Welcome to Life Science Genealogy on Demand, an evolving feature with more additions to come, that illustrate the ‘primary’ source of ‘founding technology’ by year established and location for more than 10,000 life companies, non-profit research organizations and federal laboratories located in the United States and Canada.

Genealogy on Demand displays companies spun-off from a state’s or province’s universities or non-profit organizations, both in-state and out-of-state. It does not, however, illustrate the common company R&D agreements with National Institutes of Health funded universities, non-profit research organizations and federal labs which occur on a daily basis at almost every college and university in every U.S. state across the nation.

In 1980, the Bayh-Dole Technology Transfer Act was passed by the U.S. Congress, and is a landmark piece of legislation. It allows universities and small businesses to own intellectual property developed with federal funding, incentivizing commercialization of discoveries, and fostering economic growth. We encourage you to explore your state or province.

Today, technology transfer offices are common at universities, non-profit research organizations, and federal labs, and are the technology foundation for an evergrowing number of life science companies in North America.

We apologize to the universities and organizations not yet comprehensively represented. It is a large project, but we are working diligently with daily updates. In the meantime, if you have corrections, suggestions or questions, please email: info@LifeScienceHistory.com.