INDUSTRY
An important aspect of the CoE is its interactions with industrial partners, to whom it offers extensive research and development expertise and facilities, as well as accelerated discovery and commercialization path that facilitates introduction of new products and services that enhance the field of medicine. The promise of personalized medicine ultimately depends upon the close working relationship between researchers working in labs and those who ultimately bring new discoveries to patients, health care providers and other constituents across the world.
The CoE’s industry collaborations are targeted to these primary life sciences industry sectors
The CoE has already initiated a number of high profile, high-potential interactions with the life sciences industry involving both domestic and global partners in collaborations that blends the strengths of the CoE’s translational research programs, facilities and commercialization resources with the industry goals of private sector partners. To learn more about industry collaborations with the CoE, click here.
NEW YORK STATE DIRECTORY OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Governor Paterson recently released the New York State Directory of Small Business Programs to State Legislators and County and Local Elected Officials, small businesses, small business organizations, and entrepreneurs. The directory was created by the Empire State Development (ESD) staff. This innovative directory functions like a portable website and organizes listings for 143 programs from 28 State agencies that assist small businesses. Each program listing includes an interactive URL that will take you directly to the agency webpage for that program which enables you or your business client to get more detailed information and download needed forms or applications. To access this directory, please click here.
INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
County Executive Chris Collins to Kick Off 'Pre-Seed' Workshop
05/06/2008 - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Erie County Executive Chris Collins will make opening remarks at a dinner to kick off a 'pre-seed' workshop for Western New York researchers and entrepreneurs considering the launch of a technology-based business. The workshop is being held in the University at Buffalo's New York State Center of Excellence in Life Sciences and Bioinformatics, the dinner will precede two days of intensive programming to determine whether the researchers are ready to pursue the next steps in commercializing their high-technology product and service concepts, including how to seek outside funding for their ideas, inventions or start-up business.
"This workshop is an excellent way to launch new businesses and spur the commercialization of new technologies in Western New York," Collins said. "With Western New York's premier research institutions and its ambitious spirit of entrepreneurship, we are making great strides in establishing a high-tech industry in our region."
Six teams of researchers and inventors will partner with a business coach, legal and tech-transfer experts and MBA students from the UB School of Management at the workshop. The teams will simulate the start-up of a business as a way to analyze the commercial merit of the researchers' technology. "This workshop is a proven way for potential entrepreneurs to decide whether or not they should move forward with their ideas and how to do so," said Marnie LaVigne, Ph.D., director of business development with UB's Center of Excellence and the UB Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT)...[Read On...]
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The residents of Erie County elected Chris Collins as the seventh Erie County Executive on November 6, 2007. A businessman with 35 years of private sector experience, Collins ran against the political establishment of both parties and won with 64 percent of the vote. Collins ran as a chief executive, highlighting the dangers of electing another chief politician.
As County Executive, Collins is focused on his Three Rs - reforming Erie County government, rebuilding the local economy, and ultimately, reducing taxes. Collins is committed to running Erie County like a business, making it more effective, efficient and responsive to hardworking taxpayers.
News
Turning Research Into Practicality is Focus of Roswell Park Workshop
11/4/2009 - BUFFALO, NY -- "The daylong 'translational research workshop' brought academics and industry representatives together to tackle the difficulties and opportunities of commercializing medical research..." [Read On...]
UB Engineering Professor Honored at White House
10/08/2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - "President Obama honored Takeuchi for inventing the battery that powers many of the world's implanted medical devices, but he just as easily could have lauded her as living proof that the American dream still comes true..." [Read On...]
Life Science Careers Touted: UB leads consortium promoting variety of job possibilities in Western New York
10/6/2009 - BUFFALO, NY -- "A program designed to bring careers in the life sciences within reach of more Western New York job-seekers was rolled out Tuesday by a consortium of agencies and businesses led by two branches of the University at Buffalo. The program is called iSciWNY... " [Read On...]
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Events
November 19 - "Vybion: The Successful Morphing of a Contract Research Organization into a Therapeutics Company" featuring Lee Henderson, CEO, Vybion Inc. Click here for more information.
December 10 - "The Passport of a Life Sciences Entrepreneur," featuring Shreefel Mehta, Ph.D., MBA. Click here for more information.
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