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Industry Day

The FLC’s annual Industry Day provides an opportunity for laboratory and industry professionals to showcase their technology needs, network with regional businesses and Fortune 500 companies, and form potential public-private partnerships to advance their technologies and R&D.

Who Should Attend

Are you an industry professional, entrepreneur, product or R&D manager exploring options to advance your business and/or products? If so, then Industry Day is the event for you! Attendees will hear from top innovators in the technology transfer (T2) community and discover how public-private partnerships can work to their business advantage in a multitude of areas:

  • Access to federal facilities, equipment and expertise
  • Product development and R&D assistance
  • Partnership and licensing opportunities
  • Funding programs and innovation prize competitions.


What to Expect

You will have the opportunity to connect with federal laboratory professionals throughout the day to learn how the labs’ expertise and resources can help you meet your commercialization needs. Industry Day sessions will cover the technology needs of regional and national organizations seeking collaborative opportunities with labs and businesses. Sessions feature the following speakers and organizations:

  • Tom Osha, Senior VP, Innovation & Economic Development, of Wexton Science & Technology (keynote speaker)
  • Tony Green, VP of Technology Commercialization of the Ben Franklin Institute
  • Chuck Sacco, Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives at Drexel University
  • Peter Melley, Director of New Ventures at University City Science Center
  • Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI),  with panelists from industry, academia, and federal labs. Facilitated by Joe Fox, Ashland Performance Materials
  • The Water Council (TWC), FLC’s industry partner in the Water Technology Focus Area (TFA). Panel facilitated by Karen Frost, Vice President, TWC
  • Dr. Walter P. Copan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
  • Among several other federal agency and laboratory representatives.


Additional Highlights

  • Visit laboratory exhibitor and supporter booths.
  • Take advantage of networking opportunities with agency/laboratory reps.
  • Learn how to search federal laboratory data and technologies using FLC Business
  • NEW – Check out the variety of FLC tools and services the FLC offers at our resources table
  • Make your mark on the FLC graffiti board and voice your thoughts on how the FLC can support your organization’s T2 efforts
  • Engage with FLC members and learn about the innovative T2 initiatives our organization has planned to help labs and industry meet their goals.