C4C Fast Facts

Engagement Metrics

FY2012 Technology Licensing

  • 462 Innovations reported by UW researchers
  • 121 Consultations requested and completed, 81 with researchers new to C4C

Start-Ups

  • 9 start-ups in FY2012 | 68 start-ups since FY2005
  • 80 projects currently in the C4C New Ventures start-up pipeline
  • 8 start-up tenants in the C4C New Ventures business incubator in 2012 (first year of operation)
  • 6 current C4C entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs) | 30 EIRs since program launch in 2009
  • 292 EIR start-up consultations since program launch in 2009 | 90% of project teams are mentored by EIRs

C4C Grant Writing (funding since program launch in 2009)

  • $13 million from SBIR/STTR awards
  • $3.4 million LSDF awards

C4C Commercialization Grants (CGF)

  • 15 grants in FY2012, 133 grants since 2005
  • $1 million in FY2012, $6.5 million awarded since 2005
  • $1 million annual budget

 


Innovations Reported

Innovations Reported FY2008–FY2012

Innovations Reported FY2012

 

Innovations Reported by School, FY2012

FY12 Innovations By College School


 

Patents

Patent Applications Filed, FY2008–FY2012

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Patents Awarded* FY2008–FY2012

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Applications Filed by School in FY 2012

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Patents Awarded* by School in FY2012

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* There is a time lag, sometimes years, between patent applications and patent issuances. Hence, the patents awarded in FY2011 are not necessarily the patents applied for in FY2011.

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