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Magee-Womens Research Institute
#59 in Institutes and Centers
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Entrepreneurial Readiness
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Pittsburgh, PA
Magee-Womens Research Institute ranks 59th among the 60 biomedical institutes evaluated in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Focused on women's health and reproductive science, the institute shows developing performance across Research Capabilities, Market Translation, and Entrepreneurial Readiness, with all three domains falling in the lower range of its peer category. Entrepreneurial Readiness is its comparatively stronger domain. Its concentration on women's health research is the defining characteristic of its scientific mission among U.S. biomedical institutes.
Ranking Metrics
Research Capabilities
Magee-Womens Research Institute ranked below average for Research Capabilities, a measure of the foundational infrastructure and resources that enable an institution to conduct high-quality, innovative science. Out of the factors in this category, Magee-Womens Research Institute fared best in Funding Support.
Learn MoreEntrepreneurial Readiness
Magee-Womens Research Institute ranked below average for Entrepreneurial Readiness, a measure of whether the institution has built a supportive ecosystem for entrepreneurship and whether faculty are engaged in and incentivized toward commercial activity. Out of the factors in this category, Magee-Womens Research Institute fared best in Ecosystem Support.
Learn MoreMarket Translation
Magee-Womens Research Institute ranked below average for Market Translation, a measure of how effectively a research institution moves scientific discovery out of the lab and into real-world clinical and commercial applications. Out of the factors in this category, Magee-Womens Research Institute fared best in Industry Reputation.
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Cure Innovation Index Methodology
From a pool of more than 6,000 institutions, the top 303 were ranked using two dozen indicators — from scientific foundation and lab infrastructure to patents, products, and partnerships — drawn from more than a dozen federal and commercial databases, an original audit of all institutions, and surveys of more than 3,300+ scientists, industry leaders, and biomedical experts.
Insights From the Cure Innovation Index
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Innovation isn't a single moment — it's an entire ecosystem. The Index evaluates institutions across two dozen indicators, grouped in three core domains that reveal the full picture of what it takes to turn groundbreaking science into real-world impact.
