Photo: Frank Miller

Moving Forward Gov. George Pataki, flanked by Mark Hamister, president of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, announces $50 million in state and $150 million in private funding for the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics during a visit to Buffalo on Dec. 6.

Bioinformatics center moves forward
Center of excellence sees pledges of state, federal, private funding of $200 million

With pledges of state, federal and private funding totaling more than $200 million, the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics—a collaborative effort involving New York State, industry partners and academic institutions that promises to transform the Western New York economy—has taken a major step toward becoming a reality.

UB leads SUNY in R&D expenditures

The university ranks among New York State's top colleges and universities—both public and private—when it comes to expenditures for research and development, according to the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).