1. Agricultural Research Service Rob Griesbach Technology Transfer Coordinator

2. Secretary of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Under Secretary Research, Education, & Economics Agricultural Research Service ARS National Agricultural Library NAL Economic Research Service ERSS National Agricultural Statistics Service NASS Cooperative State Research, Education Extension Service CSREES

3. ARS Mission Conduct research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority

4. Nutrition, Food Safety/ Quality Animal Production & Protection Crop Production & Protection Natural Resources & Sustainable Agricultural Systems ARS National Research Programs

7. ~2300 Permanent Full-Time Scientists ~100 Locations

8. Water Availability & Water Management

9. Unique Pilot Plants in ARS

10. http://www.ars.usda.gov

11. Science In Your Shopping Cart Beltsville Turkey DEET Seedless grapes Shrinkproof wool Roma tomatoes Poultry nutrition New Guinea Impatiens Dehydrated potatoes Concentrated frozen orange juice Perma-press fabrics Lactose-free Milk Glenn Dale azaleas Super-absorbents for diapers Leather tanning

12. Annual Report to Congress on Technology Transfer --- “Downstream Outcomes”

13. Cooperative Research & Development Agreements 55 new 207 active Trust Fund Agreements 1,259 new 4,084 active Patents 107 applications filed 35 patents issued Licenses 25 new 339 active FY2007 MD, DE, VA 134 Agreements 75 ARS Researchers ~$12 million

14. Patenting 8 registered patent agents Located in Beltsville, MD; Peoria, IL; Albany, CA Licensing 4 senior licensing specialists HQ based Tech Transfer Coordinators 7 specialists with life science / ag background Distributed across geographic Areas of ARS Marketing Targeted marketing Web subscribe Tech Alerts Partnering opportunities Centralized in policy and approvals, licensing, marketing Decentralized in negotiation and implementation of CRADAs Office of Technology Transfer

15. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Business

16. David Nicholson - PWA 510-559-5641 David.Nicholson@ars.usda.gov Bryan Kaphammer - NPA / SPA 970-229-5528 Bryan.Kaphammer@.ars.usda.gov Renee Wagner - MWA 309-681-6565 Renee.Wagner@ars.usda.gov Vic Chavez- NAA 215-233-6610 Vic.Chavez@ars.usda.gov Thomas Valco- Cotton Technology 662-686-5255 CTTEC@ars.usda.gov Don Nordlund- SAA / MSA 706-546-3496 Don.Nordlund@.ars.usda.gov Rob Griesbach - BA 301-504-6421 Rob.Griesbach@ars.usda.gov