The Office of the Vice President for Research coordinates the Research Administration offices comprising the Pre-Award, Post-Award, and Research Compliance functions; the Office of Technology Transfer; and the USA Technology and Research Park.
USA Research News
The University of South Alabama has been ranked by Forbes magazine in its Top 15 Patent-Revenue-Generating Universities of the Nation. The September 2008 article, please click, Universities That Turn Research Into Revenue, noted the rankings were based on a 2006 survey of 189 schools made by the Association of University Technology Managers. USA's ranking was determined by a yield ratio between research expenditures of $20.6 million to royalty-related income of $1.2 million - a 5.9 percent yield. Forbes noted one of the University's top patents is the drug Oxigon, used to treat Alzheimer's disease. Forbes magazine also noted patent revenues are expected to increase at USA based on the research being conducted at the Mitchell Cancer Institute.
The USA Technology
& Research Park is a major economic development
initiative of the University of South Alabama. The
Park expands education opportunities for students,
provides new research relationships for faculty
and offers growth prospects for businesses focusing
on information technology, engineering and biomedicine.
Technology Transfer promotes use and commercialization of faculty research efforts through contacts with business and industry and the processing of patents and copyrights.
