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

- Health Related Professions

- Graduate Studies

- Public Health

• Major research advances

- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

- Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine

Downstate’s Biotech Park

1. SUNY Downstate Medical Center2. Advanced Biotechnology Incubator 3. Commercial Synthetic Chemistry Facility

Downstate’s Biotech Park

1. SUNY Downstate Medical Center2. Advanced Biotechnology Incubator 3. Commercial Synthetic Chemistry Facility

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)

BioBAT at theBrooklyn 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

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

BioBAT at theBrooklyn Army Terminal

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

Technical assistance

Venture capitalists

Skilled labor force

Job training programs• Scientists• Technicians

Access to Resources

Bioscience/Biotechnology Technician Training Program

Helena Rubinstein Foundation Grant

Program

• Workshop – 1 month Lectures/Laboratory

• Internships – 3 months Student learns new 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

Brooklyn BiotechnologyConsortium

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