Cherri Schmidt Cherri Schmidt, head of OPTT, wrote this column. In my last column, I encouraged Fermilab’s inventors to share their great ideas with the Office of Partnerships and Technology Transfer (OPTT) early and often. While I can’t say my call to action resulted in deafening silence, it was clear from the few whispers of response that we need to do much more to help you identify and possibly protect Fermilab’s intellectual property. One of the most interesting messages was…
Cherri Schmidt Cherri Schmidt, head of OPTT, wrote this column. As a technology transfer professional, I have to admit that I suffer from NASA-envy. For more than 50 years, NASA has been committed to technology transfer as an integral part of its primary space mission. The results NASA has achieved are impressive. It has recorded more than 1,800 examples of tech transfer over the years. Also, some studies indicate that the economy is boosted by up to $7 or more…