Air Force Innovation Institutes are often physically located near AFRL operating locations and assist AFRL with Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology Transfer. Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) are organizations that serve as intermediaries that facilitate joint projects and accelerate technology transfer between AFRL and private companies.
Griffiss Institute – Rome, NY: https://www.griffissinstitute.org/
The primary role of the Griffiss Institute is to advocate and facilitate the co-operation of private industry, academia, and the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, in developing solutions to critical cyber security problems.
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corp – Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center – Arlington, VA: https://vt-arc.org/bricc/
Powered by VT-ARC, the Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center (BRICC) provides collaborative environments and data analytic services that support the Air Force Office of Scientific Research’s mission to discover, shape, and champion basic research that profoundly impacts the future Air Force.
Purdue Research Foundation – West Lafayette, IN: https://www.prf.org/
The Purdue Research Foundation holds a partnership intermediary agreement with AFRL to accelerate the commercialization process and support activities to move innovations to the public.
Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX) – Dayton, Ohio: https://apex-innovates.org/
The USAF Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX) Partnership Intermediary cultivates innovation by expanding the American research enterprise for the USAF. APEX does this by engaging and collaborating with innovators across academia, industry and the Department of Defense (DoD) who possess capabilities of interest to the USAF; utilizing data analytics to identify transformational operational defense solutions in academia, industry and government sectors; providing high-touch coaching for business startups and proposals; and engaging with DoD programs to connect universities, businesses and government entities in a way that moves defense technology from discovery to reality.
DefenseWerx – Various Locations: http://defensewerx.org/
DefenseWerx and their innovation hubs are the catalyst for decisive innovation between the private sector and armed forces.
Doolittle Institute – Niceville, FL: https://doolittleinstitute.org/
The Doolittle Institute, an AFRL Innovation Institute, supports AFRL’s Munition’s Directorate by working to license and commercialize AFRL technologies in the private sector, enable rapid technology delivery to the warfighter, identify and foster new R&D partnerships and develop AFRL’s current and future workforce. The Doolittle Institute is a member of the Defensewerx Family.
