About Us

Our Mission

Our goal is to support CDC’s mission by facilitating the development and transition of CDC innovations into products that benefit the health of Americans and people around the world.

What We Do

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) partners with industry, academia, non-profits, and other government agencies to transfer CDC’s research portfolio into products and services to improve public health. TTO provides a complete array of services to support technology transfer activities: negotiating collaborative agreements with outside parties in accordance with Federal statutes and regulations, reviewing employee invention reports, marketing technologies, and making recommendations concerning the filing of domestic and foreign patent applications. CDC TTO staff work closely with inventors and outside parties to facilitate commercialization efforts to benefit public health.

CDC’s technologies include diagnostics tools, therapeutics, research tools, vaccines, and occupational health and safety products. Inventions and technologies developed by CDC scientists and engineers have been licensed to commercial partners in many parts of the world. The CDC TTO is committed to providing access to newer, more effective public health products and services.

Benefits of CDC Technology Transfer

• Advances for public health
• Opportunity for global impact
• Permissions to use Federal IP, scientific knowledge, and research materials
• Partnering with a Federal laboratory and a variety of agreement options
• Prospects for developing and commercializing new products and services
• Economic development
• Return on taxpayer investment
• Potential returns to further CDC innovation and scientific research

Please contact us about research collaboration and licensing opportunities. You may reach us at 404-639-1330 or TTO@CDC.gov.