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The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) facilitates the transfer of NIH's biomedical research discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. It manages the patenting, licensing, and commercialization of NIH inventions to ensure that these discoveries can benefit public health.
The '''Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)''' at the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) facilitates the transfer of NIH's biomedical research discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. It manages the patenting, licensing, and commercialization of NIH inventions to ensure that these discoveries can benefit public health.


{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/}}
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.techtransfer.nih.gov/}}
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== Organization structure ==
== Organization structure ==
- The structure of OTT includes:
The structure of OTT includes:
* Director who oversees the office.
* Director who oversees the office.
* Divisions for Intellectual Property Management for patenting and licensing.
* Divisions for Intellectual Property Management for patenting and licensing.
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== List of programs ==
== List of programs ==
- Patenting and licensing of NIH inventions.
 
- Negotiation of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs).
* Patenting and licensing of NIH inventions
- Management of Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs).
* Negotiation of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Technology assessment and marketing efforts.
* Management of Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
- Training and career development in technology transfer.
* Technology assessment and marketing efforts
* Training and career development in technology transfer


== Last total enacted budget ==
== Last total enacted budget ==
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== Regulations overseen ==
== Regulations overseen ==
OTT oversees the implementation of technology transfer policies, including compliance with the Bayh-Dole Act, which governs the patenting and licensing of inventions made with federal funding.
OTT oversees the implementation of technology transfer policies, including compliance with the [[Bayh-Dole Act]], which governs the patenting and licensing of inventions made with federal funding.


== Headquarters address ==
== Headquarters address ==
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== Wikipedia article ==
== Wikipedia article ==
wikipedia:NIH Office of Technology Transfer
[[Wikipedia:NIH Office of Technology Transfer|wikipedia:NIH Office of Technology Transfer]]


== References ==
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[[Category:Department of Health and Human Services]]
[[Category:Department of Health and Human Services]]