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Technology Partnerships Office

TPO Mission Statement: To build and sustain technology partnering activities between the NIST laboratories and U.S. industries in the public and at the federal, state, and local levels of the U.S. government. TPO intends to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness across the Federal government through efforts by NIST and the Department of Commerce.

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Federal Technology Transfer Resources for Coronavirus Response

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Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative

Patent of the Month: Optomechanical gravimeter, patent number 10,545,259

Patent of the Month: January 2021

News and T2 News

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

NIST Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Bayh-Dole Regulations

January 12, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking feedback on proposed changes to

A Database Rebuild to Champion the Bayh-Dole Act

January 6, 2021

Throughout history, many innovative ideas have been realized and brought to life within federal laboratories across the country. From this, it was discovered

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

ROI Initiative Status Update: Legislative Package Sent to Congress

December 10, 2020

In April 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the release of a Final Green Paper from its Return on Investment (ROI)

Contacts

Technology Partnerships Office

tpo@nist.gov

(301) 975-2573