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Technology Partnerships Office

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) serves our NIST customers by leading technology transfer processes that NIST researchers use to develop innovations from concept to practical application. TPO structures collaborative relationships between NIST researchers and regional, national, and global partners, fosters entrepreneurship and small business growth, and provides economic analysis to support the process.

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Invent Calendar

Patent of the Month: January 2022

News and T2 News

A Virtual Summit to Spotlight Federal Technologies and Entrepreneurship

December 14, 2021

This year’s FedTech Startup Studio Program, which is a multi-month course that brings together entrepreneurs and government researchers to develop startup

NIST Awards More Than $3.5 Million to High-Tech Small Businesses to Support Innovations in Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More

December 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $3.5 million in funding to 17

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Fostering the Importance of STEM across Communities

November 30, 2021

Christie Canaria, an interagency policy officer within the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at NIST, recently attended the Society for Advancement of

Contacts

Technology Partnerships Office

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(301) 975-2573