Federal Laboratory Consortium Partners With FedTech to Connect Federal Research and Private Sector Entrepreneurship
(WASHINGTON, DC - January 22, 2026) – The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) has established a strategic partnership with FedTech. The goal of the partnership is to tighten the bonds between private entrepreneurs and federal laboratories and researchers to better innovate and commercialize new technologies.
The FLC aims to promote the successes and opportunities from federal laboratories, while FedTech bridges the gap between government-sponsored research and development (R&D) and private-sector businesses. FedTech runs startup studios, accelerators, innovation training, and technology transfer (T2) consulting for federal, state, local, international, and corporate partners.
“The FLC is proud to partner with FedTech,” says FLC CEO Paul Zielinski. “We share a strategic goal with FedTech to provide public benefit and boost economic development in the innovation ecosystem. We look forward to providing FedTech with more promising developments to bring to entrepreneurs around the country and jointly advance the mission of technology transfer.”
"FedTech is excited to partner with FLC to further increase the rate at which federal lab technologies are commercialized through entrepreneurship. FLC has been a longtime collaborator, and this partnership creates a formal framework for both organizations to continue their respective vital missions."
The partnership is outlined in a three-year Memorandum of Understanding that details mutually constructive initiatives, like helping to reach regional ecosystems and connect small businesses to federal labs for potential partnerships.
About the FLC:
The FLC is a formally chartered, nationwide network of more than 300 federal laboratories, agencies, and research centers that foster commercialization best practice strategies and opportunities for accelerating federal technologies from out of the labs and into the marketplace. To learn more, visit federallabs.org.
About FedTech:
FedTech’s core mission is to bridge the gap between government-sponsored R&D and private-sector entrepreneurship. The firm runs startup studios, accelerators, innovation training, and T2 consulting for federal, state/local, international, and corporate partners. FedTech has supported nearly every corner of government and worked with over 1,000 companies that have raised a cumulative $5 billion in follow-on funding. The firm has offices in Washington, D.C., Boston, Los Angeles, and Austin, and it frequently runs programs across the globe. Learn more at fedtech.io.