Learn to Partner with the Federal Labs.  This crisp, high energy presentation will inform and tantalize you on what collaboration with the FLC makes possible for product development and establishing credibility, including a recent study that showed that these collaborations can lead to significant revenue. Posters, representing a small sample of the possibilities, will be on display to browse after the session. The event allows interaction with many of the agencies represented, and interesting examples of success. Join us for this once in a decade moment to exploit this opportunity. We will only have time to scratch the surface of the depth and breadth of the 350+ plus facilities, 100,000 scientists and technologists, and $150B a year in R&D the US government spends. Following the event you are invited to the welcome reception for the larger conference.
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Why you should attend.
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  • Federal Labs are a national resource that you can tap to work on mutually beneficial technolgoy development
  • The scope of these Collaborative R&D Agreements (CRADAs) can be in any area including, food, composites, metals, advanced fabrics, electronics, etc
  • Test Service Agreements can be an important first step in government contracts
  • Investors and other partners often prioritize these sorts of connections in their decision making.
  • A recent study showed that small companies self-reported that over $2M in revenue has resulted from having a R&D relationship.

Some facts
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  • The US spends $150B annually on these facilities
  • Federal labs tend to do these agreements within a 500-mile radius
  • The Pacific Northwest has only 1 large (and one small) lab in that distance, while the east coast (where your competitors are) has scores.

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