How the Department of the Air Force APEX PIA creates effective collaborations between industry and academia for U.S. Air Force SBIR/STTR proposals
The Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment, or APEX, is a first-of-its-kind program that aims to enhance partnerships between the Department of the Air Force, academia, and industry. The five-year, $49 million program focuses on enhancing...
Posted on Sep 23, 2021
What are Partnership Intermediaries Agreements (PIAs) and how can they help small businesses and academia innovate and commercialize technology
Photo credit: Department of the Air Force Technology Transfer and Transition Office (T3) Partnership Intermediary Agreements, otherwise known by the acronym “PIAs”, are agreements between the government and an intermediary organization, such as state...
Posted on Jul 16, 2021
How the APEX program can help academics and entrepreneurs pursue Department of the Air Force funding
In April 2019, the Department of the Air Force launched its Science and Technology 2030 Strategy that lays a path forward adopting and delivering warfighting capabilities at the speed of relevance and necessity. As a result, the Department of the Air...
Posted on Mar 4, 2021
AFOSR Webinar Recap with Timestamps: How to Engage with the Air Force Research Laboratory Research Ecosystem
On June 19, 2020, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and its partnership intermediary the Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center (BRICC) hosted a live webinar that drew in around 1,000 registrants with over 500 of those...
Posted on Dec 8, 2020