About UA Research

$57.7 million in sponsored research awards in 2012 up from $50.9 million in 2011, 115 active sponsored projects
#2 polymer science and polymer engineering and #6 industrial/organizational psychology program in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report
Founding member of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron
One of the five fastest growing engineering colleges in the country

Files patents based on inventions created in UA labs and licenses the rights to use and develop these patented technologies to independent companies
#1 in the world in patents per research dollar in a five year study by the Milken Institute with 450 active and pending patents
# 1 in Ohio in licensing revenue among public universities and # 7 in the U.S. in total licensing revenue for universities without a medical school, according to a 2007 Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) report
50 startup companies based on UA research in the past decade
Recognized by the National Science Foundation, AUTM and Ohio Board of Regents for excellence in research commercialization and community engagement

Nonprofit organization to assist startup companies and facilitate quick transfers of technology to corporations and research sponsors, including interfacing with business by hosting industry executives as advisors
450 companies and entrepreneurs assisted with business plans, funding referrals and connection to partners, customers, suppliers and mentors
48 early stage companies presented to 650 investors, community leaders and service providers, attracting $150 million in follow-on funding through the Akron Regional CHange Angels (ARCHAngels) investment network
Akron Innovation Campus (AIC) tests a new model of mixed-use buildings where university startups and independent companies share space adjacent to campus

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