Establishment of the First Federal Technology Transfer Ambassadors Program

Drs. Alan Alfano, Laura Prestia, and Robert Sons, technology transfer rookies at the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Technology Transfer Center (TTC), established the first federal Technology Transfer Ambassadors Program (TTAP). The TTAP is a year-long, hybrid training/mentoring program for NCI post-doctoral scientists seeking professional and career development about invention development, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.

NCI TTC:
• Alan Alfano, Ph.D., TTM
• Laura Prestia, Ph.D., TTM
• Robert Sons, Ph.D., TTM