University at Buffalo News
UB Engineers Awarded $3M to Create New Industrial Membranes
The technology could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund Class of 2024
$425K in seed funding to advance new technologies with implications for sustainable electronics, clean energy, cancer treatment and sensor devices.
UB Awarded $1.9M for Energy Efficient Microelectronics
The three-year grant from the National Science Foundation supports the University at Buffalo Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies.
UB Startup Acquired by Biopharma Company Merck
Acquisition includes novel platform technology designed to improve the safety and efficacy of an important emerging class of cancer medicines.
Advancing Electronics Manufacturing
University at Buffalo Professor Shenqiang Ren creates new materials that solve complex energy and environmental problems.
UB Scientists Awarded $1.5M for Hemophilia Treatment
The research will focus on developing a way to deliver Factor VIII, a blood-clotting protein, by desensitizing the immune system so that it does not reject this lifesaving therapy.
UB Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Prevent Toxic Side Effects of Leukemia Treatment
The National Cancer Institute-funded research is co-led by Joseph Balthasar, David and Jane Chu Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
UB to Launch Non-drug, Clinical Trial on Concussion Treatment
Service members will be able to take part in a study funded with $4.8 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to see if aerobic exercise speeds recovery.
$7.8M awarded to UB and partners to study oral microbiome
The NIDCR awarded two grants to UB, Roswell Park and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to explore how the oral microbiome interacts with opportunistic pathogens.
Nanoshell catalysts turn greenhouse gases into useful chemicals
Two University at Buffalo-led studies show promise for dry reforming of methane, an industrial process that could slow the pace of climate change.
Empire Discovery Institute partners with Novo Nordisk
The move will help University at Buffalo scientists commercialize life sciences research.
Four UB life sciences spinoffs receive new NIH funding
The startups are advancing projects that could help fight diseases ranging from COVID-19 to cancer to diabetes.
SUNY researchers tackle climate change
SUNY’s in-depth approach includes understanding the history, current trends, and impact of climate change and devising ways to mitigate its effects.
UB spinoff awarded grant to advance medicinal toothpaste
OptiMed Technology employs nanotechnology based on research from the lab of Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD, assistant professor of oral biology.
Aerogel Advance
UB materials science professor’s insulation innovation was inspired by the structure of the pores of human skin.
Cutting edge contrast agent
Iron-based contrast agent technology may offer an affordable and abundant alternative to rare earth element.
CO2-to-fuel process wins TAF MVP CleanTech Competition
The cleantech Most Valuable Pitch competition featured presentations from ten early stage companies working in solar, wind, biofuels, energy storage and more.
SUNY research seeks solutions to Alzheimer’s disease
Unchecked, AD cases are expected to reach 16 million by 2050. SUNY researchers are hard at work probing the causes, developing treatments and creating a cure.
Integrating environmental health and medicine
Environmental influences on health care range from weather pattern changes to the increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer products.
Leading research in next-generation computing and communication
SUNY researchers are at the leading edge of rapid developments in materials, devices, systems, manufacturing processes and the engineering of computers.
Eighteen SUNY junior faculty win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
The grants, which total more than $9.5 million, illustrate SUNY’s success in attracting some of the world’s finest young researchers to New York State.
SUNY leads in resiliency of community and critical infrastructure
SUNY’s expert faculty and unique facilities enable important research that will allow New York State to adapt to changing weather patterns.
Big data is a big deal
SUNY is creating solutions to effectively manage and interpret the billion terabytes of data that is being generated every day.
SUNY Poly Startup wins $50K at FuzeHub Commercialization Competition
SUNY campuses make a strong showing at event to support pre-revenue businesses at a specific stage in their product development.
A leader in global healthcare research and education
Working with global partners, researchers on SUNY’s campuses are making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
UB spinoff Cytocybernetics looks to move into new market
New Small Business Innovation Research award will enable the company to develop a device for studying drugs that treat neurological disorders.
SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund announces Class of 2018 awards
Over $200,000 invested to spur commercialization at six campuses.
In a heartbeat
The implantable pacemaker was invented by a UB professor. Now, a team of UB engineers is about to give it a major upgrade.
Buffalo start-up born at UB finds a global market
PLS 3rd Learning is working with the European Council of International Schools to teach educators to implement e-learning initiatives
Study to examine light therapy as a treatment for insomnia
UB-led study tests the use of light-therapy glasses to see if the rays can trigger neurotransmitters in the brain and reset sleep cycles.
UB team designs brick-hauling robot for construction sites
A UB team is developing a robot that can do the back-breaking work on construction sites, carrying heavy bricks up ladders and delivering them to workers.
UB receives $4.5 million from SUNY to recruit top faculty
Three SUNY grants will be used to recruit leading faculty members in the areas of robotics, artificial intelligence, pharmacology and X-ray laser science.
Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset
SUNY ZAP! helps SUNY’s scientists and engineers take research from the lab to the marketplace.
UB spinoff Transira Therapeutics secures federal funding to advance diabetes drug
Therapeutic agent has potential to help Type 2 diabetes patients regulate blood sugar and lose weight.
SUNY brings broad expertise to University Climate Change Coalition
SUNY is taking a leadership role to mitigate the causes of climate change and reduce vulnerability to the environmental challenges caused by a warming Earth.
SUNY experts explore what’s next in artificial intelligence
A pair of $4.5 million grants aims to create clusters of research at UB and Stony Brook that will create an entire AI industry in New York.
Two SUNY professors elected to the National Academy of Engineering
University at Buffalo's Amit Goyal and Binghamton University's Stanley Whittingham were honored for advancements in materials science.
Attacking Alzheimer ’s disease
Researchers across the SUNY campuses are attacking the problem of Alzheimer’s from every possible angle.
Making the first implantable pacemaker
While building an oscillator, UB’s Wilson Greatbatch made a mistake that led to one of the “Ten Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time.
The microscopic particle with limitless potential
The research behind the nanoparticle was funded by grants from the NIH, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and SUNY's Technology Accelerator Fund.
SUNY on the front lines in the battle with substance abuse and addiction
SUNY employing its talented faculty and leading-edge facilities to approach this public health crisis from several angles.
At Buffalo, researchers pioneer efforts in multi-robot systems
Category: As robots become more pervasive, computer scientists and engineers at UB are trying to anticipate problems and solve them ahead of time collaborative.
UB’s microbiome hunters
The microbiome, poised to transform modern medicine is still largely a mystery. But researchers at UB are on the path to solving it.
Building a biotech ecosystem in Buffalo
The combination of UB’s Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences and START-UP NY supports clustering of companies and research efforts.
Bak USA’s link with UB is vital and growing stronger
The fast-growing company provides internships for students, hires graduates and leverages faculty expertise for research and development.
Twelve SUNY junior faculty awarded prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Grants totaling $6.5 million support biotech, computer science, materials and energy research.
Clinical trials treat epilepsy patients with medical marijuana
Two clinical trials at UB aim to discover whether a marijuana derivative can treat severe forms of epilepsy that don’t respond to other drugs.
Promoting participation in clinical trials
The University at Buffalo is working to remove a major bottleneck that delays moving drugs from discovery to FDA approval.
Accolades for SUNY physicists
APS recognition underscores SUNY’s exceptional strength in the field of physics.
Intersection of philosophy and biomedical science
SUNY Distinguished Professor Barry Smith was named one of the 50 most influential philosophers.
UB professor re-engineers a hormonal treatment for diabetes and obesity
The new therapeutic could be taken in once-weekly doses rather than existing medications that are injected multiple times a day.
New device could cut drug development costs by more than $300M
Cytocybernetics demonstrates how TAF, START-UP NY and other technology/economic development programs help small businesses grow.
Breakthrough in cybersecurity is no phish story
University at Buffalo researcher develops SCAM model to explain why people fall for spear phishing.
Discovery puts new Parkinson’s disease treatment within reach
University at Buffalo researchers have developed a way to ramp up the conversion of skin cells into dopamine neurons.
Engineering E. coli to produce new antibiotics
Using E. coli to build new varieties of erythromycin is especially important with antibiotic resistance on the rise.
NIH funding recognizes SUNY excellence in biotechnology and bioinformatics
With two major awards, NIH placed UB and SBU at the forefont in the life-saving race for better treatments for life-threatening illnesses.
Replicating a better heart cell for research
Technology could cut in half the time and money needed for pre-clinical trials for new medications.
Students a key component of the SUNY Networks of Excellence
Two graduate students contribute to SUNY Networks of Excellence research projects in preparation for careers in multidisciplinary fields.
Sub-nanoscale system prepares for debut with aid of TAF investments
Successive TAF awards provide an important boost, enabling the new technology to attract additional support.
TAF brings new metrology system closer to market
The invention can form materials and devices as small as a single atom, and then measure their properties with a high degree of resolution.
Medical nanomachines with double the function
SUNY researchers designed a nanoparticle that delivers imaging agents and therapeutic drugs directly to diseased tissues in one fell swoop.
The Wild West of Physics
Research to bridge the gap between the study of “outer space” (stars and galaxies) and “inner space” (fundamental particles and forces).
UB research raises consciousness for dehydration concerns in diabetics
UB psychologist finds that some drugs used to treat diabetes mimic the behavior of a hormone that controls fluid intake.
How skin falls apart
University at Buffalo research provides new insights into autoimmune mechanisms.
START-UP NY business shares UB’s commitment to students and community
Bak USA is partnering with UB to reinvigorate Buffalo via internships, professional training and well paid jobs building Wi-Fi tablets.
SUNY builds integrated program for global health
SUNY faculty and students can find opportunities for research, education and consultation at the Global Health Institute (GHI).
NOE award will help SUNY access the largest medical research grants
Combining records from six campuses with clinical and public health interests into a single health data repository would create vast potential for research.