Through this PIA, RTI will focus on the Southeast Region to assist DHS S&T by actively marketing DHS-funded technologies and IP to find partners to license and commercialize inventions; training entrepreneurs and researchers on start-up methodologies to identify and pitch their innovations to investors; evaluating the DHS innovation ecosystem and identifying best practices to spur growth; and hosting events to showcase select DHS technologies and accelerate technology transfer and commercialization efforts.
RTI is a 501(c)(3) organization that was organized in 1958 by the governor of North Carolina with the chairs of the boards of trustees and presidents of the University of North Carolina (UNC) System and Duke University. It is a leading nonprofit research and technical services organization with the capabilities to provide bidirectional transfer of knowledge, resources, and technologies as a partnership intermediary. RTI has more than 5,000 staff members worldwide, 12 U.S offices, 13 international offices, and more than 50 years of experience providing technology transfer support.
About the Partnership Intermediary Agreement Program at DHS
The Partnership Intermediary Program is one of S&T’s programs that leverages partnership intermediaries’ specialized skills to advance technology transfer and commercialization.
For more information about the DHS S&T Partnership Intermediary program, please visit our website at https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/technology-transfer-partnership-intermediaries or contact us by email at [email protected].