Agricultural Research Service

Rob GriesbachTechnology Transfer

Coordinator

Secretary of Agriculture

Deputy Secretary

Under SecretaryResearch, Education, & Economics

• Agricultural Research Service ARS• National Agricultural Library NAL• Economic Research Service ERSS• National Agricultural Statistics Service NASS• Cooperative State Research, Education Extension Service CSREES

ARS Mission

Conduct research to develop and transfer solutions

to agricultural problems of high national priority

• Nutrition, Food Safety/ Quality

• Animal Production & Protection

• Crop Production & Protection

• Natural Resources & Sustainable

Agricultural Systems

ARS National Research Programs

~2300 Permanent Full-Time Scientists~100 Locations

Water Availability & Water Management

Unique Pilot Plants in ARS

http://www.ars.usda.gov

Science In Your Shopping Cart

• Beltsville Turkey

• DEET

• Seedless grapes

• Shrinkproof wool

• Roma tomatoes

• Poultry nutrition

• New Guinea Impatiens

• Dehydrated potatoes

• Concentrated frozen orange juice

• Perma-press fabrics• Lactose-free Milk• Glenn Dale azaleas

• Super-absorbents for diapers • Leather tanning

Annual Report to Congress on Technology Transfer --- “Downstream Outcomes”

Cooperative Research & Development Agreements

• 55 new

• 207 active

Trust Fund Agreements

• 1,259 new

• 4,084 active Patents

• 107 applications filed

• 35 patents issued

Licenses

• 25 new

• 339 active

FY2007

MD, DE, VA 134 Agreements 75 ARS Researchers~$12 million

Patenting

• 8 registered patent agents

• Located in Beltsville, MD; Peoria, IL; Albany, CA

Licensing

• 4 senior licensing specialists

• HQ based

Tech Transfer Coordinators

• 7 specialists with life science / ag background

• Distributed across geographic Areas of ARS

Marketing

• Targeted marketing

• Web subscribe Tech Alerts

• Partnering opportunities

Centralized in policy and approvals, licensing, marketing Decentralized in negotiation and implementation of CRADAs

Office of Technology Transfer

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Business

David Nicholson - PWA510-559-5641David.Nicholson@ars.usda.gov

Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / SPA970-229-5528Bryan.Kaphammer@.ars.usda.gov

Renee Wagner - MWA309-681-6565Renee.Wagner@ars.usda.gov

Vic Chavez- NAA215-233-6610Vic.Chavez@ars.usda.gov

Thomas Valco- Cotton Technology662-686-5255CTTEC@ars.usda.gov

Don Nordlund- SAA / MSA706-546-3496Don.Nordlund@.ars.usda.gov

Rob Griesbach - BA301-504-6421Rob.Griesbach@ars.usda.gov