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Technology Transfer

Technology transfer is the process that universities and other research organizations use to translate research discoveries and scientific findings into new products, technologies, drugs and other services that benefit the public. AAU promotes activities to improve university technology transfer through providing a forum through which its members share information about institutional policies and best practices they use to move ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace. AAU also advocates for maintaining and strengthening federal technology transfer policies, including the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 which fundamentally changed the nation’s system of technology transfer by enabling universities to retain title to inventions and take the lead in patenting and licensing groundbreaking discoveries.

 

AAU, COGR submit Joint Comments to NIH Ahead of Technology Transfer Workshop

AAU and COGR submitted joint comments to the NIH ahead of their upcoming workshop.
Letters | Technology Transfer | National Institutes of Health | Intellectual Property

AAU Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Research and Higher Education Priorities for Competitiveness Legislation

President Snyder sent a letter to House and Senate leaders outlining priorities for several key provisions that Congress is discussing as part of the conference process for the Senate-passed USICA and the House-passed America COMPETES Act.
Letters | Technology Transfer | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Science & Security | Immigration | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Outlining Priorities for Research Competitiveness Measures

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to House and Senate leaders outlining priorities for several key provisions that Congress is discussing as part of the conference process for S. 1260, H.R. 2225, H.R. 3593, and other related measures.
Letters | Technology Transfer | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy | Science & Security | Innovation and Competitiveness

Joint Association NIST Comments

Comments submitted to NIST on April 5, 2021 by AAU, APLU, CGA, ACE, and AAMC on 37 CFR Parts 401 and 404.
Comments | Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property

2020 University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase Flyer

APLU and AAU will host the third “University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase,” featuring twenty university-affiliated startup companies from across the nation, on September 10, 2020
Technology Transfer | Brochure | Intellectual Property

AAU Opposes SBIR and STTR "Set Aside" Provisions

AAU sent a letter to Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) to oppose provisions in the “SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019.”
Letters | Technology Transfer | National Institutes of Health | Innovation and Competitiveness

Higher Education Associations Submit Comments to NIST in Response to the ROI Initiative Green Paper

The comments express the associations’ strong support for the Green Paper’s overarching aims and for many of the Green Paper’s recommendations, several of which reflect a positive response to the associations’ July 2018 comments on NIST’s Request for Information (RFI) on Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes.
Letters | Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property

Higher Education Associations Submit NIST RFI Response

AAU and other higher education associations submitted comments in response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Federal Technology Transfer Authorities and Processes.
Comments | Technology Transfer | Intellectual Property

University Associations Support Bipartisan STRONGER Patents Act

AAU thanks Representative Stivers (R-OH) and Bill Foster (D-IL) for introducing the STRONGER Patents Act, bipartisan legislation that would effectively crack down on abuses of the U.S. patent system while taking steps to improve that system.
Patents | Technology Transfer | Press Releases | Intellectual Property

Indicators of a Successful University Technology Transfer Office

In October 2014, the Association of American Universities (AAU) formed the AAU Technology Transfer Working Group with the task of reaffirming that the primary goal of university technology transfer operations is to advance the public interest.

Technology Transfer | Recommendation | Intellectual Property