University of Texas System

	UT System Start-up Companies Formed FY 04-08
		The University of Texas System created a total of 83 start-up companies over the past five fiscal years to commercialize UT System technologies.
	UT System Start-ups FY 08
		The University of Texas System produced 25 start-up companies in FY 2008, a 25% increase from FY 2007.
	UT System Licenses/Options and IP Revenue 2004-2008
		Over the past five fiscal years The University of Texas System increased the number of licenses signed by 37% and IP revenue by 23%.
	Invention Disclosures & Patents Issued 2004-2008
		2004-2008 Total Patent Applications: 1,791 Total Patents Issued: 572
	Research Expenditures Over Time: UT System and Trend for U.S. Public Institutions
		Research Expenditures at the UT System have exceeded the national growth trend since 2001. In 2007 UT System was 9% above the national average for US public higher education institutions. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board "Technology Development and Transfer".

	Source information: The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) is a global network of approximately 3,500 technology transfer professionals from more than 350 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and government agencies, as well as hundreds of companies involved with managing and licensing innovations derived from academic and nonprofit research. AUTM collects and communicates information and reports about the process and results of academic technology transfer in their annual survey. The University of Texas, along with other U.S. and Canadian universities, hospitals, and research institutions, submit quantitative licensing activity data for the AUTM Licensing Survey, which may be found at www.AUTM.org. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) was created by the Texas Legislature in 1965 to provide leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system with the aim of achieving excellence in the college education of Texas students. THECB collects and analyzes data from the 143 public and independent institutions of higher education in Texas. UT Austin technology development and transfer results may be found in the Technology Development and Transfer report at THECB's website, http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/.

Technology Statistics