Welcome to the 2021 Innovation & Entrepreneur Resource Directory. The following organizations foster innovation and provide funding, consultation, training, and other support to entrepreneurs across Central New York. Note: This is an update of the Innovation and Entrepreneur Resource Directory that ran in the Nov. 23 issue of The Central New York Business Journal. Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars […]
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Welcome to the 2021 Innovation & Entrepreneur Resource Directory. The following organizations foster innovation and provide funding, consultation, training, and other support to entrepreneurs across Central New York.
Note: This is an update of the Innovation and Entrepreneur Resource Directory that ran in the Nov. 23 issue of The Central New York Business Journal.
Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars at SU Libraries
222 Waverly Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244
Website: launchpad.syr.edu
Year Established: 2016
Organization Type: innovation center, incubator, funding source, consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: Competitions: Campus challenges, as well as national, state, and regional business plan competitions that provide opportunities for students from across the network to connect and innovate. Coworking: Campus-wide accessibility to open coworking space, specialized applications, and tools to help get startups off the ground and scale, with a focus on inclusive entrepreneurship. Workshops: Workshops and technical assistance programs that build competence through experiential learning, and referral to highly ranked Syracuse University entrepreneurship education programs. Networking: Networking events that build university-wide innovation infrastructure and bring together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and funders, as well as technical service providers. Mentors: One-on-one mentoring that cultivates entrepreneurial thinking and problem solving for both non-profit and for-profit businesses of any size and industry. Connections: Regional, national, and global connections to university programs and venture leaders to share best practices, engage with successful entrepreneurs, and find partners. Team Building: Interdisciplinary team-building that fosters a team approach and utilizes collaboration as a tool for innovation. Resources: One-stop connections to the university’s robust network of entrepreneurial resources, programs, and activities. Events: Access to world-class content, experts, and global events through the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.
Industries Served: All
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: “From our launch, we’ve seen over 4,550 program participants who are faculty, staff, students, and alumni innovators with 825 venture ideas. We’ve raised $37.25 million in investments, with $3.55 million won in competitions. Our ventures span over 118 countries, with over 110 ventures incorporated. We’re proud of our 50/50 female/ male ratio, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.”
Number of Businesses/Entrepreneurs worked with in 2020: 812
Total Admin. Staff: 2
No. of CNY Offices: 1
Total No. of Offices: 0
Executive Director: Linda Dickerson Hartsock
CASE at Syracuse University
2-212 Center of Science & Technology
Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone: (315) 443-1060
Website: case.syr.edu
Year Established: 1984
Organization Type: incubator, funding source
Services/Resources Offered: university-industry research and development collaborations; engage students; deliver customized technology workshops and short-courses; host networking events; pursue funding opportunities; commercialize technology; facilitate access to University resources
Industries Served: works with companies of all sizes, from any industry sector
Total Admin. Staff: 6
No. of CNY Offices: 1
Director: Pramod Varshney
Central New York Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC)
841 East Fayette St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315) 464-9288
Website: cnybac.com
Year Established: 2011
Organization Type: innovation center, incubator
Services/Resources Offered: license state-of-the-art wet lab space, shared equipment, access to Upstate Medical University clinical and basic science expertise, access to Upstate Medical University core facilities, educational programming, service Provider network, mentor network, match resources, 200+-seat theater and café event space rental, collaborative partnerships
Industries Served: biotech/biomed commercialization start ups
Executive Director: Kathi Durdon
The Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP)
103 CAMP Building 5665
Potsdam, NY 13699
Phone: (315) 268-2336
Website: clarkson.edu/camp
Organization Type: consulting/training provider, Center for Advanced Technology
Services/Resources Offered: materials synthesis, materials processing, technology transfer, materials - computational methods, materials characterization, education & training
Industries Served: industry, corporations, and government entities
Director: Devon Shipp
FuzeHub
25 Monroe St. Suite 201
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 768-7030
Website: fuzehub.com
Year Established: 2016
Organization Type: funding source, consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: FuzeHub provides New York State manufacturers and startups with guided access to network of industry experts, programs, and assets to solve productivity, commercialization, research and development issues, and other challenges to growth.
Industries Served: Small to medium-sized manufacturing companies and startups
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Manufacturing Reimagined Program, Cybersecurity, Build4Scale
Total Admin. Staff: 18
Total No. of Offices: 1
Executive Director: Elena Garuc
Griffiss Institute
592 Hangar Road
Rome, NY 13441
Phone: (315) 838-1696
Website: griffissinstitute.org
Year Established: 2002
Organization Type: incubator, consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: technology transfer, internship, program, workforce education & training, STEM education
Industries Served: advocates and facilitates the co-operation of private industry, academia, and the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, in developing solutions to critical cyber security problems
Interim President and Chief Engineer: Mike Wessing
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center at Binghamton University
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center
Binghamton, NY 13902
Website: binghamton.edu/ieec
Year Established: 1991
Organization Type: research center
Services/Resources Offered: Reliability and Failures Lab, Smart Electronics Manufacturing Lab; collection of equipment open for students, faculty, and industry members use; archive of past and on-going industry research projects, knowledge-sharing, networking
Industries Served: electronics
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium
Director: S.B. Park
Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences
405 Weill Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-3756
Website: mcgoverncenter.cornell.edu
Year Established: 2008
Organization Type: incubator
Services/Resources Offered: lab equipment, office space
Industries Served: life sciences
McGovern Center Director: Lou Walcer
Koffman Southern Tier Incubator
120 Hawley St.
Binghamton, NY 13901
Phone: (607) 777-5094
Website: southerntierincubator.com
Year Established: 2017
Organization Type: incubator
Services/Resources Offered: 35,000 square-feet of offices, high-tech labs, and co-working spaces that encourage collaboration between members; access to financial, legal, and regulatory resources and services
Industries Served: energy, electronics, health
Assistant Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Per Stromhaug
Launch NY
77 Goodell St., Suite 201
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 881-8006
Website: launchny.org
Organization Type: funding source
consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: mentoring, proof-of-concept funding, business tools, resource network
Industries Served: advanced manufacturing, biomedical, chemicals/materials, cleantech, consumer goods & services, food and beverage, IT & web technology, life sciences & pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mobile technology, nanotechnology, sensors
President & CEO: Marnie LaVigne
Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY 13502
Phone: (315) 792-7547
Website: http://nyssbdc.org/centers/centers.aspx?centid=13
Year Established: 1986
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: one-on-one business counseling, business-plan development, startup assistance, sources of financing, government contracting assistance, training workshops, research services, and MWBE resources
Director: Paul Arvantides
MVCC’s thINCubator
326 Broad St.
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: (315) 880-0511
Website: thincubator.co
Year Established: 2014
Organization Type: innovation center, incubator
Services/Resources Offered: offers programs to help you generate better business ideas, refine and accelerate startups (The Refinery), and meet other CNY creatives (MESH); coworking
Total Admin. Staff: 2
Co-Director: Stacey Smith
Co-Director: Ryan Miller
New York Business Development Corp.
1220 Coffeen St.
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315) 782-9262
Website: watertown.nyssbdc.org
Year Established: 1986
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: free confidential business counseling for new and existing businesses in Jefferson, Lewis, and Oswego counties including business planning, marketing, financial assistance, government-procurement opportunities
Regional Director: Elizabeth Lonergan
North Country Innovation Hot Spot
65 Main St.
Potsdam, NY 13676
Phone: (315) 268-3810
Website: northcountryhotspot.com
Organization Type: incubator
Services/Resources Offered: office and lab space, press releases, business development, business plan review, growth strategies, market channels, product development
Industries Served: small and early-stage businesses
Director of the Shipley Center: Jamey Hoose
Praxis Center for Venture Development
350 Duffield Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-6032
Website: https://pcvd.cornell.edu/
Year Established: 2019
Organization Type: innovation center, incubator
consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: provides a launchpad for Cornell University based researchers to commercialize their technologies
Industries Served: semiconductors, medical devices, enterprise software, chemicals, instruments, and many others
Administrative Academic Director: Robert Scharf
Program Assistant: Stacy Clementson
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works
314 East State St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 882-2400
Website: revithaca.com
Organization Type: incubator
Services/Resources Offered: business mentorship, workspace, and startup resources
Industries Served: any new or growing business that will create jobs in Ithaca and surrounding communities, mentorship is field-agnostic
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Events@Rev
Executive Director: Tom Schryver
Small Business Development Center at OCC
Mulroy Hall
Syracuse, NY 13215
Phone: (315) 498-6070
Website: onondagasbdc.org
Year Established: 1986
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: business counseling, business-plan development, consulting, workshops, MWBE resources, cooperatives
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: COVID-19 programs, assistance, and resources ESD Digital Initiative
Total Admin. Staff: 9
Regional Director: Joan A. Powers
South Side Innovation Center
2610 South Salina St.
Syracuse, NY 13205
Phone: (315) 443-8466
Website: southsideinnovation.org
Year Established: 2006
Organization Type: innovation center
Services/Resources Offered: Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP), supporting clients and tenants of SSIC; WISE Women’s Business Center for women seeking to start or grow a business; Syracuse Commercial Test Kitchen (COMTEK) to help food entrepreneurs launch businesses; Start-up NY/ Program for Investment in Micro-entrepreneurs (PRIME) supporting disabled and low-income entrepreneurs with training and assistance
Industries Served: aspiring, new, and existing entrepreneurs, women, minorities, low-income individuals, individuals with disabilities, and those interested in food product development and manufacturing
Director: El-Java Abdul-Qadir
SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center
French Hall 201
Canton, NY 13617
Phone: (315) 386-7312
Website: canton.edu/sbdc
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: free direct counseling and a wide range of management and technical assistance services; helps start-ups develop a business plan, assist existing businesses prepare to expand, or offer resources for industry-specific topics
Director: Dale Rice
SyracuseCOE
727 E. Washington St.
Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone: (315) 443-4445
Website: syracusecoe.syr.edu
Organization Type: Center of Excellence
Services/Resources Offered: University and corporate R&D expertise, state-of-the-art R&D facilities, industry-led product development, exposure to funding opportunities, assistance with grant proposals networking and intellectual collisions, focused economic development programs, start-up assistance, business attraction opportunities
Industries Served: environmental and energy technologies
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: SyracuseCoE Symposium
Interim Executive Director: Eric A. Schiff
TDO
445 Electronics Parkway, Suite 102
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: (315) 425-5144
Website: tdo.org
Year Established: 1988
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: help manufacturers and technology entrepreneurs through lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Toyota Kata, Quality Management Systems, global business development, technology commercialization, SBIR assistance, ISO certification
Industries Served: manufacturing, packing & crating, R&D, engineering services, testing laboratories, packing & labeling services, commercial and industrial machinery and equipment
Total Admin. Staff: 4
No. of CNY Offices: 1
Center Director: Jim D’Agostino
The Tech Garden
235 Harrison St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 470-1970
Website: thetechgarden.com
Year Established: 2004
Organization Type: innovation center, incubator, funding source, consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: events, resources, programs
Director of Operations: Caitlin Moriarty
Director of Programs: Jeannine Rogers
Director of Communications: Kara Jones
Director of GENIUS NY: Jeff Fuchsberg,
The Technology Farm
500 Technology Farm Drive
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 781-0070
Website: thetechnologyfarm.com
Organization Type: incubator
Services/Resources Offered: “Flexible Technology” research building for entrepreneurs/start-up companies and diversifying companies; multi-tenant flex space for mid-sized research and development companies; build-to-suit sites for large, mature companies ranging in size from 4 to 20 acres
Industries Served: agriculture, food, and biotechnology
Executive Director: John Johnson
U.S. Small Business Administration Syracuse District Office
224 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 471-9393
Website: sba.gov/ny/syracuse
Organization Type: federal agency
Services/Resources Offered: business counseling and training programs, access to capital, government contracting programs, disaster recovery, small business advocacy
Industries Served: small business
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: SBA Emerging Leaders program
District Director: Bernard J. Paprocki
Upstate Venture Connect
235 Harrison St., #41
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 235-1283
Website: uvc.org
Year Established: 2010
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: connects and empowers upstate New York entrepreneurs with the resources for building high-growth companies
Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: UNY50 Leadership Network, Upstate Unleashed Conference & Awards, UNY Event Calendar
Founder & Chairman: Martin Babinec
Cofounder & CEO: Nasir Ali
WISE Women’s Business Center
100 Madison St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 443-8634
Website: wisecenter.org
Year Established: 2003
Organization Type: consulting/training provider
Services/Resources Offered: Offers counseling, coaching, consulting, training, networking, and mentoring opportunities to women interested in launching or growing a business venture
Director: Meghan Florkowski
