Helping founders find community and connections
BioBAT's entrepreneurship and business development programming for resident companies, including the Next Milestone Program, STEAM educational outreach, PhD opportunities at SUNY Downstate, and connections to investors and the broader Brooklyn biotech ecosystem.
A program through the WNY Incubator Network that connects incubator startups to UB's full suite of resources — including student talent, faculty research expertise, lab facilities, and career fair access — through one-on-one needs assessments and targeted matchmaking.
Learn more →A grantmaking and leadership development foundation (Amplify Her® Foundation) that supports women and girls from underserved NYC communities in becoming transformative leaders and entrepreneurs through strategic grant partnerships, professional development programming, and access to networks of women leaders.
Learn more →A venture development support program at BioInc@NYMC providing resident biotech/medtech startups with business strategy coaching, capital access guidance, investor introductions through TruMada Management, and connections to NYMC's clinical and research ecosystem.
Learn more →A focused program for NYC Innovation Hot Spot and CUNY I-Corps alumni ready to submit a full SBIR or STTR proposal, providing technical assistance, proposal reviews, and individualized coaching during active submission windows.
Learn more →New York State's centralized SBIR/STTR support network, led by CUNY and powered by the SBA's FAST Partnership Program, helping tech founders navigate and win federal non-dilutive research funding from NSF, NASA, DoD, and other agencies.
Learn more →A program placing NYU Tandon faculty members as Entrepreneurs in Residence within the Future Labs portfolio, enabling startups to access cutting-edge academic research and subject matter expertise directly from NYU researchers.
Learn more →A semester-long, for-credit internship program that connects NYU Tandon engineering students with NYU Future Labs portfolio companies for paid project work, benefiting both students and startups in the ecosystem.
Learn more →A venture development and technical assistance program at NY BioGenesis Park providing cell and gene therapy companies with access to specialized CGT expertise, GMP manufacturing services through the on-campus CDMO, stage-appropriate financial guidance, regulatory knowledge, and early-phase clinical trial infrastructure.
Learn more →LIHTI's startup advisory and technical assistance services providing resident technology companies with access to Stony Brook University resources, connections to industry advisors, IP and SBIR funding assistance, and marketing support through the NYSTAR Innovation Hot Spot program.
Learn more →LIHTI's venture development and commercialization support program helping resident technology startups on the Stony Brook campus accelerate technology transfer, access Stony Brook research capabilities, and navigate the commercialization pathway from lab-bench discovery to marketable product.
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