Welcome to Life Science Genealogy on Demand, an evolving feature with many more additions to come, that illustrates the ‘primary’ source of ‘founding technology’ by year established and location for more than 10,000 life companies, non-profit research organizations and federal laboratories located in the United States and Canada.

Genealogy on Demand displays companies spun-off from a state’s or province’s universities or non-profit organizations, both in-state and out-of-state. However, it does not illustrate the common company R&D agreements with universities, non-profit research organizations and federal labs which occur on a daily basis.

Life Science Genealogy was first developed in 1990 by Phil Ness, LifeScienceHistory.com founder & CEO, with the creation of biotechnology genealogy posters to communicate the depth and breadth of the nascent industry to the Washington State Legislature. Of particular importance is how companies are interlinked with National Institutes of Health funded universities, federal labs, and non-profit research organizations across the nation, in every U.S. state.

In 1980, the Bayh-Dole Technology Transfer Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, and is a landmark piece of legislation. It allows universities and small businesses to own intellectual property developed with federal funding, incentivizing commercialization of discoveries, and fostering economic growth.

Today, technology transfer offices are common at universities, non-profit research organizations, and federal labs, and are the technology foundation for an evergrowing number of life science companies in North America.

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