Who Is Funding the Science That's Too Early for Venture Capital?
April 22, 2026
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
#145 in Universities
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Research Capabilities
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Entrepreneurial Readiness
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Market Translation
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ranks 145th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the university's Research Capabilities rank places it in the upper third of all ranked universities, a meaningful separation from its standing in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it trails considerably. An incubator and accelerator program offers translational infrastructure. The overall profile reflects a health sciences university whose innovation activity is anchored in discovery-oriented research, with commercialization pathways at an earlier stage of development.
Ranking Metrics
Research Capabilities
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 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, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans fared best in Funding Support.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 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, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans fared best in Faculty Engagement.
Learn MoreMarket Translation
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 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, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 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.
