Gary E' Spanner

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• Gary E. Spanner
• Manager, Economic Development Office
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• [phone]
• gary.spanner_at_pnl.gov
• www.pnl.gov/edo

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FY01 Laboratory Business Facts

• 535 million business volume
• 38 U.S. patents, 600 since 1965
• 3,600 staff (978 Bachelors, 733 Masters, 682
  Doctorate)
• Space 2 million ft2, 0.5 million ft2 in labs
• PNNL is not Hanford

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Product Lines

• Basic Research
• Fundamental Science
• Advanced Materials Applications
• National Security
• Electronics and Avionics Systems
• Equipment Development Mechanical Systems
• Nuclear Arms Control Nonproliferation
• Safeguards Security
• Chemical and Biological Defense Sciences
• Munitions and Ordnance
• Defense Systems Analysis

• Environmental Quality
• Environmental Technology Assessment Integration
• Environment, Safety, Health Systems
• Nuclear Safety Technology Applications
• Process Measurement Technology
• Resource Ecosystems Management
• Energy Resources
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Energy Operations Maintenance
• Information Systems Engineering
• Energy Product Development Applications
• Microtechnology

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Economic Development Office Role
Wealth
Enterprise
Economic Development Office
Innovation
Research
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Economic Development Office Mission

• Deploy the technology resources of PNNL to help
  diversify the economy and create primary sector
  jobs for the Tri-Cities and the Northwest Region

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PNNLs Role in the Community How?
Intellectual Capital
Business climate
Quality of life
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PNNLS Economic Development Programs

• Technical Assistance Program
• Tri-Cities Venture Group
• Targeted Support Program
• Access to funding sources (federal, state,
  private)
• SBIR Alerting Service
• Applied Process Engineering Laboratory
• Database of local support organizations
• Technology transfer mechanisms
• Proprietary research
• Monthly economic development column in Tri-City
  Herald
• Event organization and sponsorship
• Tech Job Connection
• Tech Business Update
• NW Tech Investors Network
• Hunting Training

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Technical Assistance Program

• Several days of technical assistance for
  businesses at no charge
• A business must request assistance
• Competition with the private sector is to be
  avoided
• Brief feedback will be requested from the small
  business
• Each firm eligible to receive technical
  assistance once per fiscal year

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SBIR ALERTING SERVICE

• Automatic notification of changes and updates for
  SBIR/STTR Programs
• Alerts to include contact information and a web
  address
• E-Mail or Fax Alerting
• Frequency approximately every other week
• Cost free
• Contact Richard Fowler at richard.fowler_at_pnl.gov
  or [phone]

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Examples

• Bioabsorbable Glass
• Patch for Treating Skin Aliments

• Energy from Waste Streams
• Electrical Soil Remediation