Center for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

The Center for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships houses the Partnership Development Office and the Intellectual Property and Strategic Agreements office, and fosters purposeful innovation across the Frederick National Laboratory with the goal of bringing our expertise, capabilities, and technologies to the external research community.  

It has four key pillars: 

• Partnership development and student training. 

• Technology development and transfer. 

• Intellectual property management and portfolio management. 

• Outreach and events. 

Through these pillars, the center seeks to strengthen the laboratory’s role as a national and global resource for biomedical research.  

The technology transfer event of the year

Don't miss the technology transfer event of the year that we co-host with the National Cancer Institute. The annual Technology Showcase features technology presentations, poster sessions and expert discussions on topics including financing, leveraging incubators and working with patient advocacy groups.

Partnership spotlights

Shepherd University Science students at Shepherd University will have the opportunity to gain practical research experience and exposure to state-of-the-art technology thanks to a new memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Frederick Community College We signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a closer partnership to support the future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce in Frederick.

Morehouse School of Medicine We established a strategic partnership to support the mutual exchange of training and research expertise, with a focus on research to improve cancer patient care through precision medicine.

• In February 2023, we signed a McCRADA with Hospital Moinhos de Vento, a Brazilian hospital, to support work around virus-like particles, including virus-like particles for HPV-16 and HPV-18. This partnership is being led by Dr. Ligia Pinto of the Vaccine, Immunity, and Cancer Directorate.

• In January 2023, we executed a MOU with Stillman College, a private historically black Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We are excited to have this new collaboration to support student training efforts.