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Web Site Links Private Industry to World-Class U.S. Department of Veterans Research.

Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center

WHEELING, W.Va., Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Web site (http://www.nttc.edu/imprprogram/) gives U.S. private industry access to technologies developed from more than $1 billion in annual, world-class Department of Veterans Affairs research.

The site is part of the Innovative Medical and Prosthetics Research Program, a partnership between the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) and the VA. The site was designed and is maintained by the NTTC.

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