URMC: An Economic Engine for Rochester

The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of the major economic drivers of the Rochester economy by virtue of not only its employment and output, but also in the capacity of its biomedical innovation to fuel the region's emerging biotech sector.

Building A Healthy
Upstate Economy

• Direct Economic Impact: URMC a Major Employer and Economic Engine
• Research: Advancing Patient Care and Bringing New Ideas to the Marketplace
• URMC Start Up Companies
• Patient Care — "Destination Rochester"
• Economic Impact Studies
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Start-Up Companies

Involved in the discovery and development of novel therapeutic antibodies.

Develops software that provides unique and enhanced MR and CT image processing, segmentation, data tracking and visualization capabilities.

Identifies genes in the vascular system linked to neurological diseases and develops drugs to address the gene mechanism.