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Churning Out Startups: Utah Universities Excel in Technology Commercialization

March 16, 2010 /

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It is no surprise that research universities have become unparalleled engines of economic development — they crank out technology and commercialize it — creating business and investment opportunities as well as jobs in the process.

What may come as a surprise is the fact that Utah’s leading universities are among the best of the best in terms of creating new startup companies, licensing technology, and patents applications.

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Recently, the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) ranked the University of Utah (UofU) #1 — in a tie with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — for creating new startup companies from research-based inventions during 2008.

Full Story: http://utahpulse.com/featured_article/churning-out-startups-utah-universities-excel-technology-commercialization

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