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2012 Venture Forum Connects Investors With Promising Technologies From New York State and Ontario, Canada

Investors and entrepreneurs from across the Great Lakes region convened in Buffalo May 16-17 for the 2012 Venture Forum, which featured networking and deal-making in high-tech sectors. | Read More

Using Graphene, Scientists Develop a Less Toxic Way to Rust-Proof Steel

University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a non-toxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen. | Read More

Media Advisory: Fast-Paced Venture Forum to Kick Off Week of Events for Great Lakes Investors, Entrepreneurs

Investors and entrepreneurs from across the Great Lakes will convene in Buffalo May 16-17 for the 2012 Venture Forum, a premier event for introducing investors to promising technologies from New York State and Ontario, Canada. | Read More

Investors Come Looking for Deals in Upstate/Western New York

Downstate and out-of-town investors are coming to Buffalo in May looking for deals and new ideas. The 2012 Venture Forum is attracting new attention from investment firms from New York City, Ohio, California, Maryland, Illinois and Pennsylvania. | Read More

12 Western New York and 3 Ontario, Canada Companies Selected to Present in Statewide Venture Forum

The final slate of presenting companies has been chosen for the 2012 Venture Forum, a collaboration between the Bright Buffalo Niagara Forum and the Center for Economic Growth's (CEG) SmartStart UNYTECH Forum. A total of 32 high-growth early stage companies will be featured, including 12 from Buffalo and three from Ontario, Canada. The 2012 Venture Forum will be held May 16-17 in Buffalo. | Read More

UB TCIE Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

This year, UB TCIE is celebrating its 25th year of improving the local economy by connecting companies with UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences resources. Officially launched in 1987 in a storage room in Bell Hall on the North Campus as The Center for Industrial Effectiveness, UB TCIE is now housed at the Baird Research Park and serves businesses of all types and sizes through technical engineering, consulting and training. | Read More

UB Partnerships Allow Empire Genomics to Flourish

Local life sciences start-up Empire Genomics has gone global thanks to a partnership with the University at Buffalo. The firm has grown the business from a concept to product to a company with rapidly growing revenues and a significant global customer base. | Read More

In Western New York, an Improving Climate for High-Tech Investment

The climate for high-tech investment in Western New York has improved steadily over the past few years, and a driver of new successes is an annual investor forum that's happening again this spring. The Bright Forum is Buffalo Niagara's premier event for introducing investors to promising technologies from across New York and Ontario, Canada. | Read More

School of Management Honors Recruiters, Interns and Supervisors

The Frank L. Ciminelli Family Career Resource Center and the Credit-Bearing Internship Program in the University at Buffalo School of Management honored business professionals, students and companies on April 17 at a reception in the South Lake Village Community Room on UB's North Campus. | Read More

UB Conference Honors Nobel Laureate and Former Faculty Member

The University at Buffalo will honor Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase on May 12 at the Buffalo-Niagara Marriott from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as part of a conference that pays tribute to his innovative work, especially over the last decade. | Read More

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