Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) engages with the private sector to bring scientific breakthroughs to market by transferring LLNL technology through licensing and partnerships.
Laser peening with Curtiss-Wright’s Metal Improvement Company is one example of how LLNL mission-focused work advancing national security can lead to technology spin-offs with commercial importance. Because of the impact that co-inventors Lloyd Hackel and Brent Dane’s technology and entrepreneurial journeys have had on so many industries, they were inducted into IPO’s Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame — which highlights LLNL’s top commercialization successes of all time.
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