What does the Federal Bio-Technology Transfer Directory cover?
The database covers all federal laboratory (e.g., NIH, USDA, DOE) patents, patent applications, patent licenses and Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) from 1980-present for which information is available in the public domain. Over 4,100 detailed abstracts (as of 3/97) describe about: • 2,850 inventions – 1,800 U.S. patents; 1,050 patent applications • 1,500 patent licenses (including over 500 exclusive licenses) • 1,1135 CRADAs • Why should I care about access to federal technology transfer opportunities? Federal technologies (and this database) constitute the largest source for biomedical technology transfer opportunities. The federal labs, particularly NIH, are the number one source for: • new technologies for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and health care industries; • new biopharmaceuticals and drugs in development; • fundamental life sciences discoveries and inventions (e.g., gene sequencing, gene therapy, new viruses); and • treatments and diagnostics f
