The state of Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) is underperforming in terms of spin-out generation, despite showing strong overall innovation scores.

The URC – comprised of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University – ranks highly overall compared to seven other research-intensive hubs in the US, including North and South California.

An annual economic report on the URC prepared by the Michigan-based research firm Anderson Economic Group ranked the corridor second in the country overall in…