Federal Lab Consortium Releases Annual Report to Congress and the President for Fiscal Year 2024

(WASHINGTON, DC — September 18, 2025) — The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) has sent its fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Annual Report to members of Congress and the President, highlighting the successes of the FLC’s 50th Anniversary year. Each year, the FLC delivers the Annual Report to elected officials to highlight the organization’s successes and its role in bringing innovation and value to the American people.

FY24 was another excellent year for the FLC, during which it achieved and exceeded its goals of assisting federal laboratories with partnerships to bring economic impact and public benefit, showing a return on investment to the American taxpayer, and helping promote commercialized technologies that change lives, strengthen the economy, and contribute to national security. The FLC offered more webinars to support our community’s continual skill building, reached nearly 15% audience growth across all channels, and saw record-breaking attendance at the annual National Meeting.

“We are thrilled with the work our team continues to do,” said Paul Zielinski, FLC Executive Director. “Our nation’s federal laboratories are constantly innovating to enhance the American economy and bring a return on investment to the taxpaying populace. The FLC’s work to accelerate those efforts has really shone through in recent years, culminating in more than 5,000 total engagements to our FLC Learning Center, a notable jump in total engagements, and more than 4,500 attendees at all FLC events.”

Included in the FY24 Annual Report:

• People engaged with the FLC 8.8% more than in FY23.
• Across all channels, the FLC community increased 14.2%.
• Federal labs submitted nearly 90 FLC Awards nominations across 11 categories, with 32 winners from eight agencies receiving top honors.
• A record-breaking 553 attendees came to the 50th National Meeting.
• The FLC hosted 42% more webinars than in FY23 and drew 7.5% more registrants across all digital events.
• Visitors to the FLC Learning Center used its resources more than 5,000 times.
• The FLC’s inaugural podcast, The Transfer Files, recorded nearly 1,500 total streams and downloads.
• More than 4,500 people registered for FLC digital or in-person events.
• Four new strategic partnerships with government, industry, and academic organizations were finalized.

These figures demonstrate the FLC’s value in supporting the federal technology transfer ecosystem and the laboratories and workers who make it go. The FLC’s mission is to enable and champion technology transfer from federal laboratories by equipping tech transfer professionals with resources, training, recognition, and opportunities to connect with industry, academia, and entrepreneurs.

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About the FLC

The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (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 www.federallabs.org.

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