COMMUNITY
The New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences is located in downtown Buffalo, New York, within the Buffalo Niagara region located at the western end of New York State. With nearly 2 million residents, over 30 colleges and universities and proximity to Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, world renowned Niagara Falls, the Canadian border and Toronto, the region has tremendous assets that make it an ideal place to visit or live. Buffalo Niagara prides itself on allowing a balance in your professional and personal life, while enjoying an outstanding quality of life.
Here are just a few of the regional assets that make Buffalo Niagara ideal for work and play:
- Within 90 miles of Buffalo there are more than 650 life sciences companies, many of whom collaborate with the local research and academic institutions in a wide range of industries, ranging from medical devices and biomedical informatics to drug development and biotechnology
- Buffalo Niagara boasts an amazing collection of architectural treasures, including the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, more than 12 live theatres and a world-renowned collection of modern art housed at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The CoE is embracing the region’s rich art culture through its Art Project. For more information on the search, collection, and display of the CoE’s Art Project, please click here.
- There are over 30 colleges and universities with nearly 1000 life sciences graduates each year, plus tremendous additional academic and research talent in the neighboring areas of Rochester and Syracuse, New York, and Toronto and Southern Ontario
- Residents take advantage of four beautiful seasons, offering year-round outdoor activities like boating, fishing, golf, and snow skiing, all of which are highly accessible and affordable
- Buffalo Niagara is home to major and minor league sports teams for year-round enjoyment
- Buffalo Niagara has unlimited options for urban, suburban and rural living, all within a short trip to work and cultural centers and featuring world class public and private K-12 educational systems
The CoE's Directions page has information regarding accomodations and area attractions in the immediate Buffalo area.
Please visit www.buffaloniagara.org and www.buffalocvb.org for more regional information.
News
Turning Research Into Practicality is Focus of Roswell Park Workshop
11/4/2009 - BUFFALO, NY -- "The daylong 'translational research workshop' brought academics and industry representatives together to tackle the difficulties and opportunities of commercializing medical research..." [Read On...]
UB Engineering Professor Honored at White House
10/08/2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - "President Obama honored Takeuchi for inventing the battery that powers many of the world's implanted medical devices, but he just as easily could have lauded her as living proof that the American dream still comes true..." [Read On...]
Life Science Careers Touted: UB leads consortium promoting variety of job possibilities in Western New York
10/6/2009 - BUFFALO, NY -- "A program designed to bring careers in the life sciences within reach of more Western New York job-seekers was rolled out Tuesday by a consortium of agencies and businesses led by two branches of the University at Buffalo. The program is called iSciWNY... " [Read On...]
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Events
November 19 - "Vybion: The Successful Morphing of a Contract Research Organization into a Therapeutics Company" featuring Lee Henderson, CEO, Vybion Inc. Click here for more information.
December 10 - "The Passport of a Life Sciences Entrepreneur," featuring Shreefel Mehta, Ph.D., MBA. Click here for more information.
To view the complete list of events and event details, please visit our Events page
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