Top Universities
Every university on this list represents the highest tier of U.S. biomedical research. We ranked 243 research universities across the United States on their ability to translate scientific discovery into real-world healthcare solutions, evaluated on 25 indicators across three core domains.
Ohio University
Ohio University ranks 121st among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Athens, Ohio, the university shows its clearest strength in Entrepreneurial Readiness, placing above average within the university cohort.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, Mississippi, ranks 122nd among U.S. universities in the Cure Innovation Index. The institution performs best in research capabilities, placing 88th in that domain.
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University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas ranks 123rd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Richardson, Texas. Its performance is broadly consistent across all three domains, with a relative strength in Market Translation, where it places 98th.
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University of Vermont
The University of Vermont ranks 124th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Burlington, Vermont. Its performance is strongest in Research Capabilities, where it places in the upper tier, with Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness reflecting a more developing profile; its overall balance leans toward discovery.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia University ranks 125th in the Cure Innovation Index among 243 ranked universities. Based in Morgantown, West Virginia, the university shows its strongest performance in entrepreneurial readiness, placing above the midpoint of its peers in that domain.
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University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranks 126th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the university places 66th in Entrepreneurial Readiness, a strong position supported by an incubator and accelerator, an entrepreneur-in-residence program, biomedical entrepreneurship training, and an MD/MBA dual degree.
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East Carolina University
East Carolina University ranks 127th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Greenville, North Carolina. Its strongest domain is Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it places in the upper tier, backed by an entrepreneur-in-residence program, biomedical entrepreneurship training, and an MD/MBA dual degree option.
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University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi, Mississippi's flagship public university, ranks 128th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Founded in 1848 in Oxford, the university holds a consistent profile across the three domains, with Research Capabilities and Market Translation near its overall standing and Entrepreneurial Readiness somewhat lower.
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Texas A&M Health Science Center
Texas A&M Health Science Center ranks 129th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in College Station, Texas. Its strongest performance is in research capabilities, where it places in the upper half of the university ranking.
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University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame ranks 130th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. Research Capabilities is its strongest domain, placing 96th overall, while Market Translation ranks 164th and remains a developing area.
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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.
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