LPS User Survey

^{Lab Partnering Service} User Survey

Research Plan

Survey questions include the following:

1. Which of the following roles best describes you? (single select)

   • Innovator, researcher, engineer

   • Investor

   • Technology transfer professional

   • Other

2. Which of the following best describes your organization? (single select)

   • Department of Energy lab

   • Other government lab

   • Non-government lab

   • Other non-lab government entity (e.g. Department of Defense or NASA)

   • Academia (school, college, university)

   • Small business (1-50 employees)

   • Medium business (51-250 employees)

   • Large business (251+ employees)

   • Incubator

   • Accelerator

   • Technical assistance provider (e.g. Dawnbreaker)

   • Broker

   • Other

3. What are your goals for technology transfer? Select all that apply. [randomized]

   • Advance science

   • Bring new technologies to the public

   • Build university-industry research community

   • Commercialize technology

   • Help start new companies that contribute to economic development and innovation

   • Meet the President’s cross-agency priority goal 14

   • Secure funding

   • Secure partnerships

   • Other

4. Which industry do you work in? (single select)

   • Energy

   • Aerospace

   • Education

   • Electronics

   • Manufacturing

   • Pharmaceutical

   • Security & defense

   • Technology

   • Telecommunications

   • Transportation

   • Other

5. Before today, had you heard of the Lab Partnering Service (LPS)? (single select)

   • Yes

   • No

6. [If answered “Yes” to Question 5] How did you hear about Lab Partnering Service? Select all that apply.

   • Through online search engines

   • From colleagues or friends

   • At a conference / trade show

   • From the Department of Energy (DOE)

   • From non-DOE government entity (e.g. Department of Defense or NASA)

   • From a DOE lab

   • From other government lab

   • From a non-government lab

   • From an incubator / accelerator

   • Other

7. [If answered “Yes” to Question 5] How frequently do you visit the Lab Partnering Service website, labpartnering.org? (single select)

   • Daily

   • Weekly

   • Monthly

   • A few times a year

   • Once

   • Never

8. [If didn’t answer “Never” to Question 7 AND didn’t select “Department of Energy lab” in Question 2] How many times has the Lab Partnering Service website helped you to make a connection with a Department of Energy lab or expert that resulted in an email exchange, phone call or meeting? (single select)

   • 0

   • 1

   • 2

   • 3

   • 4

   • 5+

9. [If didn’t answer “Never” to Question 7 AND selected “Department of Energy lab” in Question 2] How many times has the Lab Partnering Service website helped you to make a connection with an investor, entrepreneur or inventor that resulted in an email exchange, phone call or meeting? (single select)

   • 0

   • 1

   • 2

   • 3

   • 4

   • 5+

10. [If didn’t answer “Never” to Question 7] How likely are you to speak positively about the Lab Partnering Service website to other people? (0 being not likely, 10 being very likely)

11. [If answered “Yes” to Question 5] How could Lab Partnering Service improve its website or services? Select all that apply.

    • Improve content

    • Boost marketing

    • Share more case studies

    • Shorten inquiry response time

    • Improve visual design

    • Improve patent search

    • Focus on smaller-scale businesses and entrepreneurs

    • Other

    • I don’t know

12. Have you ever partnered or contracted with the Department of Energy or one of its labs? (single select)

    • Yes

    • No

13. Which of the following resources do you use to advertise or find new technologies, secure ownership, funding, or new partners for technologies in development? Select all that apply.

    • Software tools or services (e.g. In-Part or Quid)

    • Online platforms (e.g. beta.SAM.gov, formerly FedBizOpps (FBO) or TechConnect)

    • Consulting services (e.g. Frost & Sullivan)

    • Business contacts and/or internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools

    • Personal networks

    • Events or conferences

    • Publications

    • Technical assistance providers (e.g. Dawnbreaker, Procurement Technical Assistance Center program)

    • DOE Office of Technology Transitions (OTT)

    • Other government agency’s Office of Technology Transitions/Transfer

    • DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs

    • Other government agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs

    • Other

If you have any additional feedback about the Lab Partnering Service or would like to volunteer for future research, please email us at [email protected].

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