Member Connects

Connect with our members and strategic partners! 

Member Connect is open to all and is a great way for non-federal partners to learn more about FLC labs, but it’s also a great way for federal labs to learn more about each other—which creates even more opportunities for collaboration.

During each 30-minute Member Connect webinar, a speaker from an FLC member lab or one of our strategic partners tell their tech transfer story.

  • For example, a lab employee may outline his or her lab's areas of expertise, technologies that are available for licensing, and facilities that can be shared.
  • Similarly, a representative from an FLC partner might describe the services their organization offers and how they help to advance federal tech transfer.

Scroll down for upcoming Member Connects and recordings of past events. Discover more virtual and in-person events on our events calendar, and visit the resources page for videos, training, and other material about collaborating with federal labs.

Interested in presenting a Member Connect? Contact FLC Partnerships Manager Adham Alayash.

Upcoming Member Connects

Member Connect: Larta Institute

September 2, 2025

Member Connect: October

October 24, 2025

Member Connect: November

November 5, 2025

Member Connect: December

December 3, 2025

Previous Member Connects

2025

June 17, 2025 - Member Connect: Driving Discovery - Leveraging Industry Partnerships - Kimberly Mozingo, Paul Zielinski, Ann Liebschutz, Mark Juetten

May 8, 2025 - Member Connect: APFIT - Annie Bullock, Devin Bohanan
 
April 2, 2025 - Member Connect: DEFENSEWERX Hubs - Kinsey Crim, Craig Zamary, Brandon Sizemore, Paul Sumrall

March 5, 2025 - Member Connect: Battery Innovation Center  - Les Alexander, Annie Bullock

February 6, 2025 - Member Connect:  D!NG - What is Midwest? - Heath Murray, Adham Alayash


December 11, 2024 - Member Connect: EnviroWell - Vladimir Popov, Stephen Anderson, Alec Soffer

November 6, 2024 - Member Connect: Florida High Tech Corridor - Paige George, Steve Nakagawa 

October 2, 2024 - Member Connect: Licensing Executive Society - Sharon Soucek, Adrian Cyhan

September 4, 2024 - Member Connect: USPTO - Annie Bullock, Derris Banks

August 7, 2024 - Member Connect: Puerto Rico Science & Trust - David Lee, Gian Ortiz, Denisse Colon

June 5, 2024 - Member Connect: Driving Discovery - Leveraging Industry Partnerships - Kimberly Mozingo, Paul Zielinksi, Ann Liebschutz, Somnath Sengupta, Mark Juetten 

May 1, 2024 - Member Connect: Exploring Tech Transfer and Commercialization with RTI International - Sharon Soucek, Kirsten Reith, Moline Pandiyan, Adam Klich

April 3, 2024 - Member Connect: USPTO IP Lightning Minute  - Hope Shimabuku, Amanda Jelsema

March 6, 2024 – Member Connect: Pacific Northwest Innovation Resources – Jennifer Stewart, Kate Hoy

December 6, 2023 -  Member Connect: MTC Spotlight with the FLC, Vladimir Popov, Kelly Schulz

November 1, 2023 – Member Connect: MIT Lincoln Lab, Joseph DiRenzo, Jennifer Faciglia

October 4, 2023  - Member Connect: EarthX, Andy Myers, Vikram Agrawal, Peter Simek

September 6, 2023 -  Member Connect: APEX Accelerators, Khalil Mack

August 2, 2023 – Member Connect: Civil Works Commercial Solutions Initiative, David Lee, Janice Karcher, Lynn Zanow, Robert Moser

June 7, 2023 - Member Connect: SBIR/STTR Overview, David Kistin & Erick Page-Littleford 

May 3, 2023 - Member Connect: Lawrence Livermore National Lab, AI3 Incubator, Michelle Gonzales & Brian Spears

April 5, 2023 - Member Connect: US Army Medical Research Development Command, Vladimir Popov & Dr. Edward Diehl

March 1, 2023 - Member Connect: University of Tennessee, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC),  Paul Middlebrook & Paige George

February 1, 2023 - Member Connect: Mississippi Enterprise for Technology Program, Laurie Jugan and Paige George

December 7, 2022 - USCG RDC's Member Connect: USCG RDC's Polar Regions Technology Evaluation, Evan Gross and Joe DiRenzo

October 5, 2022 - Member Connect: National Security Innovation Network, Annie Bullock, Trish Martinelli, David Schiff

September 5, 2022 - Member Connect: NSF Advancing Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, John Bittman & Thyaga Nandagopal

August 3, 2022 - Member Connect: The National Nanotech Initiative (NNI) with Christie Canaria, NIST and Ilana Goldberg, NIH/NLBI

June 1, 2022 - Member Connect: FLEX Program, Vladimir Popov & Amanda Corbel

May 4, 2022 - Member Connect: Blue Cyber Initiative, Kelley Kiernan, CISM, Chief Technology Officer in the DAF SBIR/STTR Program Office

April 7, 2022 - Member Connect: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Timothy Klein, DOT. 

March 2, 2022 - Member Connect: State and Local Spending and Support for Innovation, Mark Skinner, SSTI