The University of Arizona’s technology commercialization arm posted across-the-board increases in startup companies, license agreements and other measures in fiscal 2017.
The results for the fiscal year ended June 30 mark five years of continual year-to-year improvements in nearly all areas since Tech Launch Arizona was formed in 2013.
The UA reported 261 invention disclosures filed by faculty members last fiscal year, up from 250 in 2016.
The school filed for 334 U.S. patents, up from 278 in 2016; posted 105 licenses (up from 97 in the prior year); and formed 15 startup licensee companies, one more than in 2016.
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