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State Innovation Profile

New York

New York City's FinTech and media tech sectors combine with upstate research universities to create a diverse innovation ecosystem.

10
Universities
~2,295
Available Technologies
$6.6B
R&D Spending (NSF, FY2024)
343
US Patents Granted (Latest Year)

10 New York Universities

39 startups in the latest year (2 reporting)

Ithaca, New York

Cornell is a leading research university with strong programs in engineering, agriculture, and life sciences commercialization.

AgricultureBiomedicalComputingMaterials
103
US Patents
$1.6B
R&D

New York, New York

New York University is a private research university anchored around Washington Square in Greenwich Village, with a $1.5 billion research enterprise and one of the most commercially productive tech-transfer track records in U.S. academia, most famously the Remicade antibody franchise.

Life Sciences & TherapeuticsMedical DevicesDigital HealthSoftware & IT
41
US Patents
$1.5B
R&D

New York, New York

Columbia is a major research university in New York City with strong commercialization in biotech, life sciences, and financial technology.

BiomedicalNeuroscienceFinancial TechnologyData Science
74
US Patents
$1.4B
R&D

Buffalo, New York

The University at Buffalo is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, engineering, and computing.

BiomedicalEngineeringComputingMaterials
14
US Patents
$541.9M
R&D

Rochester, New York

The University of Rochester is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in optics, biomedical sciences, and energy.

OpticsBiomedicalEnergyComputing
40
US Patents
$492.4M
R&D

New York, New York

CUNY is a major public university system with strong research commercialization in biomedical sciences, computing, and urban technology.

BiomedicalComputingUrban TechnologyMaterials
14
US Patents
$343.4M
R&D

Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, physics, and computing.

BiomedicalPhysicsComputingMaterials
—
US Patents
$319.3M
R&D

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in engineering, information science, and biomedical sciences.

EngineeringInformation ScienceBiomedicalComputing
13
US Patents
$198.8M
R&D

Troy, New York

RPI is a leading engineering and science university with strong commercialization in materials science, computing, and biotechnology.

Materials ScienceComputingBiotechnologyEngineering
44
US Patents
$140.2M
R&D

Bronx, New York

Fordham University is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, computing, and social innovation.

BiomedicalComputingSocial InnovationMaterials
—
US Patents
$28.2M
R&D

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