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To friends and supporters of Venture Partners,

2019 comes to a close with commercialization the strongest it has ever been at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ. The university’s researchers continue to power the commercialization engine with industry-transforming discoveries and innovation. In each of the last three years, the university has enjoyed all-time record highs in key commercialization metrics like new inventions and licenses, while the portfolio of startup companies contains more and higher quality companies than ever. Some recent highlights:

• Venture Partners hosted 20+ entrepreneurship training sessions last year, attended by over 600 campus researchers. These programs are supporting a pipeline of 25 new startup companies.
• ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ startups have raised $600M over the past three years.
• This fall, we launched the Licensing with EASE® program, the only investor-endorsed express license. Licensing with EASE® positions ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ startups for success with favorable terms and fast turnaround.
• A 2019 study conducted by the Leeds School of Business found a $1.2B economic impact from ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s commercialization activities.

Thank you again for your support and helping us make 2019 a record year. Have a great holiday season.

Bryn Rees
Managing Director, Venture Partners at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation