Michigan’s big three research universities again compare favorably overall to their national peers in terms of innovation, although more progress needs to occur in getting those ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

The University Research Corridor — consisting of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University — ranks seventh among eight research clusters in the number of startup companies cultivated from 2009 to 2013, seventh in technology transfer, sixth in patents granted, and fifth in intellectual property licenses, according to an annual analysis.

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