The Northeast Region recently held its spring 2010 meeting in West Point, New York. Attended by representatives from member laboratories and industries in the region, the two-day meeting provided an opportunity to get an update on laboratory happenings, as well as information on how to maximize technology transfer.

Meeting highlights included:

• An overview of the U.S. Military Academy's Academic Research Program, which uses a number of its centers and departments to move technologies developed by students and faculty into the marketplace.

• A presentation from the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds illustrating the role of innovation capital in advancing technology transfer.

• A panel discussion featuring two licensees providing first-hand accounts of how technology transfer with federal laboratories has benefitted them.

Additional information on the meeting, including a photo gallery, is available at http://www.flcnortheast.org/march2010_meeting.html.