OSU has spun-out seven start-up companies in the general field of sensors over the past eight years. OSU also currently enjoys almost $1.2 million per year in royalties from licensed technology -- most of which is based in the sensor and related technology fields

In its August 2004 issue, Expansion Magazine wrote: "Stillwater, Okla., at first glance, might not sound like it would be home to a cluster of companies in the homeland security industry. Thanks to Oklahoma State University, however, a cluster has grown in that community."