Ognomy Sleep, a leading virtual sleep medicine platform transforming access to diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, announced the closing of a $20 million Series A financing round that includes investments from BEP's Buffalo Innovation Seed Fund.

IBEX Materials co-founder Mark Swihart helped develop the process, which creates complex alloy nanoparticles in milliseconds and expands the range of materials researchers can test.

TETmedical has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for NSE-FAST®, a rapid blood-based test intended to help clinicians evaluate patients who may be experiencing an acute ischemic stroke.

Funding will help the UB spinout advance a rapid-response bird flu vaccine candidate and test its vaccine platform for future outbreak response.

The new center will support AI-enabled sensing, decision-support and digital health tools while connecting UB researchers with clinical partners, industry collaborators and commercialization support.

Buffalo Startup Week, organized by UB BEP and the Western New York Incubator Network, was featured in a Buffalo News story on Eric Wood’s role as a startup investor and keynote speaker for the inaugural Buffalo Startup Draft, which spotlighted local companies with direct ties to UB.

Canget BioTekpharma, a Buffalo-based startup supported by UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships, received FDA Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug designations for FL118, a potential treatment for osteosarcoma, advancing efforts to develop new therapies for this rare and aggressive bone cancer affecting children and young adults.

IBEX Materials Inc., co-founded by UB's Mark Swihart, was awarded a 2025 NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub C3 THRIVE voucher to develop a new method for recycling semiconductor waste into more affordable, higher-performance lithium battery materials.

A collaboration between University at Buffalo researcher Jun Liu and Corning has produced its first peer-reviewed paper—marking an early milestone for a project supported through the Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI).

Ognomy Sleep has been named the "Best Overall SleepTech Solution" in the 10th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards, following a $100,000 investment from UB’s Buffalo Innovation Seed Fund earlier this year.

UB is one of 20 universities across North America chosen to compete in the EcoCAR challenge, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Stellantis, General Motors, MathWorks and others.

This year Panasci TEC included a $5,000 technology innovation prize sponsored by Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships and awarded to EchoWell Health.

Buffalo Business First names Western New York's most powerful people.

Perez Willie-Nwobu found his path through the power of therapy. Nara Therapy, a Cultivator portfolio company, is designed to create access for more people like him.

BEP's Smitha James is quoted along with multiple UB industry partners in this article exploring medical device innovation in the Buffalo region.

Novel Sjögren’s Syndrome biomarkers are advancing toward real-world use with support from UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnership highlighting UB’s role in accelerating translational research and commercialization.

Dori Sajdak, Assistant Director of User Services at the UBs Center for Computational Research (CCR), has been selected as one of the honorees featured in the SC26 Women’s History Month 2026 cohort.

A $3.7 million state award to UB's Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships will help reshape workforce development for Western New York and upstate high school students.