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.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranks 171st among the 243 universities assessed by the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, the university's profile tilts toward Market Translation, where it places in the upper half of universities in the rankings.
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University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire ranks 172nd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Durham, New Hampshire. Research Capabilities and Market Translation fall below the median for peer universities, while Entrepreneurial Readiness is its strongest domain, placing the university in the upper half of its category.
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Brandeis University
Brandeis University ranks 173rd among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Its most competitive domain is market translation, where it places 101st, a standing well above its positions in both research capabilities and entrepreneurial readiness.
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University of Toledo
The University of Toledo ranks 174th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Toledo, Ohio. Market Translation is its strongest domain, placing it near the middle of the university cohort in that area, with Research Capabilities following at 154th.
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Boise State University
Boise State University ranks 175th among the 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Boise, Idaho. The university's performance falls in the developing range across both research capabilities and entrepreneurial readiness, with the two domains ranking at similar levels.
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ranks 176th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the university places above the midpoint in research capabilities and presents a profile that tilts toward translation over discovery.
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Marquette University
Marquette University ranks 177th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its performance falls in the developing range for Research Capabilities and Market Translation, while Entrepreneurial Readiness represents its strongest relative standing.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Manoa ranks 178th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Its Research Capabilities place it 95th, positioning it in the upper half of universities in that domain, with a profile that leans toward discovery.
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranks 179th among U.S. universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in North Chicago, Illinois. The university's profile leans toward translation, with Entrepreneurial Readiness its strongest domain at 166th.
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East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University ranks 180th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Johnson City, Tennessee. Its research capabilities and market translation performance are in the lower tier of the ranked field, while its overall profile shows a balance between discovery and translation activity.
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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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