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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
~1,215
Available Technologies
1,535+
Patents Filed
$314M
Licensing Revenue

10 New York Universities

312 startups spun out

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
280
Patents
$185M
Revenue

Ithaca, New York

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

AgricultureBiomedicalComputingMaterials
245
Patents
$30M
Revenue

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
180
Patents
$40M
Revenue

Rochester, New York

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

OpticsBiomedicalEnergyComputing
150
Patents
$13M
Revenue

Troy, New York

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

Materials ScienceComputingBiotechnologyEngineering
140
Patents
$10M
Revenue

Stony Brook, New York

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

BiomedicalPhysicsComputingMaterials
140
Patents
$12M
Revenue

Buffalo, New York

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

BiomedicalEngineeringComputingMaterials
140
Patents
$12M
Revenue

Syracuse, New York

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

EngineeringInformation ScienceBiomedicalComputing
95
Patents
$5M
Revenue

New York, New York

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

BiomedicalComputingUrban TechnologyMaterials
95
Patents
$5M
Revenue

Bronx, New York

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

BiomedicalComputingSocial InnovationMaterials
70
Patents
$3M
Revenue

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