The Transfer Files: Inside the World of Federal Innovation

The Transfer Files: Inside the World of Federal Innovation features engaging and thought-provoking conversations about a range of topics related to federal technology transfer. Each episode reveals insights, expertise and experiences from a professional in the technology transfer ecosystem – including researchers, T2 professionals, entrepreneurs and more.

The Transfer Files: Inside the World of Federal Innovation is a technology podcast hosted by Federal Laboratory Consortium, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Federal Laboratory Consortium hosts The Transfer Files: Inside the World of Federal Innovation, a technology show with 47 episodes published.

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  Angela Lewis: What It Takes to Lead a High-Impact Federal Lab

  Apr 28, 202636 minS0

  <p>Federal laboratories play a critical role in moving ideas from research into real-world use, but that work depends on more than technical expertise. It takes leadership, strong partnerships, and a clear understanding of how innovation supports the mission. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, that mission is centered on delivering capability to the warfighter, and technology transfer has become an important part of how that work gets done.</p><p>Dr. Angela Lewis, Technical Director at NSWC Crane and the 2025 FLC Lab Director of the Year, brings more than three decades of experience across operations, strategy, and leadership...

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  Andy Myers: Why PRO™ Matters for Federal Tech Transfer Professionals

  Apr 14, 202629 minS0

  <p>Turning research into something people can actually use sounds straightforward, but in the federal world, it’s anything but. It takes people who can move between science, business, and policy, people who know how to translate complex ideas, build the right partnerships, and guide innovations out of the lab and into the real world. That “in-between space” is where a lot of the real work happens, and it’s where this conversation begins.</p><p>My guest today is Andy Myers, who leads technology transfer activities at the Kansas City National Security Campus. His career spans small business research, academia...

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  Ernesto Chanona: What Tech Transfer Can Learn from Business Development

  Mar 18, 202646 minS0

  <p>Strong science doesn't automatically lead to commercial success. There's a gap between breakthrough research and real-world impact that trips up even the most promising technologies. Business development or the art of building relationships, positioning innovations, and navigating markets is where many tech transfer offices find themselves stretched thin or stuck.</p><p>My guest Ernesto Chanona the CEO of American Business Development knows both sides of this world. He earned his PhD in pharmacology and did postdoctoral work at the National Cancer Institute developing immunotherapies. But instead of continuing down the traditional academic track, he made a sharp turn...

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  Powering Partnerships: IEEE and the Future of Tech Transfer

  Mar 4, 202654 minS0

  <p>Welcome back, everyone and welcome to Season 3 of the Transfer Files! We are so glad you're here, and we're kicking things off with a conversation that gets at the connective tissue of innovation, the organizations that help move ideas out of the lab and into the world. Today we're joined by Joanne Wong and Cassandra Carothers, two guests from IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. </p><p>Joanne is an engineer by training with a career spanning IBM, HP, SAP, and Cisco, who later founded her own startup and found her way i...

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  What’s Ahead for Federal Tech Transfer in 2026

  Feb 3, 202614 minS0

  <p>Happy New Year and welcome back! While the podcast is between seasons, we’re continuing to bring you brief FLC updates so you can stay connected to what’s happening now and what’s coming next across the Federal Laboratory Consortium. These short check-ins will drop every two weeks until the show returns with full-length episodes when Season 3 launches in March.</p><p>For this update, I’m joined by Paul Zielinski, Executive Director of the FLC. Paul walks through what 2026 is shaping up to look like, including plans for the upcoming National Meeting, leadership elections, and several new tools an...

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