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7 Knowledge Effects
Pages 85-89

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... are the most easily measured of project outcomes related to technological innovation. NRC Phase II Survey respondents indicated that 123 patents related to the award had been applied for and 91 granted.
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... 7.2 Stimulating New Research Responses among DoE participants to the NRC Phase II Survey strongly suggest that most Phase II projects would not be implemented without SBIR funding (see Figure 7-1)
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... NRC Phase II Survey responses further indicate that relationships are forged not only with domestic partners but also with foreign companies or investors. Approximately 14 percent of respondents were involved in licensing agreements with foreign partners (5 percent finalized, another 9 percent in negotiations)
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... About a quarter of NRC Phase II Survey respondents reported the involve ment of faculty or adjunct faculty in their project, 20 percent the involvement of graduate students, 16 percent the use of university or college facilities, and 18 percent use of a university or college as a subcontractor on the project. Five percent of respondents said that the Phase II project was originally developed at that institution by one of the recipients.
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... KNOWLEDGE EFFECTS 89 However, only one respondent reported that the technology used in the p ­ roject was licensed from the university. More generally, the NRC Firm Survey, which did not differentiate between agencies, indicated that two-thirds of responding firms have one or more firm founders who were university staff, and that 36 percent of founders were most recently employed at a college or university.
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