MIT SPINOFFS — A POSTER CHILD for massive contribution to society: “It was generally known that research and technology-intensive universities have an important effect on the economy: 25,000+ Active Companies Founded by MIT Alumni and Faculty, 1865–present; data boosts the numbers to 25,800 currently active companies founded by MIT alumni that employ about 3.3 million people and generate annual world revenues of $2 trillion, producing the equivalent of the 11th-largest economy in the world.””
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