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Biotechnology venture takes first place in UB entrepreneurship competition
4/16/15
Three graduate students took first place in the University at Buffalo’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) for a biotechnology venture that offers a revolutionary new way to deliver cancer drugs.
Media Advisory: START-UP NY panel to discuss synergies with UB
4/15/15
Learn about the UB’s role in Gov. Cuomo’s START-UP NY program in a free lecture event presented by UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS).
Five teams enter final round of UB entrepreneurship competition
4/10/15
Five finalists will vie for more than $60,000 in startup funding and in-kind services in the Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition at UB on April 15.
Funded in 90 seconds
4/7/15
Ninety seconds is all that will stand between 100 students and the first steps toward turning their business ideas into a reality.
UB TCIE to train unemployed workers through state Department of Labor grant
3/16/15
Thanks to a grant awarded by the New York State Department of Labor, the University at Buffalo’s TCIE will prepare dislocated workers from Erie County for entry-level to mid-level manufacturing jobs.
Mark T. Swihart named executive director of UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics
2/19/15
Mark T. Swihart, PhD, UB Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been named executive director of the University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI).
Orsi to lead UB’s economic development efforts
2/5/15
Christina Orsi, a business development specialist who has helped guide Western New York’s economic resurgence, has been named associate vice president for economic development.
$32K awarded to 4 University at Buffalo students for startup funding
1/29/15
Software to help companies retrieve files. A deployable wall to protect waterfront properties from flooding. A software platform that makes e-books more interactive. And a device to recover and refine precious metals. These are the business startup ideas that earned four enterprising University at Buffalo students $8,000 each in seed funding.
Breathing new life into Buffalo through the Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG)
1/21/15
On Jan. 22, the founding principals of BIG will offer an update on the institute’s inaugural year, including insight on successful collaborations with industry.
Four new companies approved for START-UP NY via UB
12/29/14
Each company will collaborate with UB researchers and offer internships, scholarships or jobs to students.