Federal Technology Transfer Policies And Our Federal Laboratories PDF Download

Excerpt from Federal Technology Transfer Policies and Our Federal Laboratories: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Technology and the Subcommittee on Basic Research of the Committee on Science U. S. House of Representatives One Hundred Fourth Congress First Session The subcommittees met at 1:05 p.m. in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable Steven H. Schiff, chairman of the Subcommittee on Basic Research, presiding. Mrs. Morella. I think I'll call the meeting to order now. I want to welcome you to today's joint hearing of the Technology Subcommittee and the Basic Research Subcommittee chaired by my good friend and colleague, the distinguished gentleman from New Mexico, Mr. Schiff, who will be with us momentarily. Today's topic, a federal technology transfer and federal laboratories, is one of great interest to both of our subcommittees. I believe that this posture hearing should be helpful to the members of the subcommittees as we review pending legislation, and should be especially useful in providing important historical and practical background to the newer members regarding federal technology transfer policies and our federal laboratories. Actually, in order to move more effectively, and to tap into the expertise of our witnesses, I have asked all the panelists to submit their opening statements for the record. With the convening of each panel, we're going to ask the members to proceed directly to the questioning of witnesses. 1 think a lot of information will come out that way. This procedure should result in an effective dialogue with all of the panelists and the members. The economic advances of the 21st century are rooted in the research and development performed in laboratories around the world today. Therefore, our future well-being as a nation becomes dependent upon the continuous transfer of basic science and technology from the laboratories into commercial goods and services. Congress has long tried to encourage the transfer of technology and collaboration between our laboratories and industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.