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Principals ofTechnology Transfer
James A. Poulos, III Technology Transfer Coordinator
Office Technology Transfer Beltsville, MD
Grotto March 21, 2011
USDA Agencies Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)Forest Service (FS)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
National Agricultural Library (NAL)National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Institute of Food and Agricultural (NIFA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)Risk Management Agency (RMA)Rural Development (RD)
ARS/OTT manages the patenting and licensing of inventions made by USDA scientists. OTT has delegated authority to make such decisions for all of USDA.
ARS MissionTo conduct research to develop & transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to:
ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products
assess the nutritional needs of Americans
sustain a competitive agricultural economy
enhance the natural resource base and the environment
provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole
ARS Research Priorities
1) Conserve and restore Agricultural and
Water Resources
2) Help America promote agricultural
production and biotechnology exports while
ensuring food nutrition (health) and safety
(security)
3) Assess the nutritional needs of America
4) Agriculture, feed stock to fuel America
5) A sustainable competitive Ag economy
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Richard BrennerAssistant Administrator (AA)
Robert GriesbachDeputy Assistant Administrator (DAA)
June Blalock AA
Tech Licensing CoordinatorJune Blalock AA
Tech Licensing Coordinator
Licensing StaffLicensing Staff
Brian NakanishiLicensing Specialist Brian NakanishiLicensing Specialist
Diana TuckerLicensing Specialist Diana TuckerLicensing Specialist
VacantLicensing Specialist VacantLicensing Specialist
Carla Boettinger Program AnalystCarla Boettinger Program Analyst
Deborah Penot Foreign Patent SpecialistDeborah Penot Foreign Patent Specialist
Gernard LittleLegal Instruments Examiner
Gernard LittleLegal Instruments Examiner
Kim MeltonLicensing AssistantKim MeltonLicensing Assistant
John GaudetLicensing Specialist John GaudetLicensing Specialist
Vacant AA
Marketing Specialist Vacant AA
Marketing Specialist
Natasha SnuggsMarketing AssistantNatasha SnuggsMarketing Assistant
Marketing Marketing
VacantMarketing TechnicianVacantMarketing Technician
CRADACRADAThomas Moreland DAA
Program AnalystThomas Moreland DAA
Program Analyst Paula ReedExecutive AsstPaula ReedExecutive Asst
Executive Support Staff Executive Support Staff
Melissa RepozaProgram Support Asst.Melissa Repoza
Program Support Asst.
Kate Baker DAA
Management AnalystKate Baker DAA
Management Analyst
Beltsville, MDBeltsville, MD
Byron StoverPatent Advisor (BA, ERRC & Chemical)
Byron StoverPatent Advisor (BA, ERRC & Chemical)
Howard OwensPatent Advisor (PWA)Howard OwensPatent Advisor (PWA)
Sonya DomingoLegal Instruments Examiner Sonya DomingoLegal Instruments Examiner
Elizabeth SampsonPatent Advisor (PWA)Elizabeth SampsonPatent Advisor (PWA)
Albany, CAAlbany, CA
Robin McCormick Legal Instruments Examiner
Robin McCormick Legal Instruments Examiner
Evelyn Rabin(NAA, Patent AdvisorSA, & Biotech)
Evelyn Rabin(NAA, Patent AdvisorSA, & Biotech)
Gail Poulos AA
Supervisory Patent Advisor (SAA)Gail Poulos AA
Supervisory Patent Advisor (SAA)
Kelli GanttPatent AssistantKelli GanttPatent Assistant
VacantPatent AssistantVacantPatent Assistant
Patent StaffPatent Staff
Peoria, ILPeoria, IL
Albert TsuiPatent Advisor (MWA & NPA)Albert TsuiPatent Advisor (MWA & NPA)
Randy Deck Patent Advisor (SPA & MWA) Randy Deck Patent Advisor (SPA & MWA)
Sheri WhitehurstLegal Instruments Examiner
Sheri WhitehurstLegal Instruments Examiner
Robert JonesPatent Advisor(SAA)
Robert JonesPatent Advisor(SAA)
Technology Transfer Coordinator Staff
Technology Transfer Coordinator Staff
Tara MarosticaTech Tran AssistantTara MarosticaTech Tran Assistant
Annetta EbelharTech Tran AssistantAnnetta EbelharTech Tran Assistant
James Poulos DAA
BA, Tech Tran CoordinatorJames Poulos DAA
BA, Tech Tran Coordinator
Dolores ShilkitusTech Tran Assistant Dolores ShilkitusTech Tran Assistant
Bryan Kaphammer DAA
NPA/SPA, Tech Tran CoordinatorBryan Kaphammer DAA
NPA/SPA, Tech Tran Coordinator
Don Nordlund DAA
SAA Tech Tran CoordinatorDon Nordlund DAA
SAA Tech Tran Coordinator
David Nicholson DAA
PWA, Tech Tran CoordinatorDavid Nicholson DAA
PWA, Tech Tran Coordinator
Jason BrayTech Tran AssistantJason BrayTech Tran Assistant
Vic Chavez DAA
NAA, Tech Tran CoordinatorVic Chavez DAA
NAA, Tech Tran Coordinator
Kristin KimballTech Tran Assistant Kristin KimballTech Tran Assistant
Thomas Valco DAA
MSA Tech Tran Coordinator; CottonThomas Valco DAA
MSA Tech Tran Coordinator; Cotton
Renee Wagner DAA
MWA, Tech Tran CoordinatorRenee Wagner DAA
MWA, Tech Tran Coordinator
Kim GarnerTech Tran AssistantKim GarnerTech Tran Assistant
Babette DavisTech Tran AssistantBabette DavisTech Tran Assistant
Joe LipovskySRRC, Assoc. Tech Tran Coord.Joe LipovskySRRC, Assoc. Tech Tran Coord.
Vacant Assoc. Tech Tran Coord.Vacant Assoc. Tech Tran Coord.
James McMurtreyLicensing Assistant
James McMurtreyLicensing Assistant
Historic ARS Contributions Remarkable discoveries
• ARS Scientist Dr. Theodore Diener working in Beltsville, Maryland discovered the viroid, a singled-stranded, circular RNA molecule.
• Robert W. Holley discovered a class of low molecular ribonucleic acids -transfer ribonucleic acids (tRNAs). These are carriers for amino acids during protein synthesis.
• Robert Davis discovered spiroplasmas, a previously unrecognized life form. A form of bacteria without cell walls, spiroplasmas cause diseases of crop plants and of insects including honey bees and are suspected in some human maladies. He also discovered pathogens against this life form.
Historic ARS Contributions creation of
industries• USDA botanist Frederick Coville started the world’s
first successful blueberry research program. Blueberries are the second most popular berry in the United States. A multi-million dollar industry
• USDA Participated in restoring the flavor and aroma lost during vacuum evaporation of concentrated orange juice. This a multi-billion dollar industry.
• USDA Scientist Bill Doane cross-linked starch and synthetic polymers creating industry based on super absorbency. -- A multiple billion dollar industry.
ARS Contributions Future industry?
• USDA scientists created economical methods for extracting latex from guayule plants. Yulex is based in Carlsbad, Calif. It Just acquired $8 million in additional venture funding.
Technology Transfer Goals of ARS
• Transfer of technology is primary objective, not income
• Facilitate research partnerships & adoption of federal research outcomes for broad U.S. public benefit
• Protect (patent) intellectual property primarily if it enhances technology transfer,
• Enhance U.S. economic development, global competition, and sustainable economic security
Technology Transfer Mechanisms
• Scientific publications, conferences, workshops, field days
• Public germplasm releases• National Agricultural Library • Information Staff - ARS public affairs,
Ag Research Magazine, news releases, exhibits, web page.
• Transferring research materials to non-USDA scientists
• Research Partnerships CRADAs• Patenting / Licensing
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRADA• partners a Govt. lab scientist with an
outside partner• No Direct funding to Govt lab • Mutually beneficial research• Within goals of ARS• Expected outcome is intellectual
property
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
CRADA• Can lead to an exclusive license in
technology • Confidentiality up to five years • A positive weighing factor in award
of USDA SBIR• Patent expertise
To partner with economic development entities to enhance the effectiveness & impact of technology transfer.
To enhance the flow of ARS technologies to small businesses & encourage technology-based economic development.
ATIP Network
David Nicholson - [email protected]
Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / [email protected]
Renee Wagner - [email protected]
Victor Chavez - [email protected]
Thomas Valco - Cotton [email protected]
Donald Nordlund - SAA / [email protected]
James A. Poulos, III- [email protected]
David Nicholson – PWA
Renee Wagner - [email protected]
Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / SPA
Thomas Valco - Cotton Technology
Victor Chavez - [email protected]
Donald Nordlund - SAA / MSA
James A. Poulos, III BA
Goals of ATIP
Provide complementary assets to ARS
• Guide local / regional business with research needs to the appropriate ARS scientist across ARS (CRADA opportunities)
• Triage business plans of private sector to seek well-qualified candidates for licensing / research partnerships with ARS
• Acquire marketing assessments on ARS technologies from 3rd party sources (business schools, entrepreneur programs, angel investors, etc.) for targeted marketing
• Coordinate “Technology Showcase” events to facilitate partnerships with private sector companies
National Patent Committees
Three “Subject Matter” Committees
•Life Sciences•Chemical •Mechanical & Measurement
Meet quarterly
Q1: Is there current commercial interest in the invention or a high probability of commercialization in the future?
Patent Committee Criteria
Q1: Is there current commercial interest in the invention or a high probability of commercialization in the future?
Q2: Is the magnitude of the market relative to the cost of commercialization sufficiently large to warrant a patent?
Patent Committee Criteria
Q1: Is there current commercial interest in the invention or a high probability of commercialization in the future?
Q2: Is the magnitude of the market relative to the cost of commercialization sufficiently large to warrant a patent?
Q3: Would the patent likely play a significant role in transferring the technology to the user?
Patent Committee Criteria
Q1: Is there current commercial interest in the invention or a high probability of commercialization in the future?
Q2: Is the magnitude of the market relative to the cost of commercialization sufficiently large to warrant a patent?
Q3: Would the patent likely play a significant role in transferring the technology to the user?
Q4: Would a patent be enforceable, i.e., is the invention drawn to, or does it employ a unique and readily identifiable material or device which could be bought or sold?
Patent Committee Criteria
Q1: Is there current commercial interest in the invention or a high probability of commercialization in the future?
Q2: Is the magnitude of the market relative to the cost of commercialization sufficiently large to warrant a patent?
Q3: Would the patent likely play a significant role in transferring the technology to the user?
Q4: Would a patent be enforceable, i.e., is the invention drawn to, or does it employ a unique and readily identifiable material or device which could be bought or sold?
Q5: Is the invention of sufficient scope to justify patenting?
Patent Committee Criteria
Some FY 2008 Metrics
Licenses (302 active)• Universities – 122 (40%)• Non-profits – 16 (5%)• Small Businesses – 100 (33%)• Foreign businesses (no U.S. presence) – 8 (3%)• Large businesses (includes foreign multinationals
with major U.S. presence) – 56 (19%)
CRADAs (232 active)• Small businesses – 127 (62%)• Outside state of researcher – 155 (72%)• Out of ARS Area of researcher – 129 (60%)
Current Research of conducted at BARC
• Pheromone extraction and identification
• Honey bee protection • Agricultural plastics –PLA and
keratin• Genomic Research –chickens,
Cattle and pigs and plants• Food safety
Questions ???
Thank you