Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships (BEP) is the catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University at Buffalo. We work to connect startups and mature companies with technical expertise, incubation space, technology, talent, mentoring, funding resources and networks to start and grow businesses. We’re a mission-driven team working together to provide opportunity for all.
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The Vice President for Research and Economic Development (VPRED) seeks a dynamic individual to lead UB's Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships (BEP) team—a well-established economic development enterprise dedicated to building stronger businesses. BEP is responsible for $50M in funds for joint R&D with industry, early-stage startup programming, incubation and wet lab space, and novel technologies that can be licensed to scale businesses.
The AVPED will serve on the VPRED senior leadership team and will be responsible for developing and providing new pathways for innovators, engaging external partnerships with industry, and aligning with government entities and funders to drive economic growth through job creation, research revenue, licensing revenue and other revenue for UB.
UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships is seeking a Director, Physical Sciences Programs to help foster innovative research and economic growth in the Western New York community. In this role, you will direct the Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, which works to foster collaborations between the university and industry to solve real-world problems and bring new products and services to market. You will also work with UB researchers, companies from across New York State, community partners, and other academic institutions to establish new translational research programs.
UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships is seeking a Senior Program Associate for Life Sciences to provide comprehensive programmatic support for BEP’s life sciences programs, including industry outreach, client relations, business development, project management, and reporting. This role encompasses support for the NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS), the UB Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (CAT), and the Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics, which aim to help life and health sciences companies in NYS grow and succeed through R&D, expertise, funding, and more.
UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships is seeking a Business Development Manager, Physical Sciences to work with diverse faculty, companies and community partners to foster R&D collaborations that solve real-world problems and promote workforce development. In this role, you will principally support the Center of Excellence in Material Informatics (CMI) and be responsible for developing and implementing a strategic and long term plan for engaging corporate partnerships, including market analysis, plan development, prospect identification, project development, partner engagement, managing under related contracts, and ongoing relationship management.
UB Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships is seeking a Building Operations Manager to oversee all aspects of facilities operations in UB’s Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CBLS). In this role, you will ensure a safe, well-maintained, and efficient environment for occupants—which includes startups, large companies, UB staff, faculty, and students. The CBLS provides office and laboratory incubator space, supports commercialization of UB technologies and connects industry with UB faculty and core facilities for R&D initiatives.
At BEP, we celebrate our differences as strengths.
We know that diverse teams not only perform better based on access to diversity of ideas, perspectives and experiences, but also due to richer information processing — producing better decisions, more creative ideas and, ultimately, achieving higher levels of innovation and success. We believe that innovation is change and are committed to making change happen as we continuously work to grow a more diverse team that makes impacts in Buffalo and beyond.
Whoever you are, we welcome you as you are. Join us and help shape our future.
Learn more about UB’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Working at UB BEP comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. Each day, we contribute to our community and make a difference.