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: forge university-industry research and development collaborations; engage students; deliver customized technology workshops and short-courses; host networking events; pursue funding opportunities; commercialize technology; […]
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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: forge 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
- 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-plus seat theater and café event space rental, forge collaborative partnerships
- Industries Served: biotech/biomed commercialization startups
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: CNYBAC is located in an Opportunity Zone and is a NYS-certified business incubator. CNYBAC licenses lab space currently to 16 commercializing clients who brought in over $19 million in investment funding in 2018. Several have gained SBIR grant funding. The Empire State Development grant-funded Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) supports early stage startups in a 6-month intensive mentorship and resource match program. Thus far it has graduated 10 teams with six startups selected for the 2019 program.
- Total Admin. Staff: 1
- No. of CNY Offices: 1
- Total No. of Offices: 1
- Executive Director: Kathi Durdon
FuzeHub
25 Monroe St. Suite 201
Albany, NY 12210
- Phone: (518) 768-7030
- Website: fuzehub.com
- Organization Type: consulting/training provider
- Services/Resources Offered: provides New York state manufacturers with guided access to a 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
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Commercialization Competition, New York State Innovation Summit
- Executive Director: Elena Garuc
Griffiss Institute
725 Daedalian Drive
Rome, NY 13441
- Phone: (315) 838-1696
- Website: griffissinstitute.org
- Year Established: 2002
- Organization Type: incubator, consulting/training provider
- Services/Resources Offered: technology transfer, workforce education and 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 cybersecurity problems
- President: William Wolf
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
- Director: Lou Walcer
Koffman Southern Tier Incubator
120 Hawley St.
Binghamton, NY 13901
- Phone: (607) 777-5094
- Website: southerntierincubator.com
- 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
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Southern Tier Startup Summit; SUNY BEST; Think, Link, Launch
- Total Admin. Staff: 16
- Assistant VP 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 (SBDC)
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 (Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprises) resources
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Since 1986, the advisors of the Mohawk Valley SBDC have worked directly with 13,521 businesses, helping them to invest $254.6 million in the area’s economy, and create or save 7,615 jobs.
- Total Admin. Staff: 5
- No. of CNY Offices: 1
- Director: Roxanne K. Mutchler
Mohawk Valley
thINCubator
326 Broad St.
Utica, NY 13501
- Phone: (315) 520-8768
- Website: thincubator.co
- Organization Type: incubator
- Services/Resources Offered: offers programs to help generate better business ideas, refine, and accelerate startups (The Refinery), and meet other CNY creatives (MESH); also offers coworking
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: The Refinery, MESH
- Co-Director: Stacey Smith
- Co-Director: Ryan Miller
New York Small Business Development Center — Watertown
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
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: 190 jobs created, 146 jobs saved.
- Total Admin. Staff: 5
- No. of CNY Offices: 3
- Regional Director: Eric Constance
- 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
- No. of CNY Offices: 4
- Total No. of Offices: 7
- 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
- Number of Businesses/Entrepreneurs worked with in 2018: 0
- Total Admin. Staff: 3
- No. of CNY Offices: 1
- Total No. of Offices: 1
- Administrative Academic Director: Robert Scharf
- Program Assistant: Sarah Adeyemo
- Associate Director: Roland Scott
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 (SBDC) 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: SBDC at OCC clients secured nearly $12.2 million in economic impact and created or saved 503 jobs
- Number of Businesses/Entrepreneurs worked with in 2018: 1,182
- Total Admin. Staff: 8
- Regional Director: Joan A. Powers
South Side Innovation Center (SSIC)
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 manufacture
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: Syracuse Commercial Test Kitchen, Entrepreneurial Assistance Program, NX Level Training
- Total Admin. Staff: 2
- No. of CNY Offices: 1
- Director: El-Java Abdul-Qadir
SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
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 startups 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: New York State’s Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems
- 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, startup assistance, business attraction opportunities
- Industries Served: environmental and energy technologies
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: SyracuseCoE Symposium
- Interim Executive Director: Laura J. Steinberg
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
- Total Admin. Staff: 5
- No. of CNY Offices: 1
- Center Director: Jim D’Agostino
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
- Co-Director: Devon Shipp
- Co-Director: Silvano Andreescu
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
- Number of Businesses/Entrepreneurs worked with in 2018: 100
- VP, Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Rick Clonan
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/startup 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 (SBA) 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
- No. of CNY Offices: 2
- Total No. of Offices: 68
- 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
- Co-founder & 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
- Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/Events: WISE Symposium
