Northwestern saw only $32 million in profits from its patents and licensing agreements this year, down from $357 million last year, according to a 2015 report from the NU Innovations and New Ventures Office. In 2014, the University...

Northwestern earned the most revenue from commercialized academic research in the nation last year. Out of 157 universities that collectively earned about $1.8 billion in the fiscal year 2011, NU accounted for the largest...