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Support for Alumni
In addition to connecting entrepreneurs to resources offered at UB, Startup and Innovation CoLab powered by Blackstone LaunchPad is committed to partnering with businesses and organizations in the community to develop entrepreneurial programming, promote outside events and encourage alumni and friends of Blackstone LaunchPad to participate in our region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are here to help the UB community connect with local partners and to make it easier for companies to access the talent found at our university.
Emerging Cleantech Opportunity (ECO) Incubator is part of the 6 incubators administered by NYSERDA for high-growth cleantech companies. The program is managed by Launch NY.
Insyte Consulting offers customized solutions for manufacturing and technology companies. Through a partnership with SBIR/STTR, Insyte Consulting has resources to help you with your research and development needs.
Launch NY is a great resource for helping New York entrepreneurs to stay connected, find a mentor and get investment advice. Discover how Launch NY is creating new companies and helping emerging companies succeed.
MedTech is an active organization for bioscience, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Get the tools you need to advance your business and develop relationships to take your company or career to the next level.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages small businesses to engage in federal research and research and development that have the potential for commercialization. The SBIR funding program is structured in three phases.
The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is another program that expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation research and development arena, bridging the gap between basic science and the commercialization of resulting innovations. In the phase I and phase II stages, small businesses are required to formally collaborate with a research institution.
SCORE is a small business counseling organization. Since 1964, SCORE’s experienced business mentors have been providing general advice on every aspect of business planning, launching, management and growth.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide a great range of technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. SBDCs support business growth and sustainability and enhancing the creation of new businesses entities, thereby fostering local and regional economic development through job creation and retention.
START-UP NY helps new and expanding businesses through tax-based incentives and innovative academic partnerships. START-UP NY offers new and expanding businesses the opportunity to operate tax-free for 10 years on or near eligible university or college campuses in New York State. Partnering with these schools gives businesses direct access to advanced research laboratories, development resources and experts in key industries.
The Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) fills a critical gap in existing state industrial assistance programs by providing technically advanced multidisciplinary assistance and helping companies improve market posture, employee retention and job creation. The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) is the regional administrator of SPIR and works to connect corporate partners with UB engineers.
Committed to cultivating strong and sustainable businesses, TCIE connects the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with public and private businesses, enabling them to survive and thrive. TCIE provides results-oriented technical assistance, consulting and training for sustainable operational improvements.
UB CAT operates within the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CBLS), providing opportunity and infrastructure linking academic research with commercial interests. The center provides project cost-share backing for research and development activities that include a UB researcher and a company with clear project deliverables that have significant capability for economic impact.
The UB Technology Transfer office facilitates the transfer of UB discoveries into enterprises that create value and provide products and services that benefit the public good. Technology Transfer collaborates with UB’s economic development-focused organizations to foster partnerships between UB and the business community and can assist you with:
- Patent applications.
- Preliminary business plans for patent-pending technologies.
- Access to UB technology incubators.
- Direction to appropriate resources for entrepreneurs of startup companies.