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UB to honor faculty inventors, entrepreneurs at annual reception
UB will celebrate faculty inventors and innovative companies that reside in the UB Technology Incubator during the university’s annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception on March 1.
During the invitation-only event, Alexander N. Cartwright, vice president for research and economic development whose office recently was restructured to emphasize economic development in addition to research, will discuss the university’s continuing role in growing the regional economy.
Robert Genco, SUNY Distinguished Professor and vice provost who heads UB’s Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR), will open the celebration. President Satish K. Tripathi will deliver closing remarks.
During the reception, UB faculty and local entrepreneurs will be recognized for their work in 2011.
Jeff Dunbar, director of STOR, and Woody Maggard, associate vice provost of STOR, will introduce honorees in the following categories:
Inventors Named on U.S. Patents
UB was awarded 14 U.S. patents in 2011 for technologies ranging from an augmentative communications device for the speech-impaired to a dye for purging blood pathogens and for photodynamic therapy. View a list of the patents and their UB inventors.
Visionary Innovators: UB faculty who developed technologies licensed to industrial partners
- Thenkurussi Kesavadas, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, for a method and system for minimally invasive surgery training. Industrial Partner: Simulated Surgical Systems Management Company LLC.
- Steven Gallo, lead software engineer and database administrator at UB’s Center for Computational Research, for developing a computer program to enable the rational design of small molecules targeting ribonucleic acid (RNA). Industrial Partner: SMaRT Therapeutics.
- Harsh Deep Chopra and Zonglu Susan Hua, professors of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Jason Armstrong, postdoctoral researcher in the same department, for a multifunctional metrology system for physical property measurements on individual samples of nano- and sub-nanometer dimensions. Industrial Partner: Precision Scientific Instruments Inc.
- Huw M.L. Davies and Ravisekhara Reddy, former researchers in UB’s Department of Chemistry, for catalysts for use in enantioselective synthesis. Industrial Partner: Strem Chemicals Inc.
UB Technology Incubator Graduates
- CloudBack LLC
Founded by two School of Management MBA graduates, the firm provides an online avenue for small businesses to leverage the power of the crowd to solve problems. Cloudback LLC was a member of the UB Technology Incubator from 2010-11.
UB Technology Incubator Company Entrants
- TPF Enterprises LLC
TPF Enterprises aids commercialization of new technology solutions in the areas of alternative energy, electronics and clean tech through consulting and product development for startup companies, established companies and government agencies. Cooperating with universities, industry organizations, consultants, government agencies and partner companies, TPF works in a transparent and open manner to develop cost-effective and sustainable solutions to new opportunities. - Programmable Equipment Company
Programmable Equipment Company (PEC) provides a new type of software product used to control automated test equipment (ATE) for military and industrial applications. PEC’s software product uses a powerful content management system (CMS) development environment, allowing a developer to rapidly create and manage applications by simply filling out forms. - BridgeComposites LLC
BridgeComposites LLC works in the field of civil engineering to deliver innovative technology to bridge owners. The company develops and supplies bridge superstructures and decks for highway and pedestrian applications that primarily are made of corrosion-resistant fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material.
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