Charles Redmond
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                                    
April 29, 1993
(Phone:  202/358-1757)


RELEASE:  93-77

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER TO WORK WITH SDIO TO AID INDUSTRY 

   The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), Wheeling, 
W.Va., under an agreement with the Strategic Defense Initiative 
Organization (SDIO), will assist SDIO in the operation of its 
Technology Applications Information System and to help identify 
items which should be included in the technology applications 
database.

   The agreement calls for the NTTC, which is funded by NASA and 
works in cooperation with other federal agencies, to help the 
Strategic Defense Initiative Technology Applications Program 
coordinate the transfer of SDIO-developed technology into the 
commercial sector.

   The NTTC also will identify appropriate public and private 
technology organizations which may be interested in SDIO-developed 
technology or innovations and will provide information to these 
additional organizations.

   NASA's Chief of Technology Transfer Programs, Frank Penaranda 
said "this agreement marks an important step in our efforts to 
establish the NTTC as a national resource for federal technology 
transfer."

   The NTTC Director, Lee Rivers, said "the affiliation with the 
Strategic Defense Initiative Office represents a natural 
partnership.  SDIO has produced cutting edge technologies that are 
ready to be developed into products for the market place.  The 
NTTC can help make those technologies available to U.S. 
companies."

   The SDIO Deputy Director for their technology applications 
office, Nick Montanarelli, said "we believe the combination of 
NTTC and SDIO efforts will serve to enhance the NTTC's current and 
emerging capabilities and will result in a synergism between the 
two offices.  The technology transfer objectives of both 
organizations will be enhanced.

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