America needs a robust federal science and engineering enterprise now more than ever. But the scientific community’s rigid defense of the Vannevar Bush model and its full-throated embrace of ideological DEI has left it politically exposed.| itif.org
Universities play a pivotal role in America’s technology economy, serving as a crucial source of research, inventions, patents, start-up technology companies, and regional economic and employment growth. The Bayh-Dole Act has played an instrumental role in spurring academic technology transfer activities that serve as vital drivers of American innovation.| itif.org