THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL REPORT: INNOVATION RESOURCES DIRECTORY
CASE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
2-212 Center of Science & Technology
* 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 shortcourses; 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:
* 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
* Industries Served: biotech/biomed commercialization startups
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events: CNYBAC is located in an
* Total Admin. Staff: 1
* No. of CNY Offices: 1
* Total No. of Offices: 1
* Executive Director:
FUZEHUB
25
* Phone: (518) 768-7030
* Website: fuzehub.com
* Organization Type: consulting/training provider
* Services/Resources Offered: provides
* Industries Served: small- to mediumsized manufacturing companies
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events:
* Executive Director:
GRIFFISS INSTITUTE
* 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
* President:
INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING CENTER AT
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center
* Website: binghamton.edu/ieec
* Year Established: 1991
* Organization Type: research center
* Services/Resources Offered:
* Industries Served: electronics
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events: Annual Electronics Packaging Symposium
* Director:
KEVIN M. MCGOVERN FAMILY CENTER FOR VENTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
405 Weill Hall,
* 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:
KOFFMAN SOUTHERN TIER INCUBATOR
* 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;
* Total Admin. Staff: 16
* Assistant VP for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Per Stromhaug
LAUNCH NY
* 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, ences & pharmaceuticals, medical devices mobile technology, nanotechnology, sensors
* President & CEO:
MOHAWK VALLEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC)
* 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-onone business counseling, business-plan development, startup assistance, sources of financing, government contracting assistance, training workshops, research services, and MWBE (Minority/Women-owned
* 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
* Total Admin. Staff: 5
* No. of CNY Offices: 1
* Director:
MOHAWK VALLEY THINCUBATOR
* 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:
* Co-Director:
* 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
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events: 190 jobs created, 146 jobs saved.
* Total Admin. Staff: 5
* No. of CNY Offices: 3
* Regional Director:
* Regional Director:
NORTH COUNTRY INNOVATION HOT SPOT
* 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 earlystage businesses
* No. of CNY Offices: 4
* Total No. of Offices: 7
* Director of the Shipley Center:
PRAXIS CENTER FOR VENTURE DEVELOPMENT
350
* 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
* 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:
* Program Assistant:
* Associate Director:
REV:
* 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
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events: Events@Rev
* Executive Director:
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC) AT OCC
Mulroy Hall
* 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
* Number of Businesses/Entrepreneurs worked with in 2018: 1,182
* Total Admin. Staff: 8
* Regional Director:
SOUTH SIDE INNOVATION CENTER (SSIC)
* Phone: (315) 443-8466
* Website: southsideinnovation.org
* Year Established: 2006
* Organization Type: innovation center
* Services/Resources Offered:
* 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:
* Total Admin. Staff: 2
* No. of CNY Offices: 1
* Director:
SUNY
French Hall 201
* 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:
SYRACUSECOE
* Phone: (315) 443-4445
* Website: syracusecoe.syr.edu
* Organization Type:
* Services/Resources Offered: University and corporate R&D expertise, state-ofthe-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:
TDO
* 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,
* Total Admin. Staff: 5
* No. of CNY Offices: 1
* Center Director:
THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS PROCESSING (CAMP)
* Phone: (315) 268-2336
* Website: clarkson.edu/camp
* Organization Type: consulting/training provider,
* 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:
* Co-Director:
THE TECH GARDEN
* 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:
THE TECHNOLOGY FARM
* 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:
* 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:
UPSTATE VENTURE CONNECT
* Phone: (315) 235-1283
* Website: uvc.org
* Year Established: 2010
* Organization Type: consulting/training provider
* Services/Resources Offered: connects and empowers upstate
* Notable Initiatives/Success Stories/ Events: UNY50 Leadership
* Founder & Chairman:
* Co-founder & CEO:
WISE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER
* 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
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