ARMY AL&T
PARTNERING FOR THE WARFIGHTER
Technology development agreements drive chemical -biological defense ef forts.
by Brian B. Feeney, Ph.D.
technology transfer partnerships with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC).
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U.S. defense research laboratories like DEVCOM CBC serve a vital role. Tey direct all their research toward developing technologies that will benefit the warfighter, and thereby the nation. Defense research laborato- ries cannot do it alone, however. Tey partner with industry for commercial development because it gets new technologies into the hands of the warfighter quickly and because it is required by law. Furthermore, the 2023 National Defense Strategy states that DOD “must be more proactive with its engagements with the private sector to make the right investments to capitalize on emerging technologies.”
Te mission of executing that proactive engagement with industry falls to the center’s Technology Transfer Office (T2), which was established in 1986. With a staff of less than 10 with an eclectic set of backgrounds, T2 actively initiates agreements with industry to collaborate on applied research, product development and testing. It establishes contacts in industry by attending science conventions, monitoring trade journals, and by meeting directly with industry experts, DEVCOM CBC scientists and engineers. With this accumulated knowledge, T2 personnel serve as a central repository of commercial partnership knowledge for the entire center.
MAKE ME A MATCH When a DEVCOM CBC research team arrives at the stage where commercial collaboration on its technology is the next step, T2 gets to work finding the right match with a private company. When the research team and the selected company arrive at an agreement in principle to work together, T2 digs into its toolbox. Tat tool- box includes cooperative research and development agreements, letters of intent, material transfer agreements, patent license agreements, technology support agreements, memorandums of agreement and memorandums of understanding.
Te DEVCOM CBC research team and representatives of the private company select the best type of agreement for their circumstances and goals. Once an agreement is forged, the partner company reaps several benefits. DEVCOM CBC makes its intellectual property portfolio available, contributes its science and engineering
n easy-to-use chemical and biological agent sensor that fits in a pocket; a portable device for detect- ing a chemical agent left by fingerprints without diminishing the forensic value of those prints; and a real-time automated biological aerosol detector that’s small enough to be worn on a uniform are all innovations that are among the nearly 200 advances made possible in the past two years by
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