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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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Baldrige Recipients to Share 'Keys to Excellence' at Regional Conferences

June 23, 2010

Senior leaders from the five organizations selected for the 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from previous Award...

Eighty-Three Organizations Seek the 2010 Baldrige Award

June 9, 2010

Eighty-three organizations are in the running for the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational...

Summary Report on Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer FY2008

April 30, 2010

Report highlights upward trends in technology transfer activities at 11 federal laboratories Licenses, income bearing licenses, income from licenses, and earned...

2010 TIP Competition Focuses on Manufacturing Technologies

April 15, 2010

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a new competition for high-risk, high-reward research...

New MEP Advisory Board White Paper Assesses the Present and Future of American Manufacturing

April 13, 2010

A new white paper prepared by the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Board discusses the state of domestic manufacturing and the characteristics...

Baldrige Program Funds Four State Efforts to Teach Performance Excellence

March 16, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP) has announced that four state quality programs will receive...

Quality Is Virtual! Baldrige Program Offers Quest for Excellence Online

March 16, 2010

Don't worry if you can't make it to Washington, D.C., for the Quest for Excellence XXII conference on April 12-14, 2010. You can participate from your home or...

MEP to Support New Building-Efficiency Research Center

February 16, 2010

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will be supporting the creation of a regional research...

BLOGRIGE: Baldrige Program Blog Now Seeking Contributors!

January 26, 2010

BLOGRIGE—the new official blog of the Baldrige National Quality Program—is now available online. The blog is designed as a place where readers with a passion...

Baldrige Conference Provides Path for Those on 'Quest for Excellence'

January 26, 2010

Learn about the exceptional performance management practices and results of the 2009 recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the Quest for...

U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Invests up to $71 Million in New Manufacturing, Infrastructure Research and Development

December 15, 2009

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced up to $71 million in funding through its Technology...

Five Organizations Honored with 2009 Baldrige National Quality Award

December 15, 2009

President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced on Dec. 7, 2009, that five organizations have been named the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm...

NIST Technology Program Announces 20 Research Project Awards

December 15, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced funding for 20 new research projects under its Technology Innovation Program (TIP)...

Five U.S. Organizations Honored for Innovation and Performance Excellence with the 2009 Baldrige National Quality Award

December 7, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Barack Obama and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that five organizations are the recipients of the 2009 Malcolm...

Vice President Biden addresses the audience at the ceremony for the 2008 Baldrige award winners.

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

December 2, 2009

Go to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke's Remarks at Baldrige Quality Awards On Dec. 2, 2009, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary...

Vice President Biden, Secretary Locke to Present 2008 Baldrige Awards

December 1, 2009

What: Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will present three U.S. organizations with the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality...

Technology Innovation Program Seeks Comments on Potential Future Funding Areas

November 17, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for public comment on four white papers that outline potential areas for research funding...

Baldrige Program Calls for Applicants for 2010 Examiners

November 17, 2009

Each year the Baldrige Program recruits experts from business, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve on the Board...

Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Host Growth Training Programs for Businesses in Appalachian Region

October 21, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The West Virginia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WVMEP), in cooperation with the U.S. Commerce Department's MEP office, will offer...

TEDCO NIST NIH Bio-Imaging Technologies Showcase (9/2009)

October 6, 2009

A TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FEDERAL MARKETPLACE EVENT TEDCO, NIST and NIH Present Bio-imaging Technologies For Commercial Adoption On Tuesday, October 6, 2009...

Fifteen to Receive Site Visits as Next Step Toward 2009 Baldrige Award

September 22, 2009

The Panel of Judges for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest recognition for organizational performance excellence, has selected 15...

NIST Issues New Call for White Papers on Critical National Needs

September 8, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new request for "white papers" that outline or help define potential new funding...

Seventeen Years of Baldrige Scoring Data Now Available

September 8, 2009

The Baldrige National Quality Program recently published "blinded" (anonymous) scoring data on 1,033 applicants for the Baldrige National Quality Award during...

Bio-Imaging Technology Transfer and Commercialization Showcase

August 25, 2009

On Oct. 6, 2009, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) will sponsor a technology transfer and commercialization showcase for bio-imaging...

New Baldrige Brochure Helps Steer Organizations Toward Excellence

July 14, 2009

If your organization is eager to learn about how the Baldrige Criteria can help chart a course toward innovation and performance excellence, then a new brochure...

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