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Office of Technology Transfer
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Rockville, MD 20852-3804
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Laboratory Representative
Tech Transfer Website:
http://www.ott.nih.govDescription
Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of
Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research
centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the
United States. The NIH, comprising 27 separate Institutes and
Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health
Service which, in turn, is part of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS). The NIH distributes 80 percent of its
funding in extramural research grants and about 10 percent in its
in-house intramural research program. The intramural research
program has produced a rich portfolio of over 3,000 active patents
and over 1,300 active licenses that is managed by the Office of
Technology Transfer (OTT).
Mission
NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral
research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of
fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living
systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy
life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. The NIH
Office of Technology Transfer evaluates, protects, licenses,
monitors, and manages the wide range of NIH and FDA discoveries,
inventions, and other intellectual property as mandated by the
Federal Technology Transfer Act and related legislation. To
accomplish its mission, OTT oversees patent prosecution and
negotiates and monitors licensing agreements. OTT performs similar
functions for patenting and licensing activities for the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), another component of HHS. Other major
functions within OTT include the development of technology transfer
policies for NIH and the implementation of decisions by the
Technology Transfer Policy Board.