The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) works to support and advance academic technology transfers. AUTM members are individuals and organizations involved in all aspects of protecting, licensing and managing academic intellectual property.

The RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) website provides access to a variety of reporting tools, reports, data, and analyses of research activities sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). One of the tools available is the RePORTER (RePORT Expenditures and Results) module, an electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of NIH-funded research projects and access publications and patents resulting from NIH funding.

This tool from the Global Health Network was created to enable equity in access to research opportunities. Through this platform, research sites (and potential research sites!) can register and let would-be collaborators and sponsors know about them, their previous experience and what type of research they would like to take part in.

This site includes links to a number of databases from the U.S. FDA including the Dissoluation Methods database, the Electronic Orange Book with information about approved generic drugs, and a database of inactive ingredients

This platform, operated by WHO, aims to ensure that a complete view of research is accessible to all those involved in health care decision making. This will improve research transparency and will ultimately strengthen the validity and value of the scientific evidence base.

This framework, developed by TDR and the Global Health Network, lists the competencies that should be demonstrated by the research team as a whole to carry out a successful clinical study. This flexible framework can be applied to any clinical research study, regardless of the size of the team, place, disease focus and type of research. Together with its supporting tools, the framework can be used to: plan staffing requirements for a study, carry out appraisals of staff, and create educational curricula for research staff.

This report from the Guttmacher Institute explores the need for new investments in contraceptive research and development, with a focus towards new contraceptive methods that do not cause systemic side effects, can be used on-demand, and do not require partner participation or knowledge.

The Contraceptive Technology Innovation Lab leverages Human Centered Design to facilitate insight-driven ideation for future contraceptive technologies, anchored in women's needs. This website includes results from ideation events in Kenya and India in 2018.

This report, issued by the Institute of Medicine, identifies priority areas for research to develop new contraceptives. It highlights new technologies and approaches to biomedical research, including genomics and proteomics, that hold particular promise for developing new products and also identifies impediments to drug development that must be addressed.

This report from the Reproductive Health Technologies Project and the Population Council explains what “green contraception” means and summarizes the current state of research and development for more environmentally friendly contraceptive options.

This working paper from Tideline, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, offers clarity and practical guidance to the prospect of impact investment as a funding source for product development partnerships to complement ongoing financial support from public and philanthropic donors. The research is intended for an audience of global health actors and stakeholders, as well as current and potential investors in the global health market. It showcases three PDPs (FIND, IAVI, and PATH) in the global health R&D space and identifies opportunities for return-seeking investment using each model.

This report from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) summarizes the results of a survey of key stakeholders in the field of contraceptive (CT) and reproductive health (RH) R&D. This review addresses questions regarding the needs of women, the role of industry, funding, and the role of USAID in CT and RH R&D and provides recommendations for USAID to effectively meet the needs of women in low- and middle-income countries moving forward.

This site facilitates patent research by offering searchable databases including information about US patents and patent applications.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. WIPO is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 188 member states.

This report from the University of California, Berkeley, explains how multiple and diverse intellectual property management strategies are required to deploy university research results for maximum social impact and accessibility. It provides new definitions and new models of industry-university contracting, including those that benefit the developing world.

This publication was crafted by technology transfer leaders from 11 universities and the Association of American Medical Colleges to outline best practices to reference when developing agreements to license technologies in the public interest and for society's benefit.

The European Patent Office (EPO) offers inventors a uniform application procedure which enables them to seek patent protection in up to 40 European countries. Supervised by the Administrative Council, the Office is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation.

To perform administrative tasks relating to functioning of the Eurasian patent system and grant of Eurasian patents, the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC) established the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) to act as its executive body.

ARIPO provides an organizational structure for English-speaking African countries to pool resources, exchange information and harmonize laws and activities relating to industrial property matters. Member nations include Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.