This database is comprised of a full record of deidentified licensing. Patents issued continuing increase in startups launched growth in new commercials products overall impact on the economy. When you input data in the survey form, there is an immediate check for unanswered. Hoffman, it was a paper survey with mailin forms, and a huge amount of work. Otl conducts surveys for clinical and laboratory staff, faculty, and postdocs the otl conducted a customer satisfaction survey this past summer. Association of university technology managers, autm licensing survey. University licensing and startup activity continued to see a robust increase during fiscal year 2012 according to survey data published aug. All of these and countless other technologies and everyday products are possible because of technology transfer the process by which universities patent the. However, the primary beneficiaries of licensing income are a very small group of universities. The annual autm licensing activity survey tracks licensing income and startup activity, among other things, in the united states and canada. The adolescence of university technology transfer vsnu. The survey revealed that we have room to improve in the area of communicating with laboratory staff and marketing technologies that are available for licensing. The department of children and families dcf is interested in hearing from you. Fouryear averages 201215 for four key indicators of technology transfer success are included in the index.
Click here to go back to the ssti weekly digest for this table. This gives the higher officials an idea about the way their employees handle customer queries and complains. Over time, these ip practices have turned out to be. At the top of the data entry form you need to click the box indicating your institution is going to. A survey of american research universities report to the national academy of sciences committee on university intellectual property october 6, 2010 maryann p. Feldman, university of north carolina, chapel hill. The 2017 us licensing activity survey gathered data from 193 institutions to capture trends and insights on research funding, disclosures, issued patents, licensing staffing, startups, new commercial products, license income and more. The autm licensing survey offers quantitative data from licensing activities in the u. Startups flourishing according to the survey, startup formation increased 32 percent in 2017 from the 818 startups.
This form is used by a company to understand what the customer thinks about the experience they have while interacting with the staff. New charts are included in the fy 1996 survey summary that summarize the aggregate responses to new questions surveyed in fy 1996. Nine points to consider with regard to autms licensing. Autm 2015 annual licensing survey tto outcome measures licensing revenues number of licensing deals corporate sponsored research related. Please complete this form and submit a copy of the appropriate licenses to customer licensing by facsimile to 866. The autm licensing activity survey offers quantitative data and realworld examples about licensing activities at u. Autm is an association of over 3100 technology transfer professionals thats committed to helping you bring your research to life. The impact of research and technology commercialization. Mits technology licensing philosophy primary objective is to transfer technology transfer achieve commercial reality for invention if licensee successful, everyone will win leverage intellectual property commitment to a rapid, fair process in licensing licensing approach and terms are designed to encourage broader and. If you have any questions about the licensing survey form or the survey results, please contact the minnesota department of health, 651 2158703. The autm licensing survey summary is a standard for technology transfer professionals and public sector individuals that desire data on academic intellectual property licensing activities in the u. I am told that it helped put the association of university technology managers or autm on the map. Data from the autm licensing survey suggests income from licensing increased dramatically even over the 1991 to 2005 period, rising to 1.
The three categories of exclusivity used in this surveyexclusive, all fields of use, exclusive, by field of use, and coexclusive are all lumped together as exclusive in the autm survey an annual survey conducted by academic licensing professionals 26. Quantitative information from autm members using the autm licensing survey instrument is presented. We derive and investigate hypotheses that link attributes of organizational form information processing capacity, coordination capability and incentive alignment to. Fy 2004 was prepared by the autm survey, statistics and metrics committee. The autm annual licensing survey for fy2000 indicated that among the top 25 research universities in the united states, legal expenses.
Candidate will have licensing experience in a high performing technology transfer office that is typically gained through a minimum of 1 year for technology licensing associates and 4 years for sr. Association of university technology managers autm licensing. The number of startups formed increased 3% over the previous year, and the number of startups. Survey in order to give us a baseline of your anticipated controlled substance. Technology dissemination or transfer can occur in many different forms. Lafayette, in 47907, usa b department of economics, kamm hall, berea, oh 44017, usa received 12 august 1998. Licensing activity survey fy2016 gathered data from 195 institutions to capture trends and insights on research funding, disclosures, issued patents, licensing staffing, startups, new commercial products, license income and more. As financial analystcontracts administrator patti provides pertinent metrics for the tech licensing office to the uf board of trustees, the state university system board of governors, to departments and colleges across campus, as well as to autm, the professional organization that completes an annual licensing survey of universities before. Regional tech transfer professionals hosted by otl on november 11, 2016, the st. If you want to use the gifts survey online via software such as surveymonkey and spss, you will need an online survey license. Autm has also formed a metrics task force to propose new metrics that could be included in the annual autm licensing survey. Licensing activity survey of 195 universities, hospitals and other. Autm licensing survey fy14 however, university tech transfers impact.
The body of the 2016 survey is largely the same as 2015. Fy2011, and the autm canadian licensing activity survey. The survey is set up to serve the monopoly meme while making it appear that there is widespread licensing of most of the portfolio of. Fy2014 licensing activity survey autms survey data show impressive gains. Autm licensing surveys fy91 fy14 the role of publicsector research in the discovery of drugs and vaccines, nejm, 2011. The impact of research and technology commercialization by jane muir rttp immediate past president autm office of technology licensing. When you input data in the survey form, there is an immediate check for unanswered questions. The economic impact of academic technology transfer, a.
Fy2014 licensing activity survey autm s survey data show impressive gains. How the process of technology transfer works the patents borne, the licensing and royalties granted can vary from university to university, but it is always carefully and expertly managed. Pdf technology transfer in the united states universities. Association of university technology managers, autm u.
Survey, statistics and metrics committee members dana bostrom university of california, berkeley joyce brinton harvard university joe feiner partners healthcare system inc. The respondents included 161 universities, 32 hospitals and research institutes and one thirdparty technology investment firm. The 2018 autm licensing activity survey is now open. No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or. Perhaps state andor regional economic development organizations should be given a seat at the table in helping to develop measurements that.
Jude office of technology licensing hosted an informal meeting at the loflin yard in. The highlights of the survey are thoughtprovoking and shine a light on the changing tech transfer profession. But this income is a minuscule share of the total research base. This statistical progress report illustrates the work of academic transfer offices and their benefit to our communities through innovative technologies, products and resulting startup companies. Login to update your survey responses as often as you wish until the survey close date. This summary report represents only one in a variety of tools and reports from the autm annual licensing survey. Companies and nonprofits granted licenses to their dna sequence patents at a relatively similar rate 42 percent of firms total owned portfolio of dna sequence patents versus 51 percent of nonprofits but reported differing strategies for finding a licensee to commercialize their technologies. To convert to canadian dollars, please multiple the given figure by 1.
First peek at autms fy2011 licensing activity survey reveals. Autm has assembled these data using responses obtained from its. Organizational structure as a determinant of academic patent and licensing behavior. Respondents included 170 universities, 27 hospitals and. Autm survey, statistics, and metrics committee theassociation ofuniversity technologymanagers autm has undertaken this survey and the reported results herein for the educational benefit ofits own members and as a public service to the nonprofit technology licensing community. This annual survey by the association of university technology managers is a summary of technology licensing and related performance information for united states and canadian academic and non. Using such software will require you to retype, reformat, and score the instrument yourself. The autm licensing survey is a form of political rhetoric, a bluster, a bluff. So, this year, using research expenditures to level the playing field, were taking a closer look at how tech transfer operations tick for different peer groups.
Licensing facts setting expectations for all invention disclosures received. At our focus is on the business, policy and substance of patents and other forms of intellectual property. New jhu reports of invention 0 50 100 150 200 250 300. Deerfield, il prweb august 05, 20 american universities.
Invention report technology disclosure form documents date of invention, inventors, sponsors, anticipated public disclosure. The autm licensing survey highlights a few recent examples of new products developed by academia, including a cultivar variety of sweet potato from north carolina state university which can. The 2017 us licensing activity survey gathered data from 193 institutions to capture trends and insights on research funding, disclosures, issued patents, licensing staffing, startups, new. The most comprehensive report of its kind, the autm licensing surveys include licensing data from north american universities, hospitals and research institutions. Nine points to consider with regard to autms licensing survey, 17 posted on december 12, 2018 by gerald barnett the association of university technology managers, a front group for university licensing professionals, conducts an annual survey. Request pdf association of university technology managers autm licensing survey. Autm released highlights from its comprehensive autm licensing activity survey summary. Each year, member institutions allocate time and energy to volunteer their office metrics for compilation into the survey summary. Even facing the relatively grim revenue statistics, universities continue to support tech transfer. Startups are flourishing and the number of issued patents hit record high. General instructions,discussion of the survey questions andimportant definitions.
Please read the general instructions, discussion of the survey questions, and important. No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical. We know that survey contributors already use the historical data to see how their institutions stack up. This annual report offers a detailed analysis of academic technology transfer. Autm is proud to work on this pilot project with our partners, and plans to release valuable survey instruments and data to our members and community in 2008 or earlier. After the technologys intellectual property is protected, usually in the form of a.
The association of university technology managers autm has been the leader in collecting and reporting technology transfer data. Respondents may respond to the survey, updating or changing their information, as many times as needed during the response period. The most recent survey focused on data from fiscal 2014. Fda, nih, va partner to accelerate 3dprinted protective gear for covid19 response nextgov. There has also been significant growth in the number of startup companies forming to develop and commercialize these technologies, pursuant to licenses from the universities, since the enactment of bayhdole. First peek at autms fy2011 licensing activity survey. This year, autm invited 312 institutions to participate in its us licensing activity survey and 193 responded.
This annual report offers a detailed analysis of academic technology transfer for fiscal year 2016. Mit new license and option agreements 83 70 90 92 86 95 105 112 123 124 112 21 35 31 31 48 29 33 35 37 30 31 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180. Research policy 31 2002 109124 growth and productive ef. Survey data was provided by 191 institutions that responded to the autm 2014 licensing survey.
Licensing activity survey fy2012 data appendix provides institutionspecific licensing information on 194 institutions that responded to the autm 2012 licensing survey. The association of university technology managers autm has released its summary report for the 2006 autm u. The yearly survey is an ongoing effort of the organization to assist in informing the public about academic technology transfer professionals in. The autm survey started collecting licensing data around 1991. Recent issues are resolved in the faq link i n the respondent menu.