Technology Innovation Program
ORNL is helping to speed new technologies to market while also building supportive and resilient ecosystems to the benefit of our local, state, and national communities.
The depth and breadth of our wide-ranging, world-leading expertise and facilities are unparalleled and provide a competitive advantage to our partners. The Technology Transfer team is driven by a shared mission to connect the lab’s unique strengths in scientific discovery, clean energy technology, and national security to the world’s biggest challenges.
ORNL’s Technology Innovation Program accelerates commercial adoption of promising lab-developed technologies by making targeted investments that enhance commercial readiness and raise a technology’s visibility in the region. Since 2012, ORNL has invested more than $11 million in 49 projects, resulting in 37 commercial licenses and options with partners ranging from Fortune 100 companies to early-stage startups.
The Technology Innovation Showcase highlights promising technologies developed at 91°µÍø that show significant potential for commercialization. The showcase brings together ORNL inventors, the Technology Transfer team, and industry representatives for a day of presentations, meetings, tours, and demonstrations.
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2023 Technologies
- , Zhiming Gao, Building and Transportation Science Division
- , Vilmos Kertesz, Biosciences Division
- , Meghan Lamm, Manufacturing Science Division
- , Tomonori Saito, Chemical Sciences Division
- , Jerry Parks and Brian Sanders, Biosciences Division
Additional presentations include:
- , Philip Boudreaux, Buildings and Transportation Science Division
- , Wellington Muchero, Biosciences Division
to be held 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday, July 14, on ORNL's campus.
2022 Project Videos
- ChemSitu Microfluidic Imaging [ and ]
- Eco-Friendly, High-Lubricity Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives for Hydraulics/Hydropower [ and ]
- Sintered Composite Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries (SINC-lyte) [ and ]
- Operation Duration Extender for UAV [ and ]
- CAN-D: Controller Area Network Decoder [ and ]