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Research Funding Grows: 2021 Survey
US Survey — Key Findings
The results of this year’s AUTM Licensing Survey confirm that some effects of the global pandemic were still being felt in fiscal year 2021, but they also provide a number of reasons to be optimistic that the technology transfer industry has the resilience needed to survive and thrive despite recent challenges.
The key findings of the 2021 US Survey:
- Total research expenditures topped $81.9 billion, with federal sources accounting for the largest share of funding at 57.6%.
- Overall, the total licenses reported in the survey rose to 8,614, with 70% of licenses executed as non-exclusive agreements.
- Technologies developed at universities and other research institutions led to 996 startups being formed, which directly impacts local economies; two thirds of the new businesses are headquartered in their institution’s home state.
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Canadian Survey — Key Findings
More Canadian institutions completed this year’s AUTM Licensing Activity Survey (37) than in any year since 2014, a positive trend that allows us to paint a more complete picture of the industry and will help technology transfer withstand the lingering effects of the global pandemic and other challenges.
- Total research expenditures topped $7.4 billion (CAD), with federal sources accounting for the largest share of funding at 45.2%.
- Overall, the total licenses reported in the survey rose to 728 with the number of executed options increasing 44.7% over the prior year.
- A record 125 startups were formed, directly impacting local economies, with more than 91% of the new businesses headquartered in their institution’s home province.
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View the data online via STATT (Statistics Access for Technology Transfer), a searchable database of nearly three decades of data. All members whose institutions participated in the 2021 survey receive a free annual subscription to STATT. Members from non-participating institutions can purchase an annual subscription of STATT.
Survey Pricing
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Publication |
Price |
Members from Contributing Institutions |
Survey Data |
Free |
Members from Non-contributing Institutions |
Survey Data |
$50 |
Non-members |
Survey Data |
$375 |
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Members from Non-contributing Institutions |
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Non-members |
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Thank you to the 2021 Survey sponsors:
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To learn about sponsorship opportunities in the tech transfer industry's go-to report, contact AUTM Sponsor & Exhibits Manager, Casey Annunziata.