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Medical Technology Transfer Product Development and Commercialization Thru Partnering and Licensing. De-Mystifying Technology Transfer Sara B. Miller Office of Research and Technology Applications U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Fort Detrick, Maryland. Topics.

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  1. Medical Technology TransferProduct Development and Commercialization Thru Partnering and Licensing De-Mystifying Technology TransferSara B. MillerOffice of Research and Technology ApplicationsU.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandFort Detrick, Maryland

  2. Topics • Mission and how we accomplish it • 5 Things our office does to make Tech Transfer more effective • What do we want to know from the Collaborator?

  3. MRMC Mission • To provide medical materiel to sustain the health, well being and military readiness of U.S service men and women: - drugs - vaccines - devices - medical IT Basic Research Prototypes Advanced Development Final Product

  4. Technology Transfer Mission • Headquartered at Fort Detrick, MD • The R&D arm of the Army Medical Command • Army’s medical materiel developer • ~$3.0 billion funding in FY 2009 • ~5,000 employees and contractors world wide

  5. Medical R&D Programs • Infectious Diseases • Combat Casualty Care • Operational Medicine • Chemical & Biological Defense • Telemedicine and Medical IT • Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine • Congressional Research Programs

  6. How can we make tech transfer more efficient and effective?

  7. Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Developing an Invoicing System • Language often confusing to partners, especially license fee section • 51% payments received in FY08 • 67% payments received in FY09

  8. Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Be Knowledgeable about Resources • Prototypes (WRAMC’s 3-D Medical Applications Center/MilTech) • Tech Council of MD, MD Bio, TEDCO, FDTTI awards

  9. Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Many Partners are Leveraged for Technology Transfer

  10. Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient • US-UK Commercialization Collaboration • Met with UK government research labs and their partnership intermediaries to establish an ongoing relationship to transfer technologies from us to them and vice versa • Expand to other countries after best practices established Making collaboration with foreign government entities easier

  11. Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Avoiding frustrated inventors • Scientists are the best resource in evaluating development plans, as the technology expert. • Can usually discern what will work and what will not • They want to be educated about the patent and licensing process. New Training Program Developed: • What is Technology Transfer? • Legal Issues in IP • Legal Issues in Tech Transfer

  12. What do we want to know from the Collaborator? • Many times, companies will ask us about the market. “Who will buy this?” “How many units will we sell?” Helpful if they do a little bit of market research, focusing on specifics of the technology market – be more precise in what you want from a license.

  13. Questions? Sara Miller Sara.b.miller@amedd.army.mil 301-619-6975

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