January 12 2021
Research & Development

Capital Region’s Academic R&D Footprint Spans 1.5M Square Feet

Skidmore set to double R&D space with CIS, Ualbany preps ETEC for June opening The Capital Region’s academic research and development footprint spanned 1.5 million square feet in 2019 and promises to stretch farther with several building projects in the pipeline. Most notably among those developments are the University at

January 12 2021
Research & Development

Capital Region Businesses Spent $1B+ on R&D in 2018

Capital Region businesses continue to spend more than $1 billion on research and development, making it one of only 51 metros nationwide to surpass that threshold, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). R&D spending

January 12 2021
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, General, News, Research & Development

Capital Region Nets $81.5M in NIH Awards – Most in 12 Years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GE Research receives record amount of NIH awards, Union prof’s neuro-exergame in clinical trials   ALBANY, NEW YORK – In fiscal 2020, the Capital Region’s Life Sciences Cluster received its greatest amount of National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards in 12 years, when adjusting for inflation. The

January 11 2021
News

Economic Development Month in Review: December, 2020

For the Top Economic Development News of the Month, CEG selects news articles about projects or developments that promise to improve and/or transform the Capital Region’s economy, particularly those that related to manufacturing and initiatives outlined in, Capital 20.20, a five-year, multi-pronged plan for bringing economic prosperity to the entire

January 8 2021
News

Week in Review: January 4 – January 8, 2021

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS First Prize Center redevelopment gets financing and demolition permits “Four years

January 4 2021
News

Week in Review: December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Albany Business Review: RAD Soap Co. contracts with Pine Ridge Industries

December 28 2020
News

Week in Review: December 21 – December 25, 2020

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Troy Record: Capital Region has 40 FDA-registered drug establishments Saratogian: Capital

December 18 2020
News

Week in Review: December 14 – December 18, 2020

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Times Union: Pitch Your Pivot winners announced Times Union: Capital Region

December 15 2020
News

Success Story: Capital Region 2020 Rankings Roundup

In 2020, the Capital Region continued to raise its profile, appearing on about two dozen national rankings. From being named one of the best places to live – both before and after the coronavirus pandemic – to a best place for Gen Z and Millennials, the eight counties remain a

December 15 2020
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing

Capital Region Has 40 FDA-Registered Drug Establishments, including Most API MFGs in NYS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Region’s biopharma industry gets new training center in January with ACPHS’s CBET ALBANY, NEW YORK – While Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ East Greenbush plant attracts global interest for making its COVID-19 antibody cocktail consisting of two active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), there are several other facilities in the Capital Region

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