Technology Transfer at Brookhaven National Laboratory

FLC Northeast Region Fall Meeting

September 10, 2014

Michael J. Furey, Manager

of Research Partnerships

• Est. 1947• Managed by Brookhaven Science Associates

founded by Stony Brook University and Battelle Memorial Institute under contractwith the U.S. DOE− Core universities: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT,

Columbia, Cornell− One of five Office of Science, multi-program Labs− Only one in Northeast

• 3,000 employees with 98% living on LI- 500 Grad/Undergrad Students (BNL payroll)

• $700 M annual budget• 5,320 acres with 310 buildings• Major user facility for university and industry

researchers- Over 4,000 users per year- Stony Brook University is Lab’s largest user

• Fundamental, basic research to innovation, development and commercialization of technologies: energy S&T, nuclear and high energy physics, bio and environmental sciences, national security

Brookhaven Lab at a Glance...Overview

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Brookhaven National LaboratoryRHIC

New York Blue Supercomputer

Interdisciplinary Energy Science Building

NSLS

CFN

NSLS-II

Long Island Solar Farm

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Major Research Facilities

National Synchrotron Light Source• One of world’s most powerful tools observing

structure and behavior of materials• Researching energy, Alzheimer’s disease, breast

cancer, HIV/AIDS, environmental cleanup technology and more

• Operations ending on September 30, 2014

National Synchrotron Light Source II

• Soon to be world’s brightest X-ray light source• $960 million project - hundreds of local jobs• Scheduled for completion in 2014• Approx. 3,000 visiting researchers • 1/3 from NYS

National Synchrotron Light Source

Center for Functional Nanomaterials

Center for Functional Nanomaterials• Exploring energy science at the nanoscale• Building new materials atom-by-atom to achieve

desired properties and functions

National Synchrotron Light Source II

Research Facilities

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Major Research Facilities

RHIC• 2.4 mile circumference • Studying the origins of universe through ion

collisions revealing make up of visiblematter

• Discovery of the ‘perfect liquid’

New York Center for Computational Science• Partnership between BNL & Stony Brook

University• IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputers• Supports broad range of research

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)

Blue Gene/Q Supercomputers

Long Island Solar Farm• Partnership between BNL, LIPA and

BPSolar• 32MW Peak to power 4500 L.I. homes• Unique opportunity to study renewables in

the Northeast and test new Grid technologies

Long Island Solar Farm

Research Facilities

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Research Partnerships at BNL

Partnering Mechanisms

Small Business Partnering Programs

Partnering for Growth

BNL Partnering Resources

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Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA)

A CRADA is a collaborative agreement that allows BNL and non-federal partners to optimize their resources, share technical expertise, access intellectual property, and advance the commercialization of federally developed technologies.

Cooperative research program with both BNL and non-federal partner having specific roles and responsibilities detailed in a Statement of Work.

Parties are obligated to protect each other’s Proprietary Information, and research results may be designated as Protected CRADA Information which cannot be publically released for 5 years.

Each Party retains title to its own inventions. Partner has option to negotiate an exclusive license to BNL CRADA inventions in a specified field of use.

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Work for Others (WFO) Agreement (Non-Federal)

A WFO Agreement is a fee-for-service contract that enables non-federal sponsors to pay BNL to perform a defined scope of work or tasks that draw upon BNL’s unique facilities, equipment, and personnel.

WFO Agreements are “best efforts” contracts

WFO Agreements are full cost reimbursement contracts. Advance payment is required.

Right to inventions are specified.

DOE review and approval will confirm that WFO project is complementary to DOE missions, will not negatively impact BNL programs, will not place BNL in competition with private sector, and will not create a detrimental future burden on DOE resources.

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Agreements to Commercialize Technology (ACT)

ACT is a pilot program at BNL which enables BSA to conduct privately-sponsored research for non-federal sponsors at BSA risk.

ACT will support a wider range of BNL’s partnerships as BSA can negotiate business-appropriate terms with sponsors in more flexible agreements.

BSA may accept certain risk under ACT agreements, such as payment terms, project deliverables, performance guarantees, indemnification, advance payments, etc. BSA may negotiate a fee beyond the direct cost of work at BNL to compensate for additional risk assumed.

DOE approves ACT proposal and related documentation, but does not review and approve ACT agreements.

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Small Business Partnering Opportunities

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs are highly competitive opportunities for domestic small business to participate in the Federal R&D arena and realize commercial potential for new technologies.

DOE SBIR/STTR grants for Phase I proposals (technical merit, feasibility) normally do not exceed $150K for 6-9 month project, and Phase II proposals (R&D program) do not exceed $1,000,000 over 2 years. Success in Phase I leads to Phase II funding opportunity.

BNL has been successful in partnering with small business on SBIR and STTR proposals.• SBIR encourages, but does not require Small business to partner with research

institution such as BNL. Small business may subcontract no more than 33% of Phase I grant and 50% of Phase II grant.

• STTR requires small business to partner with research institution and small business must subcontract 30-60% of grant.

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Federal Agency SBIR/STTR Budgets

Agencies with SBIR & STTR

Department of Defense (DoD) $ 1.1 B

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health (NIH) $717.0M

Department of Energy (DOE), including ARPA-E $188.3M

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) $161.8 M

National Science Foundation (NSF) $150.6 M

Agencies with SBIR only

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) $19.3M

Department of Education (ED) $13.4M

Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO)

$12.6M

Department of Transportation (DOT) $8.6M

Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

$4.7M

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Partnering for Growth

Long Island Solar Farm (LISF)

LIPA funded the construction of 37MW solar power facility at BNL

BNL entered into 2 CRADAs with operator of LISF, BP Solar

BNL has entered into a CRADA with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to provide advanced monitoring data from LISF

BNL is receiving a $1M grant from the Empire State Development Corp. (ESDC)

NYSERDA is funding a new WFO project

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BNL Partnering Resources

Business Development and Analysis Office Manage Prep and Risk System Federal WFO proposals, agreements, funding, and contract administration Non-Federal WFO, CRADA, and ACT proposals, agreements, funding, and contract

administration Support entire Project Life Cycle from Prep and Risk through project close-out.

Business Operations Proposal Support; Point of Contact with BHSO Budget Development Contract Administration Project Management

Technology Commercialization and Partnerships Technology licensing, entrepreneurship and start-ups

Intellectual Property Legal Group Invention disclosures, patents, NDAs

Proposal Center Assistance in developing proposal strategy and in preparing a high-quality proposals that

are responsive to sponsor’s funding opportunities

Guide to Partnering with DOE’s National Lab www.bnl.gov/techtransfer/docs/doing-business.pdf

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Startup Companies

SynchroPET, LLC

- Long Island based start-up formed to commercializethe Brookhaven Laboratory developed Positron

Emission Tomography (PET) Technology.

Green Sulfcrete, LLC

- Long Island based start-up formed to commercialize Brookhaven Laboratory developed sulfur concrete

products made from sulfur waste generated by gas

and oil refineries.

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SynchroPET, LLC The first BNL start- up under the DOE Startup America

program.

Technology can be used to build both preclinical and clinical imaging products.

- Examples of preclinical imaging devices: RatCAP - Awake animal imagingMini PET - Small animal imagingPET/MRI Insert - Dual imaging

- Examples of clinical imaging devices: Wrist Detector - Quantitative PETBreast PET/MRI insert – Dual breast imaging

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Green Sulfcrete, LLC

A BNL start- up under the DOE Startup America program.

A green company.- Recycling industrial by-products generated from the production of oil and gas. - No water required.

Technology can be used for production of cost- effective sulfur polymer cement.

- Example: Production of pre-cast and poured concrete products that can be used in construction, highway infrastructure, paving, pipes, marine bulk heads etc.

ENERGY CHALLENGES: New York and Beyond• Electric Systems• Sustainable Fuels

DOE ALIGNMENT/LEVERAGE• DOE Priority Research Directions• Energy Frontier Research CentersBNL

Research

Basic Research, Applied Research, and Industry Working Together

NY State Consortia/Resources

Collaborators/Joint Appointments

SYRACUSE

BNL ResourcesCFN/Nanoscience

NSLS/NSLS-II

ISB-I

LISF

Brookhaven Energy R&D: A Collaborative ApproachEnergy

Blue Gene/Q 17

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SGRID3 : A Transformative Project Proposal

Motivation: What is the Need? SGRID3 Vision and

Scope/Schedule Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Impact Ability to Address the “Transformative Project”

Selection Criteria Excerpts from SGRID3 Letters of Support

A Smarter Electric Grid Research, Development, Demonstration and Deployment Center

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What is the need? New York Faces Unprecedented Energy Challenges Executive Order 24: 80% Carbon Reduction by 2050

• Increased electrification, integration of renewables

High cost of electric power in New York• Discourages new and relocating businesses

What contributes to NY cost? • Grid congestion, locational requirement, reliability needs, peaking

Critical nature of the project• Smart Grid can rescue NY’s antiquated, inefficient, costly infrastructure• Information technology can allow more efficient management

New York’s unique challenges require collaborative response• New York’s challenges are not being addressed by the Federal

government, utilities, or industry

Marshal Long Island and New York’s unique strengths to bring together information, communication, and energy technologies to address the Grid Opportunity…

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SGRID3 Vision SGRID3 Goals

• Lower the cost of electric power by 5-10%• Improve the quality and reliability of electric power• Ensure the security of the Smart Grid and implement the biggest

energy technology revolution in 100 years• Develop capabilities to advance future utility investments in the

electrical transmission and distribution systems in New York State

SGRID3 is a unique facility filling an unmet need to:• Create a development, demonstration, and deployment

infrastructure for new grid technologies, including renewables• Create and maintain New York jobs: grid technology companies,

information and communication technology companies, new spin-off grid technology and service companies on Long Island and throughout New York State

Make Long Island the “Silicon Valley of Smart Grid”…

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SGRID3 VisionAEGIS Center •Enable grid-performance info collection and modeling to optimize transmission/distribution

•Foster invention, development, testing, deployment of SGIC technologies

NYS Smart Grid Innovation Center •Stakeholders can develop and demonstrate grid technologies

•Model technologies with grid performance info from AEGIS

Together : SGRID3 unique facility fills unmet need…