December 5 2019
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development

Capital Region Academic Life Sciences R&D Surges

R&D spending on life sciences increased by nearly 18 percent to $126.7 million in fiscal 2018. That was a four-year high for local R&D spending in that field, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the Nation Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. The

October 30 2019
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, News, Research & Development

Bioconnex announces the Capital Region Cancer Research New Frontiers Symposium: Cancer Immuno- and Related-Therapies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region Cancer Research group (CRCR) will sponsor a half-day symposium as part of its CRCR New Frontiers Series, entitled “New strategies and technologies in cancer research.” The event will be held on Nov. 1 at the Albany College of Pharmacy and

September 13 2019
Advanced Materials, Research & Development

The Research Connection – September 2019: Advanced Materials Edition

Featured R&D projects: Startup aims to advance the 3D printing of high-performance ceramics Binghamton to acquire advanced materials research tool Using nanotechnology to optimize ceramics, alloys, and composites Exploring the properties of photonic nanostructures Bio-industrial Materials Institute (BMI): Sustainable Materials Development Mycelium based biocomposites and foams High efficiency fiber reinforced

August 20 2019
News, Research & Development

Capital Region in top 50 for corporate R&D spending

Times Union By: Larry Rulison Albany- Despite the fact that General Electric Co., GlobalFoundries and companies like SI Group have all downsized their local operations in recent years, the Capital Region is an emerging force when it comes to corporate research and development spending. That’s according to the Center for

August 15 2019
Research & Development

Capital Region Businesses spend more than $1B on R&D Annually

The Capital Region is one of less than 50 metro areas nationwide where businesses spend more than $1 billion on R&D annually, according to new data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). R&D Spending In 2015, businesses in the five-county Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) spent

July 22 2019
General, Research & Development

Capital Region Federal Venture Funding up 34% in 2018

The federal government awarded 34 percent more in seed funding to Capital Region startups and other small business in fiscal 2018, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data on SBIR.gov. Awards Fifteen firms in the eight-county region received $17 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

June 10 2019
Nanotechnology, News, Research & Development

The Research Connection – June 2019: Nanotech/Semiconductor Edition

Featured R&D projects: Using Nanotechnology to Reduce Drug Development Costs Creating Nanoscale “Synapses” Exploring Energy Storage at the Nanoscale Paving the Way for More Advanced Computer Technologies Using Pressure to Alter Semiconductor Properties Studying Hydrodynamic Behavior of Electrons in Graphene Paving the Way for Fast-Charging, Better Performing Lithium-Ion Batteries Advanced

April 9 2019
Clean Technology, General, Research & Development

Earth Day Special: Capital Region Confronts Climate Change with Innovation

As Earth Day approaches, Capital Region researchers are doing their part to honor and advance the purpose of the annual event through innovation. In fact, in 2018, inventors in the eight-county Capital Region were listed on more than 200 patents for technologies or applications for mitigation or adaption against climate

April 4 2019
General, Research & Development

The Capital Region Has 1.58M in Academic R&D space, More on the Way

The Capital Region continues to maintain a vast footprint of academic research and development space, and it is poised to get bigger with new construction projects underway at the University at Albany and Union College and another planned at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

March 13 2019
Clean Technology, News, Research & Development

The Research Connection – March 2019: Clean Tech Edition

Featured R&D projects:  Next Generation Power Grid Monitoring Synthetic Jet and Smart Blades Have the Potential to Expand Wind Energy Modeling Strategies for Overhauling the Aging Power Grid Designing a more recyclable plastic Locally grown renewable energy Next generation batteries New York’s Largest Battery Storage Project Horizontal Ribbon Growth of

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