Introduction
NIST has a broad mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. Rapidly evolving sectors like nanotechnology, biotechnology, homeland security, information technology and advanced manufacturing need sophisticated technical support systems in order to flourish and grow. Therefore, an important part of accomplishing NIST’s mission is to anticipate future measurement and standards needs of U.S. industry. NIST laboratories develop measurement techniques, test methods, standards, reference materials, reference data and other technologies and services that support U.S. industry, scientific research and the activities of many other federal agencies. In carrying out its mission, NIST works directly with industry partners (individual companies and consortia), universities, standards organizations, other domestic and foreign associations and other government agencies.
NIST designs its technology transfer activities to disseminate the results of fundamental research, measurements, and standards research to industry and other interested parties. In order to provide leading-edge scientific and technical work, NIST is required to have expertise in multiple disciplines, maintain high levels of collaboration with organizations and people with diverse capabilities, and have highly specialized facilities and tools. For more than a century, laboratories at NIST (and its direct predecessor agency, The National Bureau of Standards) have successfully collaborated with others to provide the measurement techniques and technical tools needed by America’s innovators. NIST broadly defines technology transfer as:
“… the overall process by which NIST knowledge, facilities, or capabilities in measurement science, standards and technology promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in order to enhance economic security and improve quality of life.”
NIST’s definition of technology transfer reflects the many ways NIST reaches its external partners. The definition includes the act of tra ..
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