RESOURCES

Mission

The mission of the CoE is to study the mechanistic processes involved in human disease with the goal of developing diagnostics tools and therapeutic interventions, preventative treatment and other disease management devices and processes to improve the health and well-being of the population. This scientific mission is balanced by our responsibility to act as a facilitator of economic development in Upstate New York via partnerships with government, academia and industry.

Goals & Objectives

• To apply the concepts, methodologies, and technologies related to biomedical informatics, including public health epidemiology, computational biology, genomics, proteomics, structural biology, disease modeling, and biomedical engineering to significant human health problems.



• To develop fundamental discovery-based understanding of human diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, cardiopulmonary disease, and neurological diseases.



• To proactively transfer this fundamental knowledge to the development of devices, therapeutics, algorithms, and other strategies to manage and ultimately prevent human disease, while creating positive economic impact through technology innovation.



• To develop educational programs which will assist in the development of a cadre of scientists and technical personnel who will work in the area of life science research and the biotechnology industry.

History

The creation of the CoE was proposed in 2001 by New York State Governor George Pataki as part of a statewide program to develop the region’s technology resources and spur economic development to lay the foundation for a new life sciences economy in Buffalo Niagara and across the state. As the designated life sciences CoE, the Center combines expertise from research and academic institutions that have been around for more than 100 years with the University at Buffalo (UB), as the lead organization, and two research partners, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute.

The CoE and its research partners are completing the process of moving into 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research facilities in three new interconnected buildings, known as the Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which is a thriving area of clinical, research and academic operations employing over 8,000 people daily. The CoE includes over 100 scientists with biological, physical and computational expertise engaged in interdisciplinary translational research with Center collaborators.

RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT

Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Develops Life Sciences Resource Guide & Directory

Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE) is a nonprofit, private business development and regional marketing organization dedicated to attracting capital investment and jobs to the Buffalo Niagara region.  Life science is a key cluster industry in the Buffalo Niagara region.  BNE’s role is to attract, grow, and startup new life sciences companies in the area by assisting them in finding key resources, people, and assets they need to be successful. As premier corporate partners with the New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences, BNE developed this resource guide containing all information regarding Life Sciences in the Buffalo Niagara Region and a comprehensive listing of the local Life Sciences firms.

 

Guide is available in PDF format. Download now

The LMWF and BNE Field Guide for Starting and Growing a Life Science Business in Buffalo Niagara

The life sciences industry is a key part of the Buffalo Niagara Community. To help insure that start-up life sciences companies can become successful commercial ventures in Western New York, Lippes Mathias
Wexler Friedman (LMWF), a law firm in downtown Buffalo, collaborated with Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE) to create the LMWF-BNE Field Guide for Starting and Growing A Life Science Company in Western New York

For the complete Field Guide [click here]

Growth of SUNY Research

The Research Foundation has invested in tools to support SUNY faculty researchers and build collaborative opportunity across and for the SUNY research community. Tools include the Find a SUNY Scholar and Scholar Universe databases that leverage the capacity of SUNY research allowing faculty to identify potential partners within SUNY, higher education, and business and industry; Community of Science (COS), which gives SUNY faculty access to the world’s most comprehensive funding resource; and a new Interactive Guide to SUNY Assets and Contacts by Region, which supports collaborative initiatives across SUNY and New York’s ten economic development regions. The map is a multi-layered application built on Google Maps GPS technology and combines geographical location with photos, descriptions, and contact information for key SUNY locations around the state.

For more information [click here]

 

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Events

To view the complete list of events and event details, please visit our Events page.

"Smart Solutions for Small Businesses" featuring David Oestreicher from ROI Financial Group, COE Corporate Sponsor. Click here to register.

"Ideas into Revenue: Why Starting a Company Makes Sense" featuring Dr. Thenkurussi Kesavadas, UB faculty and founder of Simulated Surgical Systems. Click here to register.

2012 Venture Forum - May 16-17, 2012, Buffalo, NY. To learn more, visit www.brightbuffaloniagara.com  

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News

UB's New Medical Research Building Will Benefit Patients and the Region
2/2/2012 - BUFFALO, NY - "The stage is set for some important medical advances at the University at Buffalo's Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)..." [Read On...]

Donation in Name of Holm Could Net UB $2M
1/23/2012 - BUFFALO, NY - "An anonymous donation from a University at Buffalo faculty member, which could eventually total as much as $1 million, is intended to establish a research fund in honor of the late UB faculty member Bruce Holm..." [Read On...] Buffalo News article.Tech Transfer Tactics article. UB News article.

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