BUFFALO, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that University at Buffalo's Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG) created 530 jobs at high-tech companies. This surpasses the original commitment to create 250 jobs by next February.
UB received a $47.5 million Buffalo billion grant in 2014 to launch BIG with the intention of creating tech growth in the area.
"As a Buffalo native who witnessed the decline in industry and jobs in the region, I know the important economic impact that over 500 new jobs will have on Western New York's comeback," said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. "New York State's investment in Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics is bringing high-tech, good, sustainable jobs to Western New York, and turning Buffalo into a life sciences hub that will continue to provide much-needed COVID testing and resources."
BIG works to provide big data and life sciences companies access to biomedical, genomics and big data knowledge and equipment that work to improve health outcomes and advance life science products. These companies are eligible to receive specialized equipment and laboratories, advanced software and student interns.
The following companies partnered with BIG and a responsible for creating the 530 jobs:
- 3AM Innovations
- Aesku NY
- Applied Healthcare Research Management
- Charlotte's Web
- Circuit Clinical
- Enhanced Pharmacodynamics
- Garwood Medical Devices
- KSL Biomedical
- Neurovascular Diagnostics
- Orthodent Laboratories
- Polymer Conversions
- Thermo Fisher
- ZeptoMetrix
"Despite the extreme challenges of the pandemic, Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics is making significant contributions to change the economic landscape of Western New York," Cuomo said. "Strategic investments like this are creating new opportunities and jobs, moving our economy forward and positioning Buffalo as a leader in the growing life sciences industry."