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State Innovation Profile

California

Silicon Valley, San Diego biotech corridor, and Los Angeles tech hub make California one of the world's largest innovation ecosystems.

11
Universities
~2,291
Available Technologies
$12.6B
R&D Spending (NSF, FY2024)
635
US Patents Granted (Latest Year)

11 California Universities

79 startups in the latest year (6 reporting)

San Francisco, California

UCSF is a leading health sciences university with exceptional biomedical research and one of the most productive biotech licensing programs in the US.

PharmaceuticalsDiagnosticsBiomedicalGene Therapy
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US Patents
$2.1B
R&D

Los Angeles, California

UCLA is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, entertainment technology, and clean energy.

BiomedicalClean EnergyEntertainment TechComputing
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US Patents
$1.9B
R&D

La Jolla, California

UC San Diego is a top public research university with strong commercialization in biotech, neuroscience, and ocean science.

BiotechnologyNeuroscienceMarine ScienceComputing
87
US Patents
$1.9B
R&D

Stanford, California

Stanford is at the heart of Silicon Valley and has spawned more successful startups than any other university, with a legendary tech transfer office.

Software & AIBiomedicalClean EnergySemiconductors
201
US Patents
$1.6B
R&D

Los Angeles, California

USC is a major private research university with strong commercialization in engineering, media technology, and biomedical sciences.

BiomedicalMedia TechnologyComputingEngineering
61
US Patents
$1.3B
R&D

Berkeley, California

UC Berkeley is a world-leading public research university with exceptional commercialization in technology, biotechnology, and engineering.

BiotechnologyChemistryComputer ScienceClean Energy
74
US Patents
$1.1B
R&D

Davis, California

UC Davis is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in agriculture, food science, and veterinary medicine.

AgricultureFood ScienceVeterinary MedicineBiomedical
70
US Patents
$1.0B
R&D

Irvine, California

UC Irvine is a top public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, computing, and environmental science.

BiomedicalComputingEnvironmental SciencePharmaceuticals
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US Patents
$644.9M
R&D

Pasadena, California

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institution with exceptional research output per faculty member and strong IP commercialization.

PhysicsChemistryAerospaceBiotechnology
129
US Patents
$445.2M
R&D

Santa Barbara, California

UCSB is a top public research university with exceptional materials science, photonics, and quantum computing research.

Materials SciencePhotonicsQuantum ComputingBiotechnology
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US Patents
$303.4M
R&D

Riverside, California

UC Riverside is a public land-grant research university in the University of California system, recognized for world-leading agricultural, citrus, and entomology research alongside growing strength in environmental science, energy, and engineering.

Agriculture & Plant VarietiesLife Sciences & DiagnosticsEnergy Storage & BatteriesMaterials & Nanotechnology
13
US Patents
$231.6M
R&D

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