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SUNY Downstate’s Biotech Initiative

SUNY Downstate’s Biotech Initiative. Biotech Initiative. Expand Biotech workforce. Biotech expansion and manufacturing site at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Biotech Incubator for early-stage companies. Composed of the following schools: - Medicine - Nursing

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SUNY Downstate’s Biotech Initiative

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  1. SUNY Downstate’s Biotech Initiative

  2. Biotech Initiative • Expand Biotech workforce • Biotech expansion and manufacturing site at the Brooklyn Army Terminal • Biotech Incubator for early-stage companies

  3. Composed of the following schools: • - Medicine • - Nursing • - Health Related Professions • - Graduate Studies • - Public Health • Major research advances • - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • - Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine

  4. Downstate’s Biotech Park 1. SUNY Downstate Medical Center 2. Advanced Biotechnology Incubator 3. Commercial Synthetic Chemistry Facility

  5. Downstate’s Biotech Park 1. SUNY Downstate Medical Center 2. Advanced Biotechnology Incubator 3. Commercial Synthetic Chemistry Facility

  6. Advanced Biotechnology Incubator • Currently: 24,000 sq. ft., enlarging to 50,000 sq. ft. • Modular wet lab/office space • Access to University Resources • Basic and clinical scientists • Graduate and MD/PhD students • Specialized research facilities • Vivarium • Seminars • Medical and scientific library • Clinical Trials • Ten tenants - e.g., Apath, Biocangen, BioSignal, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

  7. BioBAT at the Brooklyn Army Terminal • Public, Private and Academic Initiative • Anchor Tenant: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) • 97 acres on the Brooklyn Waterfront • 524,000 sq. ft. for biotech expansion/manufacturing • >1,200 jobs expected • Funding • NYC - $12.5 million • NYS -$42 million

  8. BioBAT at theBrooklyn Army Terminal • Biotech Expansion and Manufacturing • Companies • Life Science • Pharmaceuticals • Bioinformatics • Medical Devices • Activities • Education • Research & Development – pilot scale • Clinical trial management (CROs) • Biologics and Chemical Small Scale Manufacturing

  9. Brooklyn Army Terminal • Accessible • Subway connection to all major medical centers • Car - on-site parking • New York Water Taxi • To major highways, freight railroad and airports • Benefits • Space for Expansion and Manufacturing • Empire Zone • Low rents

  10. Access to Resources • Technical assistance • Venture capitalists • Skilled labor force • Job training programs • Scientists • Technicians

  11. Bioscience/Biotechnology Technician Training Program • Helena Rubinstein Foundation Grant • Program • Workshop – 1 month • Lectures/Laboratory • Internships – 3 months • Student learnsnew techniques and workplace skills • Employer assesses potential hire • Job placement • Student benefits: Resume preparation & interview skills and introduction to employers • Employer benefits: Professional, skilled employees with laboratory experience

  12. Brooklyn Biotechnology Consortium • Goal • To foster affordable biotech space at the Biotech Incubator and the Brooklyn Army Terminal • Members • Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn EDC, Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Brooklyn Empire Zones, NYCEDC, Empire State Development Corp., NYBA, Con Edison and National Grid

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