partnering with ws national wildlife research center
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Partnering with WS National Wildlife Research Center. Presented by Gail Keirn, Public Affairs Specialist April 7, 2009. Types of Agreements. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) Cooperative Service Agreements Grants Cooperative Agreements Interagency Agreements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Partnering with WS National Wildlife Research Center
Presented byGail Keirn, Public Affairs Specialist
April 7, 2009
Types of Agreements
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) Cooperative Service Agreements Grants Cooperative Agreements Interagency Agreements Memorandum of Understanding Material Transfer Agreements Confidentiality Agreements
NWRC Agreement Levels FY08
Cooperative Agreements - $2.2 million
– Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA): interchange of services, personnel, equipment, facilities, and funds regarding animal traps for selected wildlife species
– Jack H. Berryman Institute: conduct collaborative research and associated endeavors between the WS and the Institute
Cooperative Service Agreements - $850,000
– California Department of Food and Agriculture: vole, pocket gopher and ground squirrel studies to prevent crop damage
– Pandion Systems Inc.: assessment of bird activities and development management plans to alleviate bird problems at landfills
Technology Transfer to Private Sector
CRADAs– Develop and commercialize a WS invention– Merge WS technology with a commercial firm’s– Jointly discover and develop new technologies
Exclusive licenses on patented inventions
USDA Agriculture Research Service Office of Technology Transfer
Successful Commercial Partnerships
Innolytics, LLC OvoControl Oral contraceptive bait for resident geese, ducks and pigeons
Martin Engineering
Martin Net Blaster Air canon netting system used to capture birds
SEA Tech Avian Dissuader Handheld low-power laser used to disperse birds from roosts
