The latest figures reported by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) indicate that public and private sources spent more than $45 billion for R&D on university campuses in Fiscal Year 2006. Some statistics from the report:
• Managed 18,874 new invention disclosures
• Filed 15,908 total U.S. patent applications
• Saw 3,255 U.S. patents issued
• Signed 4,963 new licenses
• Managed 12,672 licenses and options that are yielding active income.
• Had 697 new products introduced to the market in 2006
• Introduced more than 4,350 new products into the market from FY1998 to FY2006.
• Launched 553 new startup companies in 2006.
• 5,724 new spinouts since 1980,
The top performers in licensing income include Duke, New York University, Stanford, the University of California system, the University of Wisconsin and Wake Forest University.
Download US Licensing Activity Survey FY2006
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