Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), managed by Triad National Security, supports northern New Mexico communities through various programs.
As a federally funded research and development center, Los Alamos National Laboratory aligns its strategic plan with priorities set by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE NNSA) and key national strategy guidance documents. It executes work across all of DOE’s missions: national security, science, energy, and environmental management. Scientific and engineering capabilities developed through LANL’s stockpile research are part of what makes DOE and NNSA a science, technology, and engineering powerhouse for the nation.
Beyond its scientific mission, Los Alamos National Laboratory is committed to its community, actively participating in economic development, educational initiatives, and charitable activities.
The Laboratory invests in and partners with economic development initiatives and programs that help stimulate business growth, create jobs, and strengthen our communities. They include:
Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation
The Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation is an innovation catalyst, defining “innovation” as the path from scientific creativity to deployment of a solution. FCI is a steward of the Laboratory’s Intellectual Property (inventions and software), licenses LANL technologies, and facilitates strategic partnerships for the purpose of solving problems in the private and other sectors.
Through its programs, FCI helps small businesses and entrepreneurs successfully deploy LANL technology and expertise to improve their products or business, helping to strengthen the high-tech ecosystem in New Mexico.
Intellectual Property and Licensing
The primary function of the FCI Licensing Program is to move inventions developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers to commercial innovations to benefit society. The innovations, technologies, software, instruments, new processes, and more that are protected can be directed to a feature that enhances an existing product, provides a new stand-alone product, or launches a start-up. Patented inventions and copyrighted software are available to existing and start-up companies through exclusive and non-exclusive licensing agreements.
Access available technologies to gain insights into the potential transformative tools and solutions FCI provides. An additional suite of software to address physical processes can be accessed through Scientific Software.
New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program
Administered through the Feynman Center for Innovation (FCI) at Los Alamos, the New Mexico Small Business Assistance Program (NMSBA) helps for-profit small businesses in New Mexico access cutting-edge technologies, solve technical issues and gain knowledge from technical experts at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The assistance is provided at no cost to the small businesses.
Download a copy of Perspectives, which highlights NMSBA 2024 projects. And here are a few previous examples of businesses that have benefited from the program:
- NMSBA Program Improves Production
- Honeymoon Brewery Raises a Glass
- Entrepreneurs Work Together to Get Help from Lab-Affiliated Program
Community Technical Assistance Program
The Community Technical Assistance (CTA) program at LANL makes available the assistance of lab scientists and engineers that can work on short-term, limited assistance to entities facing technical hurdles that overlap with LANL capabilities provided that the assistance does not duplicate services or compete with the private sector. This assistance is provided at no cost to the organization seeking assistance and the scope of work provided varies based on individual project needs.
New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (NM LEEP)
NM LEEP fast-tracks the transformation of deep tech startups into investable companies by providing a focused, structured program aimed at achieving critical milestones in product development, company formation, and entrepreneurial growth. Participants gain unique access to Los Alamos resources, expertise, and testing facilities, along with connections to funding opportunities to support their development. The program aligns with NNSA’s innovation ecosystem, with a strong emphasis on the key sectors of AI/Quantum/HPC, biotech, energy security, advanced materials, and space. Here is an example:
Business Development Partnerships
The Lab’s primary economic development partner in Northern New Mexico is the Regional Development Corporation (RDC), a nonprofit organization with a mission to create and retain jobs. The RDC receives investment from Laboratory operator Triad National Security, LLC. The RDC provides private investment opportunities and technical assistance to facilitate job growth and diversify the economies of communities in the following seven counties: Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos.
LANL is committed to giving back to its northern New Mexico neighbors through a variety of community programs that include providing opportunities for employees to make gifts of time, talent and money.
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