Laboratory Information:
Air Force Medical Service
AFMSA/SG5M-South
2261 Hughes Ave., Ste. 158 (Bldg. 171)
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-9854
Website: http://www.afms.af.mil/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Air Force
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Dr. Sirie Blankenship
Phone: (210) 395-9820
Fax: (210) 395-9864
Email: afmsa.sg5m.technologytransferoffice@us.af.mil
Sherrilynne Cherry
Phone: (210) 395-9849
Fax: (210) 395-9864
Email: afmsa.sg5m.technologytransferoffice@us.af.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The U.S. Air Force Surgeon General’s mission is to
develop and implement medical programs and policies for a
worldwide medical enterprise for beneficiaries consisting of
active duty and retired military personnel and their family
members. In
addition, the Air Force Surgeon General advises the Secretary
of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, on matters
pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary
force and the health of Air Force personnel. Clinical research is an
integral component of Air Force Medical Service (AFMS)
operations.
Authority for AFMS clinical research is granted generally by
10 USC §2358. More specifically,
authority is provided through DOD Directive 6200.04, Force
Health Protection, which reads, “The Department of
Defense shall pursue scientific and technological
advancements to improve and protect the health of the force
through medical research, development, clinical
investigations, technology insertion, and appropriate
acquisition strategies.”
Mission of the Laboratory:
The AFMS laboratory executes a multifaceted program of phased
efforts to develop knowledge and/or enhance technical
sophistication of novel devices, systems, drugs, biologics
and other medical products related to diagnosis, treatment,
and maintenance of clinical health problems of concern to
beneficiaries of military healthcare and used in aerospace
expeditionary operations to preserve service members’
health and mission capabilities. AFMS research is highly
distributed encompassing AFMS researchers assigned to and
conducting research at AFMS and other DOD, federal, and
nonfederal healthcare, academic and research
activities. The
Director of Research and Acquisitions, Air Force Medical
Support Agency, Office of the Surgeon General (AFMSA/SG5),
oversees research, development, acquisition, and
transitioning of required capabilities into fielded medical
systems. This includes research, development and acquisition
requirements determination, modernization strategies, and
advocating for resources to support research, development,
acquisition, testing and evaluation, and operational and
oversight authority of the Air Force Medical Service Office
of Research and Technology Applications (AFMS ORTA) on behalf
of the Air Force Surgeon General. AFMS ORTA located at
AFMSA/SG5M-South (San Antonio, Texas) serves as the focal
point for clinical research technology transfer. We support
translation of clinical research into practice, facilitating
clinical researchers’ collaborations with industry and
academia, and enabling the Air Force Surgeon General to
realize benefits from research investments. Our scope does not address
aerospace medical or other nonmedical research technology
transfer as other Air Force ORTAs provide this
support. The
AFMS ORTA provides the collaborative environment necessary to
effectively transfer research to nonfederal entities for
commercialization and introduction into medical
practice.
Medical technology emerging from the AFMS, in most cases, has
a broader application to civilian medical practice than to
military medical practice. This does not diminish the
military impact of this medical technology. However, it does
imply all such technologies should be carefully examined as
to their domestic technology transfer potential to enhance
the public benefit of defense health program expenditures on
clinical research.
Facilities:
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60th Medical Group, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air
Force Base, California
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81st Medical Group, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air
Force Base, Mississippi
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San Antonio Military Health System, Joint Base San Antonio
- Lackland, Texas
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88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Medical Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
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99th Medical Group, Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical
Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
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Center for the Sustainment of Trauma & Readiness Skills
– Baltimore, Maryland
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Center for the Sustainment of Trauma & Readiness Skills
– Cincinnati, Ohio
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Center for the Sustainment of Trauma & Readiness Skills
– St. Louis, Missouri
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U.S. Air Force Academy Life Science Research Center,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Commercial Test Agreement (CTA)
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Educational Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Patent License Agreements
- Material (or Equipment) Transfer Agreements (MTAs or ETAs)
- Invention License Agreements (ILAs)
- Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs)
- Joint Ownership Agreements (JTOs)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Human Performance
- Enroute Care
- Expeditionary Medicine
- Force Health Protection
- Health Informatics
- Operational Medicine
