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Partnership Intermediaries and DoD technology transfer.(TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER)(Department of...

By Morrison, Joshua
Publication: Defense AT & L
Date: Tuesday, May 1 2007

The ultimate goal of Department of Defense technology transfer is to help the warfighter, and technologies developed in the Defense laboratory system are all aimed at this end purpose. Transferring the technology to a small business for commercialization is a plus, bringing in additional funding to the lab through licensing contracts, and lowering the product cost for Defense acquisition. To have a small business take the technology and turn it into a product that, in the end, can be sold back to the Defense Department to benefit the warfighter, helps everyone. Prime examples are

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