FY2024 Licensing Survey

Innovation stays strong — explore the 2024 survey results.

New startups. Big deals. Fresh data. It’s here. The wait’s over — 2024 Licensing data is live!

The AUTM 2024 US Licensing Survey reveals how tech transfer offices are responding to funding shifts, staffing pressures, and evolving innovation strategies. Despite ongoing challenges, the data highlights continued creativity, collaboration, and impact across the field.

The key findings of the 2024 US Survey:
  • Total research funding topped $109B, with modest federal growth but a 5% drop in industry funding—offset by a 10% rise in alternative sources.
  • Licensing staff declined by over 4%, and international patent filings pulled back, but invention disclosures rose—keeping the innovation pipeline strong.
  • Gross licensing income fell 24%, and running royalties dropped 41%, while equity cash-outs rose 25% and other income jumped 34%, showing greater revenue diversification.
  • Collaboration intensified, with inter-institutional agreements up 15% and related payments up 37%, underscoring deeper cross-institutional partnerships.
  • Startups increased by 5%, and new products on the market rose 8%, reinforcing tech transfer’s continued economic and societal impact.
US Survey — Purchase the Data
Purchase the data by subscribing to STATT Database. All purchases automatically come with the Licensing Survey Report, which includes an appendix summarizing the data from individual institutions.  
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Canadian Survey — Key Findings

Amid a shifting research and innovation landscape, the AUTM 2024 Canadian Licensing Survey offers a timely snapshot of how tech transfer offices are responding to evolving priorities and pressures. Strong participation underscores the field’s commitment to transparency, benchmarking, and progress.

The key findings of the 2024 Canadian Survey:

  • $8B (CAD) in research funding reported by 31 institutions—a 5.6% increase among consistent respondents—driven in part by a 15.4% rise in industry-sponsored research.
  • Licensing staff grew by 3.5%, while overall staffing levels held steady, showing resilience amid broader institutional constraints.
  • Patent activity declined, with U.S. issuances down 38%, but PCT filings rose 6.1%, suggesting a more strategic global IP approach.
  • Gross licensing income climbed 13.5%, fuelled by gains in royalties and other revenue sources, despite a 45.2% drop in equity cash-outs.
  • Startup formation dipped 14.5%, but most ventures remain rooted in their home province—demonstrating ongoing regional impact.
Canadian Survey — Purchase the Report
Purchase the data by suscribing to STATT Database. All purchases automatically come with the Canadian Licensing Survey Report, which includes an appendix summarizing the data from individual institutions.  
Purchase 2024 Canadian Data
    



 

Our Latest Infographic
Discover how academic technology transfer is driving the innovation economy and benefiting society. with commercial potential. Every year university research yields discoveries.

Download and share the Canadian infographic.
 

Customizable Infographic
Share your own impact data with this customizable infographic: Just add your office's numbers to the new blank tech transfer life cycle.



Download the fillable Canadian infographic for your own use.

Search More Than 30 Years of Data
This year the Canadian and US reports are no longer available for separate purchase, but if you susbcribe to the STATT Database, both reports are provided free with your database subscription.

View the data online via STATT (Statistics Access for Technology Transfer), a searchable database of more than three decades of data. All members whose institutions participated in the 2023 survey receive a free subscription to STATT. Members from non-participating institutions can purchase an annual subscription of STATT for their entire organization!

STATT Database Pricing
AUTM Member Status STATT Product + License Survey Report Price
Members from contributing institutions

One-year Subscription + License Survey Report

for the entire institution

 Free
Members from non-contributing institutions

One-year Subscription + License Survey Report

for the entire institution

 $525
Non-members from non-contributing organizations

One-year Subscription + License Survey Report

for the entire organization

 $975
  

Thank You to the Survey Participants
If your institution participated in the 2024 Survey, you can receive complimentary access to the STATT Database and reports here.
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Thank You to the 2024 Survey Sponsors


To learn about sponsorship and advertising opportunities in the tech transfer industry's go-to report, contact AUTM Business Development Manager, Casey Annunziata.

Questions? For questions regarding the 2024 Licensing Survey, please contact Katie Ventrice.