Accelerating Collaboration
ORNL has the partnership for your needs: we offer a tailored approach to accelerate the speed of ORNL-developed technology and know-how going to market. We partner with a range of organizations, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, turning our R&D into academic, business, and government solutions.
Types of Partnering Agreements
Strategic Partnership Projects
Work done for businesses and other nonfederal entities using specialized or unique facilities or expertise.
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
ORNL and a partner outside the federal government collaborate and share the results of a research and development project.
User Agreement
Users may access facilities, specialized equipment, instrumentation, and personnel to conduct research.
Technical Collaboration Programs
Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
Companies of all sizes can leverage ORNL's expertise and the capabilities at MDF through fast-track user agreements to co-develop energy efficient, cost-saving technologies.
Building Technologies Research and Integration Center
BTRIC, established in 1993, is the Department of Energy’s only designated user facility dedicated to performing early-stage research and development in building technologies.
Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center
GRID-C at Oak Ridge National Laboratory combines multiple electrification research activities across the utility, buildings, and vehicle space into one 52,000 sq. ft. facility.