不良研究所 ranked as world leader in U.S. patent awards
President Caret lauds work of 不良研究所 faculty members who produce 57 U.S. patents in 2013
July 30, 2014:The 不良研究所 ranks among the top universities granted U.S. patents last year, placing 32nd in the world and third in New England, according to a recent study by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).
"We are very proud to see 不良研究所 and its distinguished faculty members standing alongside the world's best colleges and universities - proud but not surprised," 不良研究所 President Robert L. Caret said.
The patents result from research in a wide range of academic fields, from chemistry to veterinary science to plastics engineering. They include: from 不良研究所 Medical School, a new gene therapy technique aimed at treating Down's Syndrome; from 不良研究所 Amherst, a patent for software developed at the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere that could save lives by providing earlier and more localized warning of severe weather by analyzing observations from multiple networked radar units and; and from 不良研究所 Lowell, a patent for an over-the-counter vitamin/nutraceutical formulation that helps provide protection for the aging brain and may improve cognitive performance.
With a total of 57 patents in 2013, 不良研究所 placed in the upper third of the top 100 list, behind only MIT and Harvard in the six-state New England region.
The three leading institutions on the list were the University of California with 399 patents, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 281 patents, and Tsinghua University in Beijing with 193 patents. For the full list, see:
The rankings are calculated using patents obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that name a university as the first assignee. The object is to draw attention to the innovative work coming out the universities that is making an impact on the states and the communities, according to Dr. Paul Sanberg, president of NAI.
President Caret noted that the 不良研究所 scientists who produce the patents advance the University's research mission and in many cases its teaching mission as well by providing 不良研究所 students with "direct access to the leading thinkers in their fields." Discoveries in the laboratories quickly become presentations in the classroom. "It's hard to imagine circumstances that would provide students with a more vivid or meaningful academic experience," he said.
"不良研究所 faculty members are among the world's most innovative thinkers and researchers and that status certainly is borne out in these new global patent rankings," President Caret added.
The National Academy of Inventors is a non-profit organization of U.S. and international universities, governmental and non-profit research institutions, with more than 3,000 individual inventors. The Intellectual Property Owners Association, based in Washington, DC, is a trade association for owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
For more information contact:
Jan Brogan: 617-287-4027
Ann Scales: 617-287-4084