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The Doolittle Institute (DI) was established in 2012 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit within the Defensewerx ecosystem. DI provides services under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) to support the Air Force Research Lab Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) in developing and executing its technology transfer strategy.
We facilitate partnerships that drive the transfer of technology between the Lab, businesses, and academia, with a focus on engaging small, nontraditional businesses. Additionally, DI’s STEM outreach programs help meet AFRL/RW’s future workforce needs by fostering today’s students into tomorrow’s STEM professionals.
Spin-Out
PIA’s facilitate technology transfer from the federal labs to industry in academia.
Spin-In
PIA’s facilitate technology transition to the federal labs from industry in academia.
Honoring the Doolittle name by supporting new technology and innovation, DI provides Technology Transition (T2) and STEM Outreach services through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between DEFENSEWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW). Partnership Intermediary Agreements, otherwise known as “PIAs”, are agreements between the federal government and an intermediary organization, such as state and/or local governmental agencies and nonprofit entities. Their long-term partnership enables public-private partnerships that solely provide technology transfer and/or transition services.
PIAs operate to increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities with small business firms and educational institutions that need technology-related assistance from a federal laboratory. This encourages national economic growth through T2 and the commercialization of technology developed in the federal labs.
There are two requirements for using PIAs:
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