Panasci Competition
Teams compete for startup funding and business services valued at $75,000.
2023 Panasci winners, RHM Innovations Inc.: Courtney (CJ) Burris and Brandon Davis Burris. Photo illustration: Douglas Levere.
The Panasci Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) was created by the UB School of Management and the UB Office of Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships, and is funded with a $1 million endowment from the late Henry A. Panasci Jr. to facilitate and promote the commercialization of UB-generated technologies.
Hosted by UB's Startup and Innovation Collaboratory powered by Blackstone LaunchPad, the event brings together UB students from science, technology, business and other disciplines to maximize their potential and create viable businesses in Western New York.
$75K in startup funding and business services
Five finalist teams give live pitch-style presentations in April each year, competing for a top prize of $25,000 in startup capital and in-kind services valued at $40,000. A $10,000 prize is given to the second-place team.
Panasci 2024
Application materials, deadlines and schedules for the 2024 Panasci Technology Entrepreneurship Competition will be available in fall 2023.
For more information, contact UB’s Startup and Innovation Collaboratory powered by Blackstone LaunchPad at launchpadub@buffalo.edu or 716-645-8111.