ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN BIG DATA AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Where winning partnerships in health sciences and big data start

The University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (UB CAT) is a project cost-sharing grant program funded by Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) program, designed to drive the growth of life and health science businesses in New York State.

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Non-dilutive funding for life and health sciences R&D projects

By partnering with a UB researcher, life and health science companies can gain access to matching funds for collaborative product development and proof-of-concept research and development projects in four main areas. Preference is given to projects that involve or enable ‘omics', AI, computational and big data applications.

drug development.

Drug Development

diagnostics.

Diagnostics

medical device.

Medical Device

healthcare IT.

Healthcare IT

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FEATURED PROJECTS

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Dr. Donald Yergeau
Immuno-FlowFISH of AML and Multiple Myeloma

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Dr. Yun Wu
Development of novel therapeutic IpY for ER/PR+ HER2- breast cancer: Commercialization and in-house validation of the peptide drug substance

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Dr. Amy Jacobs
Risk Stratification of COVID-19 Vaccinated Individuals based on Antibody Levels

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John Kolega, PhD
Validation of a Blood-Based Diagnostic Assay for Rupture Risk Assessment of Intracranial Aneurysms

John Kolega, PhD
Molecular Biomarkers of Dangerous Intracranial Aneurysms; 

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Dr. John E. Tomaszewski
Lymph node database to advance computational pathology

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Dr. Jonathan Lovell
Assessing SNAP Liposomes for Neoantigen Screening in Human Cancer

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Jun Qu, PhD
Epigenetic Drug Discovery Platform for Methylation Inhibitors

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Albert Titus, PhD
Wireless Biosensor System Advancement Project

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Dhaval K Shah, PhD
Pharmacological Assessment of AI-Designed Novel Nanobodies for the Treatment of SARS-CoV-2, Variants of SARS-CoV-2, and Future SARS Viruses

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Scott Nodzo, MD
Antimicrobial Electrical Stimulation in Swine Knee Model

Mark Ehrensberger, PhD
Live Microbe Imaging of Antimicrobial Electrical Stimulation
Electrical Stimulation Effects on Osseointegration

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Richard Bankert, VMD, PhD
Development and Implementation of Analytic Methods and Modeling of Big Datasets for Certain Proprietary Small Molecules in Cancer Immunotherapy

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Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD
Preclinical Optimization and Clinical Testing of Novel Oral Health Products

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Brian R. Weil, PhD
T3np Neuroprotection Following Cardiac Arrest

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Michael Buck, PhD
Automated DNA Library Prep for NGS

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Francine Battaglia, PhD
Simulations for the Containment and Control of COVID-19 in Indoor Spaces with the SteriSpace™ Air Sterilization System

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Jianxin Wang, PhD
Genomics/Bioinformatics Platforms to Identify Cancer Drugs

ADVISORY BOARD

Our industry advisory board is comprised of accomplished experts and scientists representing a broad range of academic and industry experiences. They volunteer their time to offer innovative advice and dynamic perspectives on programs that accelerate business growth, economic and workforce development and research initiatives.

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OUR FUNDERS

Thank you for supporting life-changing innovations and the next generation of startups.

Empire State Development.
NYSTAR.