Scripps Research
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Scripps Research, previously known as The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI),[1] is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the institute has over 170 laboratories employing 2,100 scientists,[2] technicians, graduate students, and administrative and other staff.
Established | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) |
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Faculty | 173 |
Staff | 2,100 |
Location | , US |
Coordinates | 32.8929°N 117.2427°W / 32.8929; -117.2427 |
Website | www |
The institute holds over 1,100 patents,[3] has produced 11 FDA-approved therapeutics, and has generated over 50 spin-off companies.[citation needed] According to the 2017 Nature Innovation Index, Scripps Research is the #1 most influential research institution in the world.[4][5] The Scripps Research graduate program is ranked 9th nationally in the biological sciences, 6th for organic chemistry, and 6th for biochemistry.[6]
In 2022, their Jupiter, FL campus became a part of the University of Florida.[7] Jupiter-based graduate students remain part of the Scripps Research graduate program.