United States innovation ecosystem
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 40,532 innovation ecosystem organizations in the United States, including 10,487 corporate R&D centers, 10,299 research organizations and 6,125 universities and research institutes.
The largest concentrations are in New York, New York (1,450), Washington, DC (1,418) and Chicago, Illinois (732).
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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40,532 organizations
- Newport News Shipbuilding (HII)
Company · Newport News - NextEra Energy Resources (Weld Energy Storage)
Company · Severance - NextTech
Program · Toledo - Nexus234 Innovation District
Innovation hub · Manassas - NF Observatory
University or research institute · San Lorenzo - Nh State Department of Health and Human Sers
Government or public body · Closed · Concord - NIACC Innovation Workspace
Fab lab or makerspace · Mason City - NIACC Pappajohn Micro-Loan Program
Investor or fund · Mason City - NIACC Revolving Loan Fund
Investor or fund · Mason City - NIAR Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS)
Research organization · Wichita - Nichefire
Startup · Columbus - NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Investor or fund · Gaithersburg - NJ International (United States)
Corporate R&D · Scottsdale - nLIGHT Defense Systems
Company · Longmont - NLR Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
Program · Golden - NLR West Gate
Incubator · Golden - Noah System
Startup · Chicago - NoCo Works
Program · Greeley - NoctIQ
Startup · Richmond - Nodecraft
Startup · Oklahoma City - Noonan
Startup · Lenexa - Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
Research organization · San Francisco - NORDAM Group
Company · Tulsa - Norfolk Iron & Metal
Company · Windsor - Norfolk Scope
Science or technology park - Normal Park Museum Magnet Lower School VW eLab
Fab lab or makerspace · Chattanooga - Norman Chamber of Commerce
Network or association · Norman - North Asheboro Middle School
University or research institute · Asheboro - North Carolina Black Repertory Company
Science or technology park - North Central Iowa SBDC
Program · Fort Dodge - North Coast Ventures
Investor or fund · Shaker Heights - North County Serenity House
Research organization · Closed · Escondido - North Dakota State Railroad Museum
Organization · Mandan - North East Texas Economic Development District
Investor or fund · Texarkana - North Fork, a UVA Discovery Park
Science or technology park · Charlottesville - North Iowa Area SBDC
Program · Mason City - North Metro Denver Small Business Development Center
Program · Westminster - Northeast Iowa Community College Small Business Development Center
Program · Dubuque - Northeast Ohio Entrepreneurial Signature Program
Program · Cleveland - Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development
Network or association · Cleveland - Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund
Program · Akron - Northeast Texas Small Business Development Center
Program · Mount Pleasant - Northeastern State University - Entrepreneurship programs & Oklahoma Center for Rural Development
University or research institute · Tahlequah - Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow campus (NSUBA)
University or research institute · Broken Arrow - Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship
Program · Greeley - Northern Colorado Energy Summit
Program · Greeley - Northlake Medical Center
Health research · Tucker - Northrop Auditorium
Science or technology park · Minneapolis - Northrop Grumman – Oklahoma City
Company · Oklahoma City - Northwest Bank
Investor or fund · Spencer - Northwest Florida Hematology Oncology
Health research · Panama City - Northwest Iowa SBDC
Program · Spencer - Northwest Kansas Planning and Development Commission
Government or public body · Hill City - Northwest Loan Fund
Investor or fund - Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub
Innovation hub · Toledo - Northwest Small Business Development Center
Program · Eagle - Northwestern University Settlement Association
University or research institute · Chicago - NotABook (United States)
Corporate R&D · Ann Arbor - Noto
Company · Chicago - Novacule (United States)
Corporate R&D · Brookline - Novana (United States)
Corporate R&D · Alpharetta - NOVI SPACE
Startup · Arlington - Novion Technologies (United States)
Corporate R&D · Closed · Seattle - Noviqu
Startup · Cedar Rapids - Novprox
Startup · Boca Raton - NPMM VWeLab
Fab lab or makerspace · Chattanooga - NPS Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Corporate R&D · Closed · Bedminster - NSBE Chicago Professionals Chapter
Network or association · Chicago - NSF ASCEND Engine (Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine)
Network or association · Fort Collins - NSF I-Corps at Florida Atlantic
Program · Boca Raton - NSF I-Corps Hub: West Region
Program · Boulder - NSF RuralSTAMINA Biomanufacturing Engine
Program · Ames - NSU Innovation Center
Incubator · Norfolk - Nuclea Biotechnologies (United States)
Corporate R&D · Pittsfield - NuroRestore (United States)
Corporate R&D · Mansfield - Nuvint AI
Startup - NVIDIA Inception
Program · Santa Clara - NVTC Foundation
Investor or fund · Northern Virginia - NVTC Starting Point
Program · Tysons - NWA Innovation Fund
Investor or fund · Boca Raton - NWS Norman Weather Forecast Office (OUN)
Company · Norman - NWS Radar Operations Center (ROC)
Company · Norman - NWS Warning Decision Training Division (WDTD)
Company · Norman - NXG Truck Bodies
Company · Mount Pleasant - NXTSTAGE Childcare Entrepreneur Growth Cohort
Program - NXTSTAGE Community Health & Vibrancy Competition
Program · Wichita - NXTSTAGE Customer Traction Cohort
Accelerator · Wichita - NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series
Program · Wichita - NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition
Program · Wichita - O-I Glass (Windsor)
Company · Windsor - O’Loughlin Elementary School
University or research institute · Hays - O'Rourke Engineering & Planning
Company · Closed · Stuart - O'Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center
Science or technology park · Whitefish - Oak Studio Teen Tech Center
Fab lab or makerspace · Des Moines - Oak Therapeutics
Startup · Lawrence - Oakridge Neighborhood Services
Organization · Des Moines - Oberlin Entrepreneurship
University or research institute · Oberlin - Oberlin Innovation Studio
Incubator · Oberlin - OCAST SSBCI programs (OVCI + OBLP)
Government or public body · Oklahoma City - Occlusion Solutions
Startup · Tulsa - Octave Photonics
Startup · Louisville - OCU Meinders School of Business – Startup Sprint & Business Plan Pitch Competition
Program · Oklahoma City - OCULUS Surgical
Company · Port St. Lucie - ODU Business Development Center
Program · Norfolk - ODU Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
University or research institute · Norfolk - ODU Research Foundation
Investor or fund · Norfolk - ODU Women's Business Center
Program · Norfolk - OEDIT Business Funding and Incentives Division
Government or public body · Denver - OEDIT Global Business Development Division
Government or public body · Denver - OEDIT Outreach and Impact Summit
Program · Trinidad - OEDIT Talent Innovation / Opportunity Now
Program · Denver - Office of Civil Defense Planning
Accelerator - Office of Missouri Governor
Government or public body · Jefferson City - Offield Family Foundation
Research organization · Chicago - OG&E (OGE Energy)
Company · Oklahoma City - Ohio APEX Accelerator at The University of Toledo
Program · Toledo - Ohio Centers of Excellence (Northern Ohio startup network)
Program · Cleveland - Ohio IP Promise
Program - Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Ohio MEP)
Program - Ohio Semiconductor Collaboration Network
Network or association
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Categories
- Corporate R&D centers in the United States 10,487
- Research organizations in the United States 10,299
- Universities and research institutes in the United States 6,125
- Health research organizations in the United States 4,117
- Government and public bodies in the United States 2,323
- Other organizations in the United States 1,506
- Startups in the United States 1,456
- Companies in the United States 898
- Programs in the United States 707
- Investors and funds in the United States 656
- Networks and associations in the United States 640
- Science and technology parks in the United States 539
- Fab labs and makerspaces in the United States 352
- Innovation hubs in the United States 133
- Accelerators in the United States 116
- Incubators in the United States 110
- Colleges and training providers in the United States 66
Cities
- New York, New York 1,450
- Washington, DC 1,418
- Chicago, Illinois 732
- San Diego, California 485
- Boston, Massachusetts 470
- San Francisco, California 467
- Denver, Colorado 441
- Los Angeles, California 398
- Seattle, Washington 386
- Columbus, Ohio 324
- Boulder, Colorado 323
- Atlanta, Georgia 304
- Houston, Texas 302
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 299
- Cambridge, Massachusetts 295
- Cleveland, Ohio 287
- Arlington, Virginia 275
- Cincinnati, Ohio 274
- Austin, Texas 272
- Des Moines, Iowa 237
- Richmond, Virginia 236
- Baltimore, Maryland 225
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 219
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 218
- Durham, North Carolina 201
- Portland, Oregon 190
- Dallas, Texas 174
- Madison, Wisconsin 172
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 170
- Bethesda, Maryland 168
- St Louis, Missouri 168
- Oakland, California 167
- Tulsa, Oklahoma 166
- Alexandria, Virginia 162
- Indianapolis, Indiana 162
- Rockville, Maryland 161
- Berkeley, California 159
- Ann Arbor, Michigan 154
- Salt Lake City, Utah 154
- Charlottesville, Virginia 152
- Tucson, Arizona 148
- Wichita, Kansas 148
- San Antonio, Texas 141
- Boca Raton, Florida 140
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 137
- San Jose, California 135
- Miami, Florida 134
- Raleigh, North Carolina 133
- West Palm Beach, Florida 131
- Phoenix, Arizona 128
- Ames, Iowa 125
- Dayton, Ohio 125
- Saint Paul, Minnesota 124
- Sacramento, California 123
- Silver Spring, Maryland 121
- Honolulu, Hawaii 119
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin 112
- Colorado Springs, Colorado 111
- Palo Alto, California 108
- Nashville, Tennessee 107
- Brooklyn, New York 106
- Iowa City, Iowa 100
- Irvine, California 97
- Orlando, Florida 88
- Albany, New York 86
- Champaign, Illinois 86
- Fort Collins, Colorado 86
- Reston, Virginia 86
- Waltham, Massachusetts 86
- Anchorage, Alaska 85
- Greeley, Colorado 85
- Lawrence, Kansas 85
- Louisville, Kentucky 85
- Norfolk, Virginia 85
- Tampa, Florida 85
- Charlotte, North Carolina 83
- Norman, Oklahoma 83
- Kansas City, Missouri 82
- Mountain View, California 81
- New Orleans, Louisiana 81
- Fairfax, Virginia 80
- Huntsville, Alabama 79
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa 78
- Overland Park, Kansas 78
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 77
- Topeka, Kansas 77
- Sunnyvale, California 76
- La Jolla, California 75
- Memphis, Tennessee 74
- McLean, Virginia 73
- Omaha, Nebraska 73
- Pasadena, California 73
- Santa Barbara, California 73
- Santa Clara, California 73
- Akron, Ohio 72
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana 72
- Birmingham, Alabama 72
- Rochester, New York 72
- Little Rock, Arkansas 70
- Hartford, Connecticut 69
- Providence, Rhode Island 69
- Lexington, Kentucky 67
- Princeton, New Jersey 66
- Manhattan, Kansas 65
- Las Vegas, Nevada 64
- Blacksburg, Virginia 63
- Detroit, Michigan 63
- Columbia, South Carolina 62
- Texarkana, Texas 61
- Wilmington, Delaware 60
- Aurora, Colorado 59
- Buffalo, New York 59
- Redwood City, California 59
- Tallahassee, Florida 59
- Toledo, Ohio 59
- Gainesville, Florida 58
- Lincoln, Nebraska 58
- New Haven, Connecticut 58
- Fremont, California 57
- Santa Monica, California 57
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 56
- Knoxville, Tennessee 56
- Menlo Park, California 56
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 54
- Jacksonville, Florida 54
- Lansing, Michigan 54
- Evanston, Illinois 53
- Ithaca, New York 53
- Columbia, Maryland 52
- Long Beach, California 51
- South San Francisco, California 51
- Carlsbad, California 50
- Springfield, Illinois 50