UH Strategic Directions Measures

  • 5 % annual growth
  • 2014 is the baseline

Download this Invention Disclosures, License/Option Agreements, U.S. Patents, and Startup Companies Charts (pdf)

Number of Invention Disclosures, License/Option Agreements, U.S. Patents, and Startup Companies

 Measure
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Actual
2015
Goal
2016
Actual
2016
Goal
2017
Actual
2017
Goal
2018
Actual
2018
Goal
2019
Actual
2019
Goal
2020
Actual
2020
Goal
2021
Actual
2021
Goal
 Invention Disclosures 54 53 53 35 39 59 41 50 43 52 45 41 47 41 50 65 52 72 55
 License/Option Agreements Executed 7 14 10 3 9 2 9 12 10 12 10 14 11 7 11 13 12 12 13
 U.S. Patents 9 1 6 10 14 8 15 11 15 8 16 7 17 5 18 7 19 8 20
 Startups and New Companies1 - - - - 6 2 6 8 7 6 7 2 7 7 8 3 8 - 8
 Startups Supported3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 131 -
 Active Licenses/Options2 - - - - 102 97 107 103 112 108 118 117 124 135 130 142 137 147 144
 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Engagement with Faculty, Staff, and Students3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 309 -
 Royalties Received 3 - - $150,950 $271,060 $118,990 $265,970 - $408,510 - $288,750 - $150,170 - $206,690 - $220,430 - $268,690 -

1 Start-ups licensing UH technologies and new companies formed by UH faculty, staff, or students.
2 Cumulative number of licenses/options, over all years, that had not terminated by the end of the fiscal year. New metric added July 2018.
3 New Metric added in 2021.

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