Innovation is a vital source of economic growth; technology transfer from public research to private development is a significant source of economic stimulus. The U.S. government’s federal laboratory system has been a source of such innovation from the Manhattan Project to the Human Genome Project. Building on these past successes, are the ongoing means of technology transfer best nurturing innovation to seed economic growth? What lessons are emerging from both government-owned labs’ government-operated and company-operated (GOGO/GOCO) management styles? This panel will discuss efforts to optimize federal labs’ technology transfer to ensure the public return on investment of a robust national economy.

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