NASA Seeks Industry Partners for Innovation Transfusion Program
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- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:33:25 -0700 (PDT)
May 19, 2008
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.steitz@xxxxxxxx
RELEASE: 08-129
NASA SEEKS INDUSTRY PARTNERS FOR INNOVATION TRANSFUSION PROGRAM
WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking companies and organizations across
America involved in cutting-edge innovation to partner with the
agency in the Innovation Transfusion Program.
The program allows NASA employees to spend up to a year working in
high-tech environments outside the agency where they can share their
expertise while gaining valuable experience and new ideas to bring
back to their jobs at NASA. The program also supports innovation
workshops between NASA and external organizations that have novel
approaches for addressing problems of interest to NASA.
This initiative is part of the agency's Innovative Partnerships
Program. The effort will help ensure NASA benefits from creativity
and innovation occurring in industry, academia, research
institutions, national laboratories and other government agencies.
NASA will pay the salary and travel expenses for participating NASA
employees.
Specifically, the Innovation Transfusion Program will:
- Allow NASA to learn about and benefit from creativity and
innovation
occurring outside the agency
- Share NASA expertise with a broader external community
- Provide a unique training opportunity for select NASA employees to
broaden their technical and management skills with a focus on
innovation
- Foster new relationships between NASA and external organization,
especially those outside the conventional aerospace field
Organizations interested in participating in the program, either by
hosting an employee or a workshop, should contact Andrew Petro of
NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters in
Washington, at 202-358-0310, or by e-mail at andrew.j.petro@xxxxxxxxx
For more information about the Innovation Transfusion program, visit:
http://www.ipp.nasa.gov/ii_transfusion.htm
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