Cornell University

Cornell is a private, Ivy League university and the land-grant University for New York State. Cornell aspires to be the exemplary comprehensive research university for the 21st century on the basis of its distinctive status as a private university with a formal public mission. Cornell partners with the industry to develop Cornell's technologies and plant varieties into products and services for public good. The school leverages Cornell innovations to promote the formation of new businesses based on Cornell technology to fuel regional economic development. “We are known far and wide as a powerhouse in science and technology, with major commitments to the new life sciences and the physical sciences.”