed to the newly...

Vice President Biden and Commerce Secretary Locke Present Baldrige Award to Five Organizations

December 17, 2010

On December 16, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige...

NIST Announces $22 Million in Funding for Advanced Manufacturing Research in Electronics, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

December 15, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a total of more than $22 million in funding for nine...

First Set of Baldrige Criteria for 2011-2012 Now Online

December 3, 2010

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has announced that the 2011-2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence for businesses and nonprofit organizations are...

Baldrige Needs the Best of the Best as Examiners

November 30, 2010

Provide a valuable service to your country. If you're an expert from a business, education, healthcare or nonprofit organization, and possess knowledge and...

Seven U.S. Organizations Honored with the 2010 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 23, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today named seven organizations as recipients of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the...

NIST Patent Roundup

November 9, 2010

NIST researchers and their collaborators were awarded seven patents in the past year for a wide variety of technologies. Since Oct. 1, 2009, NIST has made a...

TIP Seeks Comments on Potential Funding Areas and Solicits Suggestions for Future Competitions

November 9, 2010

In two Federal Register notices, the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) asks for public comments...

NIST Releases 2009 Department of Commerce Technology Transfer Report

October 13, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the 2009 Technology Transfer Report, an annual report summarizing the technology transfer...

Baldrige Program Name Change Emphasizes Performance Excellence

October 5, 2010

After 23 years as the "Baldrige National Quality Program," the nation's public-private partnership dedicated to performance excellence has decided to highlight...

NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards $9.1 Million for 22 Projects to Enhance U.S. Manufacturers' Global Competitiveness