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Sector Portrait: Research & Innovation
Research Florida - By the Numbers
Venture capital spending, grants and numbers of patents
Venture Capital
VC Investments in Florida
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» $186 million — Amount venture capitalists invested in Florida in 39 deals in 2010, down 36% in dollars and up 22% in deals
» 36 — Number of Florida companies that received venture capital investment, with three of the companies receiving two rounds each
» $58 million — Amount received by networking and equipment companies, the leading VC sector in Florida. The No. 2 sector, computers and peripherals, received $40 million.
» $52 million — Largest sum received by a single company, Open Peak in Boca Raton, a network and equipment company that develops communications systems
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Florida Grants from the National Institutes of Health (2010):
» $391 million — For research, training, fellowships and other studies (1,028 grants)
» 57 — Number of entities receiving awards
» $104 million — Total amount awarded to the University of Miami School of Medicine (254 grants)
» $102 million — Total amount awarded to the University of Florida (321 grants)
» $39 million — Largest award to a research institute: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute (79 awards)
» $1.7 million — Largest award to a research spinoff: Xhale (2 awards)
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Patents
» 2,978 — Number of utility patents issued to Florida residents last year, up from 2,197 in 2009, ranking Florida 12th
» 35.5% — Increase in utility patents from 2009 to 2010
Source: U.S. Patent Office