WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2026) -- For nearly half a century, Bayh-Dole has transformed federally funded research into new companies, products, jobs, and as much as $3.3 trillion in U.S. economic output, according to a new report released today by the Bayh-Dole Coalition....
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....
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2026) -- Today, Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition Joseph P. Allen released the following statement congratulating Bayh-Dole Coalition Advisory Council member Laura A. Peter on her confirmation to serve as Deputy Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Patents and Technology Sector:...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2026) -- Today, the Bayh-Dole Coalition released its 2026 Faces of American Innovation report highlighting eight innovators who transformed early-stage research into breakthrough technologies that are improving lives globally....
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2026) -- Today, Executive Director of the Bayh-Dole Coalition Joseph P. Allen released the following statement to commemorate the 26th annual World Intellectual Property (IP) Day:...
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...
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....
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 8, 2025) -- Today, the Bayh-Dole Coalition released survey results showing near-unanimous opposition to Secretary Lutnick's royalty-sharing proposal. Respondents warned the proposal would undermine the innovation system that has powered U.S. leadership in science and technology for 45 years....
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....
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2025) -- Today, the Bayh-Dole Coalition released a statement responding to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's concern that taxpayers receive little return on university research investments and so the federal government should receive a share of the revenue from successful inventions...