Technology transfer
Technology transfer
This section has 5 pages on how INSTAR Lab works with companies and federal programs: STTR partnerships, the enterprise R&D model, the research portfolio and workshop formats.
Enterprise R&D
The technology-transfer model and the stage gates that protect scientific quality and partner fit.
Research Portfolio
The research areas INSTAR Lab offers for technology transfer, and how a partner can engage with them.
STTR research institution partner
INSTAR Lab participates in STTR as a nonprofit research institution partner. See the project roles, our research areas, and the steps to a signed agreement.
Partner with a nonprofit research institution for STTR
Small business seeking an STTR research institution partner? See what INSTAR Lab needs from you, the work-share rules, and how to send a first brief.
Workshops & Events
The knowledge-transfer formats INSTAR Lab plans for researchers, partners, and federal programs.
For public examples of STTR collaborations from federal award records, see STTR in practice; for yearly award counts, see STTR by the numbers.