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In this year's New York State budget, state officials have increased funding for the Centers of Excellence. As a result the CMI and UB's Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences will each receive
$1M in operating funds to continue driving innovation and accelerating economic development in our region.
In a time when budgets and funding levels are being held steady and in some instances even decreased, this boost is a phenomenal testament to what the Centers of Excellence have accomplished with limited funds.
A special thanks to the WNY delegation, the Cuomo Administration and the legislative staff for their efforts on our behalf. Their recognition of the value of these tech-based economic development entities will enable both the CBLS and the CMI to further expand engagement with our industry partners, to drive innovation and economic impact.
Click here to see how the CMI leverages UB's cutting edge materials science, big data analytics and advanced manufacturing expertise to give companies a competitive advantage.
Click here to see how we are successfully collaborating with bioinformatics and life sciences industries to grow the economy.
Connect with us today.
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Chris Janson
Business Development Executive, CMI
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Kim Grant
Business Development Executive, CBLS
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CMI's very own Applications Engineer, Dr. Kenneth Kort has been selected for the 2015 Graduate Student Award from the New York Section of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (NYSAS).
The award recognizes excellence in the field of Applied Spectroscopy, which includes the use of traditional atomic and molecular spectroscopic techniques as well as the use of spectroscopic detectors in hyphenated instruments, spectroscopic detectors in microscopy, imaging and related fields.
Congratulations Dr. Kort!
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Finding Success Through the Entrepreneurial Network in Western New York: The Story of Heads Up Display Inc.
Heads Up develops software and hardware for wearable devices that allow the user to make data-driven decisions in real-time. The first of its kind, Heads Up Display System is designed for the front lines of hazardous work environments to increase productivity and save lives. Heads Up's "traffic light style" display attaches to any eyewear and is designed to utilize the minimum amount of distraction possible, while still allowing workers to make decisions quickly while focusing on the task at hand. Heads Up then stores and aggregates records of sensor readings, alerts, and the users acknowledgement of their compliance with existing safety OSHA protocols, connecting the user, environment and the management team. The development of Heads Up was to address a global safety and financial pitfall - according to the National Safety Council, the US economy is negatively impacted 200 billion dollars annually as a result of workplace injuries. Cousins, Brendon and Clark Dever, founded the company at Start Up Weekend in March of 2013. The company earned third place at the event and made pivitol connections to the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. Working wtih UB's Department of Physics and establishing partnerships with other UB entities including UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) and UB's Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT), the company was accepted into Z80 Labs incubator in January 2014. Heads Up Display also took part in UB's High-Tech Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) program, a collaborative effort between the UB School of Management and the UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Bioiformatics & Life Sciences (CBLS) offering leaders of early-stage and evolving life sciences and technology companies the opportunity to gain insights on product and team development and learn the unique challenges of the high-tech industry from established entrepreneurs and others who are important to long term success. Heads Up was then accepted into START-UP NY, a statewide program that allows new or expanding businesses to operate tax-free for 10 years. The company plans to have a fully developed product in the market by Summer 2015. Click here to learn more about Heads Up Display Inc.
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Edward Furlani, PhD | Professor | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Electrical Engineering
Prof. Edward Furlani received his PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University at Buffalo (UB) and went on to become the Senior Principal Scientist at Eastman Kodak where he worked for over 28 years in computational physics, multidisciplinary modeling for development of commercial materials and microdevices in the areas of microfluidics, MEMS, photonics, electro-optics, sensors, transducers and applied magnetics.
Through UB, Dr. Furlani collaborated with S. Howes, a leading designer of manufacturing and processing equipment, to develop and test a rigorous computational model to accurately predict conveyor performance. This development will help S. Howes compete more effectively in the custom conveyor marketplace and meet customer expectations. He has also helped start-up company Vader Systems to develop their prototype - a direct-to-metal 3D printer.
He has completed over 80 peer-reviewed publications, is an inventor of 152 US patents, given over 100 conference presentations and is an author of a textbook on applied magnetics and book chapters in the fields of micro and nanoscale magnetics.
Learn more about Dr. Furlani, click here.
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Digital Manufacturing & The Next Revolution
Davis Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus
The University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the
NYS Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) are hosting a
FREE interactive seminar with the
Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute to learn more about the development of digital manufacturing technology to US industry, Industry 4.0, workforce development initiatives, small and medium sized manufacturer's competitiveness, supply chain integration and much much more!
Advanced registration required due to limited seating capacity.
To RSVP and view a preliminary agenda,
click here.
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GOCarbonFibre Conference
Gateway on the Falls
Niagara Falls | ON, Canada
GOCarbonFiber will bring together the major players from all levels of the carbon fiber supply chain, with the awe-inspiring Niagara Falls serving as a dramatic backdrop to three-days of first-class intellectual content and stimulating networking opportunities.
As a partner for the GOCarbonFiber event, Buffalo-based company Harper International is offering a tour of their Microline™ Carbon Fiber R&D system on display on Monday as a pre-conference event. The day culminates in an evening of networking at Niagara Falls on Goat Island.
There are a limited number of free passes available. Please contact Diana Robbins, VP of Marketing, at
[email protected]
if you are interested in attending.
For more information on the conference, please click here.
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GET THE SUPPORT YOU NEED WITH CMI
"I've met some amazing people at UB...I mean
this with all my heart and soul; when you're
an entrepreneur and you wake up in the morning, there are good days and bad days...you need people to talk to. You need mentorship, you need guidance. You need people that you can trust. And it's folks like that that you can just be open with and tell them your story and tell them your situation and they're the people that provide you with the guidance. They're the people that make the connections. That's huge for an entrepreneur."
- Raj Suchak, Founder, Cloud 62, Inc.
To learn more about how the CMI can help your business,
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