Who Is Funding the Science That's Too Early for Venture Capital?
April 22, 2026
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
#224 in Universities
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Research Capabilities
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Entrepreneurial Readiness
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Market Translation
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport ranks 224th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. Research Capabilities is the institution's relative strength, ranking 139th, in contrast to its positions in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness, which fall near the lower range of the university cohort. The institution's profile leans toward basic and clinical research, consistent with a regional health sciences center focused on medical education. Its infrastructure for commercialization and technology transfer remains less developed relative to most peer universities in the index.
Ranking Metrics
Research Capabilities
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport 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, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport fared best in Funding Support.
Learn MoreEntrepreneurial Readiness
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport 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-Shreveport fared best in Ecosystem Support.
Learn MoreMarket Translation
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport 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-Shreveport fared best in Health Impact.
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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.
