THE POWER OF UCLA RESEARCH, by the numbers

Innovations & Patents: From Concept to Concrete

• ~300 new inventions disclosed each year
• 2,000+ inventions disclosed since 2017
• Global patent portfolio: 3,500+ active patents
• Innovation stayed strong even during the pandemic

Startups & Venture Growth: Built at UCLA

• 226+ active companies built on UCLA technology
• From 2017 to 2024, UCLA launched 172 startups

Notable 2024 funding rounds:

• Cytovale raised $100M Series D for sepsis diagnostics
• Pictor Labs raised $30M Series B for AI-driven digital pathology
• Lyell Immunopharma acquired ImmPACT Bio USA, a UCLA cell therapy spinout (ImmPACT Bio was founded on the research of UCLA’s Yvonne Chen and Antoni Ribas)

Health & Clinical Impact: The Fight Against Cancer

8 FDA-approved cancer drugs developed at UCLA or pioneered by UCLA researchers:

• Herceptin (breast cancer) (3 million+ lives saved worldwide)
• Xtandi and Erleada (prostate cancer) (1.5 million+ men with advanced prostate cancer have benefited)
• Ibrance (breast cancer)
• Gleevec (leukemia)
• Kisqali (breast cancer)
• Keytruda (melanoma, lung cancer)
• Cyramza (lung, gastric and other cancers)

400+ active cancer clinical trials running at UCLA at any given time

Since 2014, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have contributed to 22 FDA-approved cancer treatments/protocols

Economic Output: Labors of Love

UCLA Health

• Labor income generated: $4.3 billion (annually)
• Value added to economy: $6.3 billion (annually)
• Total output: $8.1 billion (annually)
• Total employment: 52,160 jobs

All stats as of 2021

UCLA Library: The Books of Life

• 18 million+ titles (2nd most in the nation)
• 37,000 UCLA eScholarship open-access publishing items
• 21 million articles downloaded per year
• 15 million+ virtual visitors
• 20,000 reference transactions per year

Research Activities: Powering Progress

• 6,000 funded research projects are underway at any given time. UCLA creates real-world advances that enhance the quality of life around the globe.
• $1.5 billion+ research funding has historically been received each year.

Sustainability & Community: Taking Care of You (and Our Planet)

• $800 million in new state funding for drinking-water fixes catalyzed by a UCLA analysis of system needs
• UCLA is tracking hundreds of millions of dollars in local climate-action investments. In Watts alone: 300 home energy upgrades, 261,000 pounds of fresh food delivered, and 2,250 trees planted
• New governance map covering 200+ water systems in L.A. County helps target infrastructure investments more efficiently.