RECAP: 2026 Faces of American Innovation Events

NOMINATE: 2027 American Innovator Award

 

Press Releases

27 Jul

Posted at 17:09h Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2026) -- Today, the Bayh-Dole Coalition responded to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's release of Science: A New Golden Age -- and seconded the report's recommendations to expedite grant reviews, reduce red tape, and provide researchers with long-term, fully funded grants. Other proposals, like giving federal grants and contracts directly to scientists rather than the institutions they work for, appear problematic, as it's not clear how they would make the R&D system more effective and could undermine the commercialization of resulting inventions that drive our economy....

19 Mar

Posted at 17:59h Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 19, 2026) -- This week, the House of Representatives followed the Senate in voting to pass the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, which reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs through 2031. Joseph P. Allen, executive director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition, issued the following statement in response...

10 Dec

Posted at 12:45h Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2025) -- Today, the Bayh-Dole Coalition announced that Laura A. Peter has joined its Advisory Council. Laura Peter currently serves as the executive director for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She previously served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where she helped guide national intellectual property policy and operations....

23 Sep

Posted at 14:21h Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2025) -- Following John Squires' confirmation last week as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Bayh-Dole Coalition released a statement: "The Bayh-Dole Coalition would like to extend its congratulations to Director Squires on his confirmation as the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO....