1. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Medical Technology Transfer Product Development and Commercialization Thru Partnering and Licensing De-Mystifying Technology Transfer Sara B. Miller Office of Research and Technology Applications U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Fort Detrick, Maryland

2. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Topics Mission and how we accomplish it 5 Things our office does to make Tech Transfer more effective What do we want to know from the Collaborator?

3. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 MRMC Mission To provide medical materiel to sustain the health, well being and military readiness of U.S service men and women: - drugs - vaccines - devices - medical IT Basic Research Prototypes Advanced Development Final Product

4. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Technology Transfer Mission Headquartered at Fort Detrick, MD The R&D arm of the Army Medical Command Army’s medical materiel developer ~$3.0 billion funding in FY 2009 ~5,000 employees and contractors world wide

5. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Medical R&D Programs Infectious Diseases Combat Casualty Care Operational Medicine Chemical & Biological Defense Telemedicine and Medical IT Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Congressional Research Programs

6. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 How can we make tech transfer more efficient and effective?

7. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Language often confusing to partners, especially license fee section 51% payments received in FY08 67% payments received in FY09 Developing an Invoicing System

8. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Prototypes (WRAMC’s 3-D Medical Applications Center/MilTech) Tech Council of MD, MD Bio, TEDCO, FDTTI awards Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Be Knowledgeable about Resources

9. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Many Partners are Leveraged for Technology Transfer

10. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 US-UK Commercialization Collaboration –Met with UK government research labs and their partnership intermediaries to establish an ongoing relationship to transfer technologies from us to them and vice versa –Expand to other countries after best practices established Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Making collaboration with foreign government entities easier

11. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Scientists are the best resource in evaluating development plans, as the technology expert. Can usually discern what will work and what will not They want to be educated about the patent and licensing process. New Training Program Developed: What is Technology Transfer? Legal Issues in IP Legal Issues in Tech Transfer Making Technology Transfer More Effective and Efficient Avoiding frustrated inventors

12. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 What do we want to know from the Collaborator? Many times, companies will ask us about the market. “Who will buy this?” “How many units will we sell?” Helpful if they do a little bit of market research, focusing on specifics of the technology market – be more precise in what you want from a license.

13. FLC MAR meeting 15 September 2009 Questions? Sara Miller Sara.b.miller@amedd.army.mil 301-619-6975