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State Innovation Profile

Massachusetts

The Boston-Cambridge corridor is one of the world's leading biotech and life sciences hubs, anchored by MIT, Harvard, and hundreds of spinouts.

6
Universities
~2,589
Available Technologies
$4.0B
R&D Spending (NSF, FY2024)
596
US Patents Granted (Latest Year)

6 Massachusetts Universities

72 startups in the latest year (4 reporting)

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard combines world-class research across sciences and medicine with a strong commercialization program focused on biotech and life sciences.

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticalsMedical DevicesDiagnostics
157
US Patents
$1.5B
R&D

Cambridge, Massachusetts

MIT is a world leader in science and technology commercialization, with a strong entrepreneurial culture and extensive industry partnerships.

BiotechnologyArtificial IntelligenceClean EnergySemiconductors
291
US Patents
$1.1B
R&D

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University is a major research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, photonics, and computing.

BiomedicalPhotonicsComputingMaterials
41
US Patents
$784.4M
R&D

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University is a private R1 research university in Boston known for its experiential co-op model, with particular strength in cybersecurity, network science, bioengineering, and marine science.

Life Sciences & TherapeuticsMedical Devices & DiagnosticsAI & SoftwareCybersecurity & Networking
60
US Patents
$346.9M
R&D

Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, veterinary medicine, and nutrition science.

BiomedicalVeterinary MedicineNutritionEngineering
33
US Patents
$278.3M
R&D

Worcester, Massachusetts

WPI is a leading private engineering and science university with strong commercialization in robotics, biomedical engineering, and data science.

RoboticsBiomedicalData ScienceEngineering
14
US Patents
$71.6M
R&D

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