Washington University in St. Louis

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

First in the number of licensing deals executed relative to inventions disclosed (out of 118 institutions in this analysis)
32nd in the value of licensing income relative to its research spending
108th in the number of disclosures relative to its research spending

The relative dearth of inventions that researchers disclose to the licensing office has been the Achilles' heel of Washington University's

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