STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 16, 2006—Stony Brook University is the recipient of $3,093,500 in grants from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to support research in biomedical, chemistry and other disciplines. The grants were made under NYSTAR’s Center of Advanced Technology (CAT) Development and Faculty Development Programs.
The awards are:
• $1,655,000 to the Center for Advanced Technology in Biotechnology and Biomedical Devices (Dr. Clinton Rubin, Director) to enhance the Center’s current technology development efforts in several complementary areas of regenerative musculoskeletal and skin bioengineering to generate and commercialize biomedical innovations in the form of diagnostic, therapeutic, and personal care products.
• $749,800 to retain a researcher who is engaged in applying novel molecular enzyme and protein chemistry research to enable the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, tuberculosis and fertility.
• $688,700 to retain a researcher who specializes in the design and development of novel fabrication and application techniques used in x-ray and spectromicroscopy optics.
Michael J. Relyea, Executive Director of NYSTAR, said, “I would like to congratulate Stony Brook University for winning a prestigious CAT Development award as well as two prestigious Faculty Development awards. These awards will help the university commercialize new technologies and create new jobs and companies in the region.”
