Political Quotes

“for nearly two decades, Congress and the Science Committee has encouraged the transfer to United States private industry of unclassified technology created in our federal laboratories. As a result of these technology transfer laws, the ability of the United States to compete globally has been strengthened and a new paradigm for greater collaboration among the scientific enterprises that conduct our Nation's research and development--government, industry, and universities--has been developed. By permitting effective collaboration between our Federal laboratories and private industry, new technologies can be rapidly commercialized. Federal technology transfer stimulates the American economy, enhances the competitive position of United States industry internationally, and promotes the development and use of new technologies developed under taxpayer funded research so those innovations are incorporated rapidly and effectively into practice to the benefit of the American public. Our Federal laboratories have long been considered one of our greatest scientific research and development resources, employing one of every six scientists in the country and encompassing one-fifth of the country's laboratory and equipment capabilities. Effectively capturing this wealth of ideas and technology from our federal laboratories, through the transfer to private industry for commercialization, has helped to bolster our Nation's ability to compete in the global marketplace.”