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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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Showcasing Innovative NIST Technologies

October 4, 2022

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) recently hosted the NIST Innovative Technologies Showcase. It was a virtual event to highlight cutting-edge

NIIMBL Releases the First Industry-wide Biomanufacturing Readiness Level Framework for Biologics

October 3, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) announces a Biomanufacturing Readiness Levels (BRLs) framework to lay the

NIST Awards Funding to Small Businesses to Advance Technologies for COVID Response, Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More

September 20, 2022

NIST has awarded more than $7 million in funding to 23 U.S. small businesses in 14 states.

Baldrige Program Update

September 1, 2022

We have more good news to share! Read on for several important announcements. External Review The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is pleased to announce

SBA Administrator joins U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono for a tour of INNOVATE Hawaii’s Entrepreneurs Sandbox

August 26, 2022

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Guzman joined U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono for a tour of Hawaii Technology Development Corporation-INNOVATE

NIST Awards $500,000 to the MEP Center in New York

August 24, 2022

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made one cooperative

MassMEP Appoints Kathie Mahoney As New President/CEO

August 17, 2022

MassMEP and Board Chair Dennis Leonard announced the hiring of Kathie Mahoney to serve as the next President/CEO of MassMEP. Ms. Mahoney began her MEP career at

NIIMBL Announces $15.8M to Fund 14 New Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Projects

August 10, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is pleased to announce approximately $15.8M in planned project activities

NIST Launches New iEdison System for Reporting Federally Funded Inventions

August 9, 2022

The new system will make it easier for grantees and contractors to comply with reporting requirements.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh Launch Job Quality Toolkit

August 5, 2022

The toolkit identifies tactics for small and medium-sized businesses to improve job quality and partner with workers to retain a high-performing workforce.

Graduating Cohort of Baldrige Fellows Tackle Real-Time Leadership Challenges, Explore Best Practices

July 28, 2022

Fifteen senior leaders recently joined more than 125 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. During the leadership development

Baldrige Program Update: Several New Initiatives Under Way

July 25, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is currently planning and implementing several new initiatives, including an external, program-wide review

Bringing Together the Tech Transfer Community

July 12, 2022

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) staff attended the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s (FLC) annual meeting at the end of June. Each year, this national

2022 Copansburg Regional Health System Case Study cover

Case Study Shows Large System Using Baldrige Criteria as Management Framework

July 11, 2022

A large, complex health system with multiple service lines—a fictitious Baldrige Award applicant—is the focus of the 2022 Baldrige case study that is now freely

Manufacturing worker standing by equipment

MEP National Network: Meeting the Challenges of 2020 and 2021

June 30, 2022

CARES Act Authorization and Funding On March 27, 2020, the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to

New Date Announced for iEdison Launch

June 28, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to launch the new iEdison system on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. For two and half years, NIST has

Patenting Inventions from the Labs

June 15, 2022

Each year, NIST researchers discover new inventions. An invention includes any novel, non-obvious, or useful process, machine, composition of matter, or

Baldrige Fellowship Begins with Executives Exploring the Challenges of Leadership in a Changing World of Work

June 9, 2022

Almost everything about leadership—including how to adapt in a post-pandemic world, lead a hybrid workforce, and overcome burnout among skilled staff members to

Licensing NIST Technologies for a Better Tomorrow

June 1, 2022

NIST is made up of several major research programs, each of which focuses on specific technical areas, pursuing the latest in research and developing new

The Journey to Commercialize Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology

May 17, 2022

In the early 2000’s, Abhishek Motayed found his way to the NIST campus as a contractor, working in what became the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML). Within

Closeup photo shows person wearing blue gloves using tweezers to work on a semiconductor circuit board.

NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies

May 12, 2022

Each award of up to $300,000 will fund projects to address national priorities such as manufacturing of critical infrastructure.

Commerce FY 2021 Tech Transfer Report Spotlights Laboratory Successes and Milestones

May 11, 2022

The report details technology transfer activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

May 9, 2022

PowerAmerica has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help Native American

Encouraging Small Business Innovations

May 4, 2022

Each year, federal agencies across the U.S. government budget a portion of funds for intramural and extramural research and development (R&D). The intramural

The Force Behind the Mask: How American Ingenuity is Saving the U.S. from a PPE Disaster

April 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America) and 16 cross

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Nanotechnology
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