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                                            86 cutting edge hospitals and numerous clinics along with some of the world’s top research institutions thrive in Harris County. Houston Methodist ranks 15th nationwide. 
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                                            More than 1,000 biotechnology companies in the Houston region are involved in the country’s top research and development in every key biotech cluster – agriculture, biomedical, oncology, environmental, genomics, medical devices, and nanotechnology. 
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                                            The Texas Medical Center (the world’s largest medical center) houses 61 institutions involved in cutting edge medical care, medical and biotechnology research, and development.