Amherst College: Research to Revenue

Amherst College

Summit Venture Studio

Research to Revenue Report

Summit Venture Studio (SVS) Opportunities

SVS has identified 4 commercialization opportunities from Amherst College and scored them based on our proprietary metrics and rubrics.

The SVS model is to identify the top 1% of commercialization opportunities and start companies around them.

Please connect with SVS if you would like to engage with us in our startup and investment efforts.

Return on Research (ROR) Analysis

Commercialization Revenue per Research Dollar

Top Universities by Return on Research (ROR)

ROI Ratio: Commercialization Revenue ÷ Research Funding

University Innovation Analysis

Total Innovation Scores by Institution

Top Universities by Innovation Score

180+ High Innovation

150-179 Strong Innovation

130-149 Moderate Innovation

100-129 Emerging Innovation

130+ total score considered high innovation impact

SVS Innovation Index

Proprietary Assessment of Amherst College's Innovation Ecosystem
Score out of 100. Benchmark: Top 50 U.S. research institutions.
A score of 90/100 can be read "doing better than 90% of schools benchmarked"

Innovation Visibility

57/100

Definition: Media mentions, publication count, and global research visibility metrics

Startup Momentum

0/100

Definition: Growth in patents, funding, and startup formation

Ecosystem Strength

15/100

Definition: Tech transfer infrastructure and support systems

Innovation Legacy

A Timeline of Groundbreaking Discoveries

Innovation Timeline

Founded

1821

First Nobel

N/A

First Patent

1976

First IPO

1999

2022-2024

N/A

2025

Today

Notable Commercialization Outcomes

Nobel Prizes

1980s

Patent Filed

Early biochemistry patent granted

1980s

Startup Founded

First Amherst tech startup launched

1995

License Agreement

Exclusive tech license signed

2003

Research Grant

Major federal tech funding

2010

Innovation Award

College received innovation prize

2015

Competitive Benchmarking

Amherst College vs. Peer Research Universities

Amherst College vs Peers Comparison

Metric	Amherst College (FY2023)	Peer Average	Elite Average
Annual R&D Expenditure	$M	$855M	$1675M
New Inventions Disclosed		200	400
Startups Formed		7	10
Visibility Index	68.9	12.2	22.88
Licensing Revenue	$2M	$17M	$46M

Note: Peer Average = Median value among U.S. R1 research universities. Elite Average = Top 10 ranked U.S. research universities.