Extraordinary scientific and engineering capabilities and talented staff make Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory a wellspring of innovation. Nonetheless, as Joy’s Law states, “No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else.” In response, the Laboratory practices Open Innovation by connecting with new partners and embracing new approaches. The Laboratory seeks partnerships with industry, government agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations to cultivate entrepreneurship, help the nation grow, and meet national and global security challenges.
To help catalyze Open Innovation, we encourage researchers to work with us here at the Laboratory. Lawrence Livermore's institutes and centers provide specialized resources and expertise in many scientific disciplines. In addition, our user facilities provide world-class, one-of-a-kind capabilities to the broader scientific community.
We are also searching for opportunities to loan our staff to institutions around the world to help solve problems of global significance. A more mobile, open Laboratory helps us respond rapidly to the security challenges of a deeply interconnected world.
Government
Federal agencies and state and local governments can access Livermore's unique capabilities through the Strategic Partnership Projects program. Through its many partnerships with government agencies, the Laboratory ensures that its capabilities help address current and emerging national needs.
Universities
The Laboratory's Academic Engagement Office fosters collaborations and sustains long-term partnerships between Laboratory researchers and the academic community. The program manages postdoctoral scholar opportunities, provides internships for undergraduate and graduate students, and organizes special events for K–12 education.
Industry
The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) serves as a focal point for LLNL engagement with industry, as well as state and local government entities, universities, non-profits, and others by identifying new economic opportunities and moving them to the private sector. IPO's work helps improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the U.S. economy through innovation.
Philanthropy
Collaborative opportunities with universities, nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits, including the Livermore Lab Foundation and the American Heart Association, leverage the Laboratory’s unique expertise for broad public benefit and philanthropic support of scientific research and STEM outreach.
Livermore Valley Open Campus
Where great minds meet. Big ideas are born. Technologies are forged. Solutions are realized.
The Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC)—an innovation hub along the boundaries of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories within the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area—creates a novel venue for collaborations between experts from within and outside the labs.
The expertise and resources of LVOC widen the scope of possibilities for partners intent on finding innovative solutions to shared problems: Deep and broad expertise, World-class scientific equipment and facilities, & Collaboration.