In fiscal year 2010, 651 new companies were formed as a result of university research, an increase of 9 percent over the previous year, according to a survey report published Nov. 22 by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), a nonprofit association of academic technology transfer professionals.
AUTM announces the release of the AUTM U.S. Licensing Activity Survey: FY2010. The survey shares quantitative information about licensing activities at U.S. universities, hospitals and research institutions.
“This year marks the 20th anniversary of our licensing survey. Each year for the past two decades the survey report has provided important indicators about the successes and challenges of academic technology transfer, making the AUTM Licensing Activity Survey one of AUTM’s signature publications and positioning the association as a leader in soliciting, compiling and publishing these important data," says AUTM President Robin L. Rasor, CLP, RTTP.
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