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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
#37 in Institutes and Centers
37Institution Overview
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Research Capabilities
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Entrepreneurial Readiness
43
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Market Translation
Buffalo, NY
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center ranks 37th among biomedical institutes in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Buffalo, New York, it demonstrates strong research capabilities, placing among the top-ranked institutes in that domain. Its profile tilts clearly toward discovery, with developing standing in both market translation and entrepreneurial readiness. The center operates an incubator and accelerator program and conducts clinical trials with faculty serving as principal investigators, a combination that reflects its scientific focus alongside a developing infrastructure for commercial and applied translation.
Ranking Metrics
Research Capabilities
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center ranked above 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, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center fared best in Cutting Edge Science.
Learn MoreEntrepreneurial Readiness
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 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, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center fared best in Faculty Engagement.
Learn MoreMarket Translation
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center 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, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center fared best in Industry Connections.
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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.
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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.
