As there is interest from the COGR Membership regarding materials that demonstrate the importance of basic scientific research at universities to innovation, job creation and the economy in general, we have provided a link below to the latest report from the Science Coalition which provides excellent information by university, by State, and by federal agency.
The Science Coalition released a Sparking Economic Growth report that traces the origins of 302 companies – many of them small businesses – back to federally support research. The report is “intended to showcase one of the ways that federal investment in basic scientific research helps stimulate the economy."