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Research Resources, Testing and Specialized Facilities (technical, medical, scientific)

UB’s technical, medical, and scientific centers are available for many different opportunities in research and testing. Larger companies and organizations have benefited from UB technological resources and expertise, including 3-D modeling, computer-generated visualization, or patient-care simulation. Smaller companies look to us for research, strategic analysis, and information useful for business planning.

• Archaeological Survey
• Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC)
  Research on neurological diseases and disorders.
• Calspan-University at Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC)
  Research, development, testing and systems integration programs in the areas of medical biotechnology, chemical and biological defense, and public health and safety.
• Center for Assistive Technology (CAT)
  Education and individual service programs for elderly and disabled persons.
• Center for Computational Research (CCR)
  High-performance computing and visualization resources.
• Center for Industrial Effectiveness, The (TCIE)
  Fosters partnerships to improve the products, processes, and employee skills of the region's businesses.
• Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
  Comparatives, rehabilitation and disability research.
• Center for Multisource Information Fusion (CMIF)
  Research in the area of information science.
• Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE)
  Collaborates with industry, government agencies and university researchers on research in special environments and exercise. 
• Center for Thermal/Fluids Engineering (CTFE)
  Research on thermal-fluid engineering for Western New York manufacturers.
• Central Radiopharmaceutical Services
  Distributes radiopharmaceuticals prepared in house or repackaged from bulk manufacturers.
• Chemistry Instrumentation Center (CIC)
• Circular Dichroism Facility
• Confocal Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Core Facility (CMF)
  Instrument laboratory available for multimedia authoring and the processing of microscopy and molecular image data.
• Database for Scientific Instrumentation
  Database on instrumentation available in shared-use instrument centers at the university. 
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry - Thermogravimetric Analysis (DSC/TGA) Facility
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• Electronic Packaging Laboratory
• Energy Systems Institute (ESI)
  Resources for member firms for research in interdisciplinary technologies of power conversion and energy management systems.
• Engineering : Corporate Relations Opportunities
• Fluorescence Facility
• Human Capital, Technology Transfer, and Economic Growth and Development, Center of Excellence on
  Applied research on regional economic development issues facing western and upstate New York corporations.
• Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
  Comprehensive prevention, diagnostic and treatment services, and research in eye diseases and disabilities associated with vision loss.
• Jacobs Neurological Institute
  Comprehensive care for patients with neurological disorders, provided at local hospitals, both campuses of UB and outpatient centers in Buffalo.
• Libraries
  Educational resources and scholarly research tools for UB students, faculty and staff, alumni and visitors.
• Materials Research Instrument Facility (UB-MRIF)
  Fabrication and processing capabilities for researchers on campus as well as off-campus industries.
• Microarray and Genomics Resource
  Microarray, genotyping and genomic services for Roswell Park Cancer Institute investigators.
• Microscopy Imaging Facility (MIF)
• National Center for Biomedical Ontology
  Research by biologists, clinicians, informaticians and ontologists to convert biomedical information into machine-processable form.
• New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)
  Supports design and manufacturing process innovations for companies in New York.
• New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (COE)
  Partners with industry in research and development in life sciences and biotechnology.
• Pharmaceutical Genetics Laboratory (PGL)
• Pharmaceutical Sciences Instrumentation Facility (PIF)
• South Campus Instrumentation Center (SCIC)
• Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR)
  Access to research and the services of engineering and applied science students for businesses seeking to increase development potential.
• Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL)
• Technology Incubator
  Multitenant facility for technology-based businesses conducting operations, research and development, assembly, or light manufacturing.
• Toshiba Stroke Research Center
  Multidisciplinary research in stroke prevention and treatment.
• Toxicology Research Center (TRC) 
• Virtual Reality Laboratory