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Innovation & Technology

Innovation and technology have thrived in Rochester for decades and they continue to thrive today.  Forbes magazine recently ranked Rochester 14th most innovative city due to the high concentration of tech and science jobs as well as patents per capita. In fact, we rank 5th in the nation for number of patents issued per capita.

Rochester, NY knows innovation:

  • It's been driving our economy for more than 150 Years 
  • When it comes to images, Rochester is the acknowledged world leader. 
  • Birthplace of Eastman Kodak Company, Xerox Corporation, and Bausch and Lomb,
  • Rochester is also the home of optics
  • Creator of photography -- including the first digital camera 
  • Discoverer of xerography

If you thrive on innovation and technology, look no further than Rochester, New York.  

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The Innovation and Materials Science Institute is a group of academic and business leaders specializing in today's innovation economy. It focuses on leveraging innovation to promote economic growth in the pre-commercialization/pre-production phase. The key purpose of the Institute is to serve as an accelerator, matching needs with resources and thus best growth objectives, while reducing risks, costs, and time-to-market.


Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS) is one of fifteen NYSTAR-sponsored Centers for Advanced Technology devoted to promoting economic development in the Greater Rochester, NY Region and in New York State. CEIS carries out its mission by developing and transferring technology to industry for commercialization and by educating the next generation of leaders in the fields of electronic imaging, bio-imaging, and nanotechnology.




Ranked 1st for Utility Patents Issued
• Ranked 1st for Utility Patents Issued to Companies or Individuals per 1,000 Workers. Rochester boasts 2.33 patents per 1,000 workers - the U.S. average is only 0.40 patents per 1,000 workers. Metropolitan New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the Nation's Metropolitan Area, 2001
Greater Rochester Ranked First in Job Growth by Business Facilities Magazine
• Greater Rochester ranked first in job growth by Business Facilities Magazine, a leading trade publication targeted at site selectors. (July 2011)
Abundance of Fresh Water
• 7% of the world's fresh water supply is right here in the Greater Rochester, NY Region.



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