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The Bayh-Dole Act’s Role in Stimulating University-Led Regional Economic Growth

The Bayh-Dole Act’s Role in Stimulating University-Led Regional Economic Growth
Tuesday, July 22, 202512:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Capitol Visitor Center (SVC-212-10)First Street NEWashington DC

Event Summary

America’s research universities are key drivers of innovation, turning federal research funding into new technologies, startups, and sustained regional economic growth. This wasn’t always the case, and the success can be attributed to the federal technology transfer framework established by the Bayh-Dole Act.

As Congress evaluates potential updates to the policy, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host an expert panel examining how universities are advancing technology-based economic growth in six states: Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, and North Carolina.

This in-person event on Capitol Hill explored how academic research, entrepreneurship, and public-private partnerships are shaping innovation ecosystems—and what is needed to strengthen them going forward.

Speakers

Deborah
Deborah Ross@RepDeborahRoss
Representative (NC-02)
U.S. Congress
Keynote Speaker
Irene
Irene Abrams
Senior Vice President, Research Innovation
Boston Children's Hospital
Stephen
Stephen Ezell@sjezell
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Jonathan
Jonathan Goldman
Director
Quadrant-i
Dan
Dan Leonard@DLeonard_DC
Executive Director
We Work for Health
Panelist
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