1999 AUTM Licensing Survey

The report from the Association of University Technology Managers commercialization of academic research indicates that business activity associated with sales of products from academic research last year is estimated to have generated $5 billion in tax revenues in the U.S. at the federal, state, and local levels. Responding to the survey were 139 U.S. universities (including 94 of the top 100 research universities), 29 U.S. teaching hospitals and research institutes, 20 Canadian institutions, and one patent management firm.