The incubator, located at the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, is one part of the $32m Innovation Hub.
University of Buffalo (UB) has launched a business incubator at the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences to accelerate spinouts and startups.
Located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, the incubator is a component of the $32m Innovation Hub initiative. It offers co-working space, conference rooms, event space, private office suites, wet and dry lab space and amenities such as a kitchen.
Christina Orsi, associate vice-president for economic development at University of Buffalo, said: “We are seeking diverse teams who are pioneering innovation in their business ventures – those who value inclusion and equity and bring unique ideas and experiences that help them to be more innovative and successful.
“We encourage entrepreneurs who are eager to connect and collaborate with other startup founders, UB students and business mentors to contact us about opportunities.”
She added: “For years, UB’s incubator in Amherst has supported Buffalo’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The addition of a new incubator downtown enhances the opportunity to collaborate and connect our region’s bold thinkers, dreamers, and doers to affordable membership, flexible space and short-term leasing options.
“With a combination of facility, expertise, equipment and student talent, this is a unique place to help companies significantly accelerate their growth by moving their innovations from idea to market.”
Partners of the Innovation Hub also include Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacobs Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and Kaleida Health. It has been funded by New York State.