Scientists from LLNL are partnering with San Francisco Bay Area fusion energy startup Inertia Enterprises Inc. to advance fusion laser technology, as well as inertial fusion target manufacturing and designs.

With this DOE contribution, LLNL will adapt a technology that the Laboratory originally developed 50 years ago: Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation (AVLIS). Industry partner Hexium, Inc. aims to deploy the result commercially.

IPO plays an important role in helping researchers identify transition pathways, engage external partners and facilitate agreements needed to move technologies beyond the Lab. Successful scale-up of energy technology will depend on strong partnerships, particularly with industry.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) are joining forces to transition laser-ignited inertial fusion from experiments to industrial applica

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineers and scientists, in collaboration with Stanford University, have demonstrated a breakthrough 3D nanofabrication approach that transforms two-photon lithography (TPL) from a slow, lab-scale technique into a wafer-scale manufacturing tool witho

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials for Terahertz (THz) frequencies, a potential way to address a technology gap for next-generation telecommunications, non-destructive evaluation, chemical/biological sen

LLNL pursues big ideas to solve the most important security challenges facing the U.S. and the world.

The technology — produced using unique LLNL facilities, capabilities and expertise — can be licensed by advanced manufacturing companies and used in existing 3D printers to save time an

To address this critical energy need, the California Energy Commission recently awarded local startup DarmokTech and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) a grant of $2 million over three years to pursue recyclable, sodium polymer-based batteries.

The trade journal R&D World Magazine recently announced the winners of the awards, often called the “Oscars of innovation,” recognizing new commercial products, technologies and materials that are a

In FY24, LLNL reported 201 total copyrights, filed 134 U.S. patents and recorded 119 new invention disclosures — illustrating the Laboratory’s pipeline of cutting-edge technologies, available for partnership, stemming from its mission-based research.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) developed a new type of electrically controlled, near-infrared smart window that can cut near-infrared light transmission by almost 50%. Their secret ingredient?

A recording of DOE Office of Technology Commercialization's National Lab Discovery Series webinar that introduces TAOS — The Alloy Optimization Software was recently posted.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Starris: Optimax Space Systems have signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), expanding production of LLNL’s next-generation space domain awareness technology.

In a pioneering project aimed at revolutionizing the design of antibodies and antibody-like molecules through the power of AI, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is working to transform medical countermeasure development and biologics discovery.

A new cancer drug candidate developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), BBOT (BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics) and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FN

The Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative has awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist Johanna Schwartz $60,000 to pursue automa

LLNL and Verne have demonstrated a novel pathway for creating high-density hydrogen through a

Rare-earth elements are essential for many electronic, energy and advanced defense technologies.

Seurat Technologies, a Massachusetts-based startup, licensed a LLNL-invented metal AM technology in 2015 with the intention of commercializing a high-speed, high-resolution 3D printer to

In a record setting year for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), four teams of LLNL researchers will attend the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy I-Corps (EIC)

LLNL and neurotechnology company Canaery have developed an advanced nose-computer interface (NCI) capable of enhancing the ability of scent-detection animals to simultaneously identify contraband such as explosives and narcotics, as well as other types of im

Focused Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) today announced the signing of a Cooperative Research and Develop

It’s the late 1990s. Lloyd Hackel and Brent Dane are researchers in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) laser science and technology program.

Decades of cutting-edge laser, optics and plasma physics research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) played a key role in the underlying science that the semiconductor industry uses to manufacture advanced microprocessors.

Starris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have entered a commercialization partnership for LLNL’s patented monolithic telescope technology, which accelerates rapid

It was a laser shot for the ages. By achieving fusion ignition on December 5, 2022, LLNL proved that recreating the “fire” that fuels the sun and the stars inside a laboratory on Earth was indeed scientifically possible.

Technology designed to aid on-the-field diagnostics for military applications is gaining a wider reach as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and BioVind, LLC achieved a milestone in their partnership: the exclus

Eight Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers were recently honored by the Lab’s Engineering Principal Associate Directorate for their efforts in raising the Lab’s visibility and r

US-based Longview Fusion Energy Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have entered into a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop a comprehensive performance and economic model tailored to optimise the Longview fusion power plant designs.

Through a new process a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team is calling Microwave Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (MVAM), researchers have introduced an innovative new approach to 3D printing using microwave energy to cure materials, opening the

Leaders from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), as they seek to expand collaborations related to their shared research inter

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have earned three awards among the top 100 inventions worldwide.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers continue to capture key Department of Energy (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) grants with three new project grants announced in 2024.

Coupling electrochemical conversion of the greenhouse gas CO₂ with renewable electricity sources — such as solar and wind — promises green production of high-demand chemicals and transportation fuels.

DOE’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) has created the Visual Intellectual Property Search database, known as VIPS, to make it easier to perform intellectual property searches and find new technologies developed at DOE’s 17 National Laboratories and several additional DOE plants and s

Following a Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) award win in April, Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) has received its second national recognition for

A new collaboration between the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) allows up to three Hertz Fellows a year to attend LLNL’s annual National Labs Entrepreneurship Academy.

In a substantial milestone for supercomputing-aided drug design, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics (BridgeBio) today announced clinical trials have begun for a first-in-class m

Funding from the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) will expand A-Alpha's partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in support of the Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering (GUIDE) program.

The space vehicle integrates LLNL’s Monolithic Telescope (MonoTele) technology with Terran Orbital’s proven expertise producing high-reliability space vehicles.

Listen to the latest episode of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's podcast featuring IPO Director Matt Garrett for a discussion on bridging the g

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Space Program is now building an optical space domain awareness payload for an upcoming mission by the U.S. Space Force.

In a groundbreaking development for addressing future viral pandemics, a multi-institutional team involving Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers has successfully combined an artificial intelligence (AI)-backed platform with supercomputing to re

World IP Day shines a light on the important role innovation plays in achieving the United Nations' (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to create a better future for everyone by protecting the planet.

A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researcher and a colleague who helped him and his team commercialize their biomedical technology have garnered a national technology transfer award.

LLNL researchers have partnered with Los Angeles-based SoCalGas and Munich, Germany-based Electrochaea to develop an electrobioreactor to allow excess renewable electricity from wind and solar sources to be stored

At LLNL, Huang and Ford are working toward developing a new method to make high-performance silicone parts that can be 3D printed and cured using ultraviolet light.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has joined forces with Precision Neuroscience Corporation (Precision) to advance the technology of neural implants for patients suffering from a variety of neurological disor

The development of new antibiotics has stalled — new strategies are needed as the world enters the age of antibiotic resistance.  To combat this challenge, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have found that synthetic an

The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) has launched a new software licensing portal to facilitate the adoption of the diverse proprietary software solutions developed by Lawrence Livermore Natio

BBO-8520’s discovery was the result of a collaboration between the RAS Initiative FNL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and BridgeBio.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Verne, a San Francisco-based startup, have demonstrated a cryo-compressed hydrogen storage system of suitable scale for heavy-duty vehicles.  This is th

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a four-year, $16 million project to a multi-institutional team led by LLNL to accelerate inertial fusion energy (IFE) science and technology.

Funded through DOE’s Unlocking Lasting Transformative Resiliency Advances by Faster Actuation of power Semiconductor Technologies (ULTRAFAST) program, LLNL researchers (in Engineering) will develop an op

On October 30, 2023, LLNL licensee, Seurat Technologies, announced a $99 million Series C round.  Seurat’s pioneering approach was originally developed right here at LLNL.  The underlying technology for Seurat was created to solve a manufacturing problem in building an actual fusio

Today we can see inside seemingly impossible places thanks to muon imaging. This technique uses muons, which can penetrate far deeper than possible with x rays.  But this process is also slow.

An instrument designed and built by LLNL researchers departed Earth last week on a two-billion-mile, nearly six-year journey through space to explore a rare, largely metal asteroid.

Engineers and chemists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Meta have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advanceme

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have netted three awards among the top 100 inventions worldwide.  The trade journal R&D Worl

José Hernández’s life story can now be found on the small screen with the new film “A Million Miles Away”.  Of note in the article, Hernández stated he is “most proud of is the fact that the Lab embraced the digital mammography project, the work Clint Logan, Laura Mascio and I did, allowed u

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have racked up another top-notch year for securing grants through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) program.

LLNL developed technology known as Energy Inks has won a best in region award for the Far West region from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). LLNL researchers are supported by the Lab’s 

Seurat Technologies announced an agreement to develop 59 tons of additively manufactured metal components for Siemens Energy turbines.  Seurat’s pioneering approach was originally developed

Harmful biological pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and worms, continue to pose a threat to the Joint Force. To combat these natural challenges and better defend warfighters from bioterrorism and biowarfare, the DTRA's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department in

In late 2017, LLNL licensed a biomedical technology called nanolipoprotein particles (NLPs), which can deliver vaccines and drugs inside the cells in the human body, to Ann Arbor, Michigan-based EVOQ Therapeutics.

R&D World Magazine recently announced their 2022 award winners.

Last week SLAC and LLNL co-hosted the National Accelerator Lab Pitch Event, where scientists from national labs come together to present their technology commercialization work to seasoned investors.  

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed GridDS — an open-source, data-science toolkit for power and data engineers that will provide an integrated energy data storage and augmentation infrastructure, as well as a flexible and comprehensive set of state-of-the-art machine-learning mod

LLNL, Penn State, Columbia University, Tufts University, University of Kentucky, Purdue University and industry partner Western Rare Earths will use microbial and biomolecular engineering to develop a scalable bio-based separation and purification strategy for rare-earth elements

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is partnering with Ampcera Inc. to develop solvent-free Laser Powder Bed Fusion additive manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of 3D-structured lithium battery cathodes, that could result in faster charging and higher-energy-density batteries.

The Department of Energy’s Technology Transfer Working Group recently awarded two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees with “Best in Class” awards during their May spring meeting in Washington, D.C.

Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Amazon Web Services will explore software and hardware solutions spanning cloud and on-premises HPC environments, and establish a common stack of open-source software components that can run well in large HPC centers and on cloud resources.

The Department of Energy launched the spring 2022 solicitation for the High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) initiative, seeking proposals from industry that address key energy and decarbonization-related challenges in domestic manufacturing.

NASA's funding will enable LLNL and Kentucky-based space life sciences company, Space Tango to mature prototypes of the “replicator” technology — a ultrafast 3D printer co-developed by LLNL and the University of California, Berkeley — for bioprinting in microgravity on the International Space Sta

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have demonstrated the ability to 3D-print microscopic objects in silica glass, part of an effort to produce delicate, layer-less optics that can be built in seconds

A trio of LLNL scientists have been inducted into the laboratory's Entrepreneur's Hall of Fame. Each developed technologies during or after their Lab careers that created major economic impacts or spawned new companies.

Seurat Technologies was born from a problem CEO James DeMuth encountered while working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility. The solution is a new way to dramatically speed up large-scale metal 3D manufacturing while assuring high quality finished products.

Seurat Technologies, the 3D metal printing leader that is making manufacturing better for people and the planet, has closed a $21M Series B extension with investments from new investors Xerox Ventures and SIP Global Partners.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing a new diagnostic tool that can determine the quality of metal droplets and monitor liquid metal jetting prints in real time.

A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-led collaboration targeted at using machine learning to reduce defects and carbon emissions in steelmaking.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has established the AI Innovation Incubator to unite artificial intelligence experts from LLNL, industry and academia for the advancement of AI for large-scale scientific and commercial applications.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and engineers have collected three R&D 100 Awards. Often called the “Oscars of invention", the R&D 100 Awards recognize the top 100 industrial inventions worldwide.

Leaders from the National Nuclear Security Administration, Congressional representatives and local elected officials gathered at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to celebrate the expansion of the Livermore Valley Open Campus.

LLNL held its first-ever Machine Learning for Industry Forum on August 10-12.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and their collaborators are leveraging 3D printing to improve the performance of electrochemical reactors used to convert CO² into useful energy sources, chemicals and material feedstocks.

Thin-film electrodes developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been used in human patients at the University of California, San Francisco, generating never-before-seen recordings of brain activity in the hippocampus, a region responsible for memory and other cognitive functions.

The decades-long quest for fusion energy and an innovative technique for protecting the National Ignition Facility's optical components from laser damage were the inspiration for a new high-speed 3D manufacturing technology that’s about to enter the market.

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have determined that heating N95 respirators up to 75 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes deactivates a surrogate coronavirus without compromising the device’s fit and its ability to filter airborne particles.

When the U.S. Space Force’s Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 13, it carried a payload designed and built in record time by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratore.

Tyvak released the first images of objects in orbit and on the ground captured by telescopes developed with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Seurat Technologies closed a $41 million Series B round of funding led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. The funds will be used to further accelerate the development and commercialization of Seurat’s pioneering metal additive manufacturing technology, Area Printing™

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Gerald “Jerry” Burke. Burke and colleagues created the Numerical Electromagnetic Code (NEC), an antenna modeling system for wire and surface antennas.

To address inefficiencies in transmitting electricity over smart grids, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory engineers and their collaborators have developed a light-activated switch that, if fully deployed, could reduce carbon emissions by more than 10 percent.

A miniature space telescope developed by Tyvak Nano-Satillite Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for possible commercial use, was launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9  rocket on May 15, 2021. 

nVIAsoft, LLNL licensee, is developing a hygienic, contactless method of secure digital ID based on innovation and intellectual property from the Lab. 

Interested to learn more about LLNL licensee Shape Memory Medical? This article highlights the development of the IMPEDE embolization plug product developed with shape memory polymer innovations from LLNL. 

Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their colleagues who help them commercialize technologies have won three national technology transfer awards this year. The trio of awards, from the Federal Laboratory Consortium represent the most national awards t

Good partnerships that lead to great companies and products are at the heart of the Innovation and Partnerships Office.

As part of the Bay Area Lab Innovation Networking Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Labs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory gave industry leaders insight on how to harness the technologies, tools and capabilities within so

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists and engineers have secured major grants through the Department of Energy’s Technology Commercialization Fund.

Researchers from ten national labs came together for a virtual showcase of Department of Energy (DOE) innovation when scientists pitched their business model ideas to seasoned investors and competed for a $25,000 prize for work to advance commercialization.

The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Program, managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the U.S.

Two teams of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have garnered regional awards for technology transfer. The first award is for Outstanding Technology Development involving a new approach to manufacturing microcapsules.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced two rounds of awards for the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation Program (HPC4EI), including five projects at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).

The trade journal R&D World Magazine announced the winners of the awards, often called the “Oscars of invention,” during a virtual event and on the magazine’s website.

After more than two years of joint research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Total and Stanford University are releasing an open-source, high-performance simulator for l

LLNL and three Lab employees have garnered a national technology transfer award for the creation of the LLNL’s Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML).

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) technology transfer team has opened up multiple fronts to aid the nation’s efforts against the virus that causes COVID-19.

LLNL researchers and collaborators have used an additive manufacturing technique, called cold-spray deposition, to create thermoelectric generators that can harvest waste heat - a huge untapped resource - from previously inaccessible sources.

At a time when international cooperation can offer significant benefits, the cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) signed between Argon Electronics UK Ltd and LLNL to utilize Livermore’s Radiation Field Training Simulator (RaFTS) technology, promises to both bolster and re-envisi

The IPO-hosted National Lab Accelerator Pitch Event, held Sept. 25, angel investors and venture capitalists to watch twelve national lab participants pitch their technologies having the most potential to move from lab-to-market and make a significant market impact.

IPO began matching LLNL researchers with FedTech entrepreneurs in 2018. The FedTech program works with recruited entrepreneurs to build business models around federal intellectual property.

"IPO is proud of the increased support of industry in partnering on Technology Commercialization Fund project.

The HPC4Manufacturing program funds LLNL researchers to work with companies and address an industrial need. A CRADA with Applied Materials to improve thin film deposition is an example of the impact of this program.

Nine public/private projects were awarded more than $2 million from the Department of Energy (DOE).

LLNL won six Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) grant awards from the DOE Office of Technology Transitions (OTT).

LLNL licensee, Shape Memory Medical Inc., announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA for its IMPEDE-FX Embolization Plug. The IMPEDE product family features a proprietary Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) initially developed at LLNL.

LLNL is collaborating with Artveoli to develop technology which can capture CO2 from building interiors. This device would be so versatile that it could be inconspicuously placed in a room as a piece of wall art.

The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Excellence in Technology Transfer Award recognizes the impactful technical work of the research team as well as the dedicated work by IPO technology transfer professionals in transferring the technology for commercialization by industrial partner, ThermoFis

On April 9 IPO hosted a day at LLNL where officials from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy joined representatives from more than two dozen private companies to highlight technologies and encourage future public-private partnerships.

Enterprise Security magazine awarded nVIAsoft a great honor. nVIAsoft is a startup utilizing lab technology to provide biometric identity solutions—"the world's first contactless biometric in your very hand".

IPO is proud to be part of LLNL's recognition by the East Bay Economic Development Agency as a major influence in the East Bay innovation ecosystem.

A new aluminum alloy developed by LLNL and ORNL and transferred to Eck Industries continues to make important strides in improving strength in high heat environments.

We congratulate our technologists and private sector partner for winning this prestigious technology transfer award.

IPO supports regional economic development and is proud of the incredible reach LLNL technology has in bolstering the Tri-Valley economy.

Recognition by your peers is a satisfying reward. Building and supporting the ATOM consortium has been a big success for IPO. Congratulations Candice, Charity and Quentin!

Many of LLNL's commercialization successes are highlighted in a riveting article in Physics Today about moving lab technology out to the marketplace.

An ongoing Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) project with Eaton Corporation is producing great results for grid planning. IPO is proud to present this private sector collaboration at the Innovation XLab Grid Modernization Summit January 24-25.

Business models were built around two LLNL technologies as part of the latest FedTech cohort. FedTech is a DC-based accelerator that provides training to burgeoning entrepreneurs with the goal of building companies around federally developed technologies.

DOE's High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) Initiative released a call for proposals seeking American companies interested in collaborating with DOE's national laboratories on one-year projects to apply high-performance computing (HPC) modeling, simulation and data analysis to

LLNL researchers have been awarded five Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) grants from DOE's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT).

Congratulations to LLNL licensee, SafeTraces, for closing a financing round to continue efforts to bring LLNL's technology to market providing a food traceability solution for agricultural producers.

LLNL licensee Shape Memory Medical hits a major milestone in road to commercialization.

LLNL licensee, SafeTraces, has hit a major fundraising milestone in their journey to commercialize lab technology, DNATrax.

The Livermore team, in collaboration with Statens Serum Institut in Denmark, have demonstrated the potential and real life utility of the microarray technique for broad-spectrum pathogen detection in clinical samples. Their results are published in the online journal PLoS ONE.