Annual Reports
About Our Annual Reports
Each year, the MIT Technology Licensing Office publishes an annual report highlighting the impact of our work in technology transfer. These reports showcase key activities, data, and stories that reflect our commitment to moving ideas from the lab to the marketplace.
You’ll find the most recent reports below, along with fact sheets and lifecycle graphics that capture the scope of our work. For additional context, earlier reports are available under Past Reports.
Reports
Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
- TLO Annual Report (Desktop PDF) | (Mobile PDF)
- TLO FY2025 Fact Sheet
- TLO FY2025 Tech Transfer Life Cycle
Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024)
Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023)
Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020)
Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019)
Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018)
Data
The charts below highlight key measures of MIT’s technology transfer activity over time. These metrics provide insight into the volume of innovation disclosures, the number of U.S. patents issued, and agreements that help move ideas into the marketplace.
- Disclosures: Invention disclosures submitted by MIT researchers.
- U.S. Patents: Patents issued that protect MIT innovations.
- Options: Short-term agreements granting companies the right to evaluate MIT technologies.
- Licenses: Agreements that grant companies the rights to develop and commercialize MIT discoveries.
Together, these data points illustrate the scale and impact of MIT’s innovation pipeline each year.
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