Foundation for Research

Research Development Foundation ("RDF") is another supporting organization to the Clayton Foundation for Research("Clayton"). The organization grants funds to RDF for its general support. RDF uses such funds in carrying out the secondary mission of Clayton (i.e., to advance medical and scientific research through the transfer of technology from the laboratory to public use by obtaining patents and licenses and administering patents arising out of discoveries made pursuant to research conducted or sponsored by Clayton and its supporting organizations). RDF's current portfolio contains approximately 200 patent applications and issued patents on discoveries that have been made in the course of the various research projects that have been conducted by Clayton or funded by the organization and another supporting entity of Clayton over the years. RDF has entered into numerous licenses of such discoveries to pharmaceutical and startup companies, and many of such discoveries have already led to products that have been brought to market by the licensee and are benefiting mankind.