Our team is the connection between your ideas and UB

Here is where differences become our strengths, where scientific and technological adventures transform into profitable ventures, and where bettering the world becomes our life’s work. A successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills; it's about finding a team who is passionate about helping you succeed and then working together to do it. Together, let's build something impactful.

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  • Peter Burakowski.

    Peter Burakowski

    Senior Associate Director, Startup Ventures

  • Dan Miner.

    Daniel Miner

    Senior Manager, Program Administration

  • Thomas Murdock

    Manager, Incubator Network

  • Sandra Talley.

    Sandra Talley

    Startup Program Assistant

  • David Thiemecke

    Senior Startup Success Manager

Our Extended Team

We work with accomplished scientists, experts, entrepreneurs and businesspeople who help us move innovations to impact.

Life & Health Sciences Advisory Board Manufacturing & Materials Advisory Board Entrepreneurs in Residence Seed Fund Advisory Board Accelerator Fund External Review Committee

Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences  |  Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences

Laura Crawford Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio.

Laura Crawford

Senior Director, Drug Development, Orange Grove Bio

Charles Jones.

Charles Jones

Senior Director, Commercial Strategy, Healthcare Innovation, Pfizer

Michael Norsen.

Michael Norsen

Vice President, Life Science & Head of Alexandria LaunchLabs-NYC

Carlos Pena.

Carlos Peña

Chief Regulatory Officer & Chief Quality Officer, The Jacobs Institute

Karuna Sharma.

Karuna Sharma

Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer, Antylia Scientific

Michael Smolinki.

Michael Smolinski

Vice President, Development and Scientific Operations, Veradermics

Stephen Tyrpak.

Stephen Tyrpak

Vice President, US Operations, PQE Group

Erica Wehling.

Erica Wehling

R&D Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific