NASA Receives Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

Mar. 1, 2007

David Mould
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1898

RELEASE: 07-57

NASA RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

WASHINGTON - NASA was honored Thursday for achievement in successfully
conducting a broad range of technology transfer activities. The
International Marketplace and Conference for Technology Transfer
(IPTEC), St. Albans, England, presented the award to NASA during its
conference in Cannes, France. NASA's Director of the Innovative
Partnerships Program Doug Comstock accepted the award on behalf of
the agency.

"When we collectively engage in space exploration, we invest not only
in the successful navigation of the unknown but also the innovations
that improve our very quality of daily life," said NASA Deputy
Administrator Shana Dale. "We congratulate our program's
accomplishments of contributing to the high quality technology
transfers that benefit exploration while complimenting American
industry's ability to provide benefits for our entire society."

During its annual conference, IPTEC presents three awards, one each to
the public, private and academic sectors. IPTEC's advisory board,
comprised of representatives from corporations such as General
Electric, Microsoft and Ericsson, recommended the recipients of the
awards. At the IPTEC conference, many of the world's leading experts
in technology transfer discuss the latest corporate and government
technology transfer strategies and learn about successful licensing
programs and practices.

"This is an important recognition for NASA because we take seriously
the transfer of technology from our unique space and aeronautics
missions into productive societal use," said Comstock.

Recent examples of NASA's innovative practices in technology transfer
include a water filtration system that provides safe, affordable
drinking water throughout the world and advancement in aviation that
provides pilots with a synthetic vision system to improve flight
safety. To learn more about the Innovative Partnerships Program,
visit:

http://www.ipp.nasa.gov

To learn more about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

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