Research Funding Grows: 2019 Survey

US Survey — Key Findings

Research institutions posted increased funding which could lead to the next generation of academic intellectual property, according to AUTM’s Annual Licensing Activity Survey, which polls US universities, hospitals and other research institutions.

The key findings of the 2019 US Survey:

• Total research expenditures grew to 77.2 billion, an increase of 7.7% over 2018, and a nearly 16% increase over the past five years.
• 25,392 disclosures were reported in 2019, a decrease of 3.1% from 2018.
• The US continues to be the primary market in which research institutions focus, with US patent applications accounting for approximately 62% of total filings.
• Technology transfer offices (TTOs) continue to license primarily to small companies as compared to large companies and startups. The reported share of licensing from small companies grew from 44.4% in 2015 to 58.7% in 2019.
• 1,040 start-ups were formed in 2019, directly impacting local economies, with more than 73% of the new businesses remaining in their institution’s home state.
• Take a closer look at how tech transfer operations tick for different peer groups in the report's benchmarking section.

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Canadian Survey — Key Findings

Research institutions posted increased funding which could lead to the next generation of academic intellectual property, according to AUTM’s Annual Licensing Activity Survey, which polls Canadian universities, hospitals and other research institutions.

The key findings of the 2019 Canadian Survey:

• Total research expenditures grew to 6.45 billion, an increase of 6.6% over 2018.
• 1,743 disclosures were reported in 2019, a decrease of 7.5% increase over the past five years.
• New US utility patent applications grew to 90 in 2019, a 52% increase over the prior year.
• The number of licences and options handled per licensing staff has more than doubled over the past decade, increasing from 2.65 licences and options per licensing staff in 2010 to 5.61 in 2019.
• 118 start-ups were formed in 2019, directly impacting local economies, with more than 90% of the new businesses remaining in their institution’s home province.
• Take a closer look at how tech transfer operations tick for different peer groups in the report's benchmarking section.

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Search More than 29 Years of Data
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 2019 survey receive a free annual subscription to STATT. Members from non-participating institutions can purchase an annual subscription of STATT.

Survey Pricing

AUTM Member Status	Publication	Price
Members from Contributing Institutions	Survey Data	Free
Members from Non-contributing Institutions	Survey Data	$50
Non-members	Survey Data	$375

STATT Database Pricing

AUTM Member Status	STATT Product	Price
Members from Contributing Institutions	One-year Subscription	Free
Members from Non-contributing Institutions	One-year Subscription	$225
Non-members	One-year Subscription	$525