Rice University
Houston, Texas
Private University
Founded 1912
Rice is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in energy, nanotechnology, and biomedical engineering.
$277.7M
R&D (FY2024)
29
US Patents (2025)
$8.7M
Business-Funded R&D
Research and Commercialization Data
Total R&D Expenditures
5-Year Change: 39.8%
Avg: 231.0
- Research spending (FY2024): $277.7M total, of which $8.7M was funded by business. NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- US patents granted (2025): 29 (rank #66). National Academy of Inventors
- Rice does not publish annual tech transfer figures (disclosures, licenses, startups, licensing revenue) that we could find.
Research Focus Areas
Energy & Nanotechnology
Carbon nanotubes, energy storage, and solar
Smalley-Curl Institute
Biomedical Engineering
Drug delivery and tissue engineering
Bioengineering
Materials Science
Advanced materials and nanomaterials
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
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Programs & Resources
Tech Transfer Office
Rice Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)
Services Offered
- •IP management
- •Licensing
- •Startup support
- •Industry partnerships
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