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The New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences is located in downtown Buffalo, New York, within the Buffalo Niagara region located at the western end of New York State. With nearly 2 million residents, over 30 colleges and universities and proximity to Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, world renowned Niagara Falls, the Canadian border and Toronto, the region has tremendous assets that make it an ideal place to visit or live. Buffalo Niagara prides itself on allowing a balance in your professional and personal life, while enjoying an outstanding quality of life.
Here are just a few of the regional assets that make Buffalo Niagara ideal for work and play:
- Within 90 miles of Buffalo there are more than 650 life sciences companies, many of whom collaborate with the local research and academic institutions in a wide range of industries, ranging from medical devices and biomedical informatics to drug development and biotechnology
- Buffalo Niagara boasts an amazing collection of architectural treasures, including the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, more than 12 live theatres and a world-renowned collection of modern art housed at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The CoE is embracing the region’s rich art culture through its Art Project. For more information on the search, collection, and display of the CoE’s Art Project, please click here.
- There are over 30 colleges and universities with nearly 1000 life sciences graduates each year, plus tremendous additional academic and research talent in the neighboring areas of Rochester and Syracuse, New York, and Toronto and Southern Ontario
- Residents take advantage of four beautiful seasons, offering year-round outdoor activities like boating, fishing, golf, and snow skiing, all of which are highly accessible and affordable
- Buffalo Niagara is home to major and minor league sports teams for year-round enjoyment
- Buffalo Niagara has unlimited options for urban, suburban and rural living, all within a short trip to work and cultural centers and featuring world class public and private K-12 educational systems
The CoE's Directions page has information regarding accomodations and area attractions in the immediate Buffalo area.
Please visit www.buffaloniagara.org and www.buffalocvb.org for more regional information.
News
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus to Revamp Trico Site
07/19/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Armed with a $4.5 million cash transfusion, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is pushing ahead with a key physical expansion. Patrick Whelan, BNMC chief operating officer, said funding approved last week by the Empire State Development Corp. will aid a $12 million effort to turn a portion of the former Trico windshield wiper plant into a high-tech innovation center...[Read On...]
Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain
07/16/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. --
A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier, according to recent in vitro findings. Described in a paper published in Bioconjugate Chemistry, the system uses the rod-shaped semiconductor nanoparticles that are bioconjugated, or coupled, with biomolecules capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier...[Read On...]
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Events
September 23, 2008 - MedTech08 Biosciences Summit
Growing, Changing, Booming: Adapting healthcare to the needs of an aging population. Join us at The Lodge in Skaneateles NY for this exciting daylong event packed with industry leaders sharing their strategies for successfully adapting to the aging boomer demographic. To learn more and register, Click here
October 27-28, 2008 - AACR Centennial Symposium
Roswell Park Cancer Institute is hosting the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Centennial Symposium, entitled “The Future of Cancer Research: Science and Patient Impact”, this fall. To learn more and register, Click here.
To view the complete list of events and event details, please visit our Events page
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