Researcher Liaisons for TTOs: A Valuable Partnership

Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Online
Presenters: Laura Schoppe, Fuentek LLC and Michael Paulus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Successful technology transfer programs depend upon close collaborations between the tech transfer office (TTO) and researchers. Building and maintaining these collaborations can be challenging, particularly if an organization has many more researchers than TTO staff. To expand the reach and impact of its TTOs, the U.S. Dept. of Energy trialed a “Technology Transfer Researcher Liaison” project. The trained Liaisons served as embedded technology scouts, local subject matter experts, and TTO ambassadors. Join us at this session to hear about the lessons learned from the trial, and suggestions you can implement in your TTO to recruit liaisons, assess their impact, and replicate this program.