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Innovation & Technology

Sustainable Chemistry Webinar – March 10, 2022

Office of Advocacy Mar 8, 2022

Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has convened an interagency team as part of the National Science and Technology Council…

Patenting and Innovative Startups: Putting the America Invents Act in a Broader Economic Context

Office of Advocacy Jun 25, 2015

Patents are at the crux of innovation in the economy.

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: A Preliminary Examination of Its Impact on Small Businesses

Office of Advocacy Jun 1, 2015

Josh Lerner, Andrew Speen, and Ann Leamon, June 2015 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA) may be the largest change in U.S. patent policy in over half a century.…

Small Innovative Company Growth—Barriers, Best Practices and Big Ideas: Lessons from the 3D Printing…

Office of Advocacy Jan 1, 2015

Mark Harrison, January 2015 Full ReportDownload What challenges confront entrepreneurs and small high-growth firms as they attempt to commercialize innovative products and services? This report examines barriers hindering the growth…

Understanding the Gender Gap In STEM Fields Entrepreneurship

Office of Advocacy Oct 1, 2014

Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, October 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Overall Findings The key findings of this report suggest an effective strategy for addressing the gender gap in STEM fields’ entrepreneurship…

Patent Trends among Small and Large Innovative Firms during the 2007-2009 Recession

Office of Advocacy May 1, 2013

Anthony Breitzman, Ph.D., May 2013 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Great Recession commenced in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. This…

Product Innovations by Young and Small Firms

Office of Advocacy May 1, 2013

This study investigates whether the age of a business is linked to innovation and productivity, specifically whether young firms have an edge on older firms. Previous research on innovation has shown that small businesses are more efficient…

University Science Faculty Ventures into Entrepreneurship

Office of Advocacy Apr 1, 2013

David B. Audretsch, Taylor Aldridge and Venkata K. Nadella, April 2013 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose How is university research effectively transformed into technological innovations, businesses,…

Analysis of Small Business Innovation in Green Technologies

Office of Advocacy Oct 1, 2011

Previous Advocacy-funded studies of small busi-ness patenting activity established the existence of a cohort of independent, for-profit innovative small firms with 15 or more patents over a five-year period. The studies also showed that…