The Center for Biotechnology is looking to bring on board a Venture Associate. The Venture Associate will work to source and select high-quality, founder-led companies, drive founder progress, and support execution across the Center for Biotechnology’s company-building activities.

This role is designed for someone with deep multidisciplinary technical and domain expertise—developed through rigorous training and hands-on experience—who has supported venture or startup decision-making as an analyst or equivalent responsibilities and is now ready to move from analysis to judgment.

View the full job description and submission instructions here:

https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2600168&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

The Center for Biotechnology was thrilled to help Stony Brook University’s Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I) organize their second Wolf Den event on February 12, which featured three CFB Affiliated biotechnology entrepreneurs: Eve McDavid, CEO and founder of Mission-Driven Tech, Raza Hassan, CTO and co-founder of IAMBIC and Christopher Ashdown, CEO and co-founder of Lahara Bio

Attendees heard from each of the featured innovators about various topics they have faced while launching and building their ventures. The speakers were also able to highlight how they have worked with and access the resources of Stony Brook University with support from the Center for Biotechnology.

The goal of the event is to help build the innovation and entrepreneurial community not only at Stony Brook University but in the region as well. Read the full write up of the event on SBU News.

In early February, we welcomed leadership from Empire State Development (ESD), including its Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) and New York Ventures, for a two-day visit focused on applied research, industry collaboration and economic development across New York State.

The visit spotlighted key teams throughout Stony Brook University, including the Center’s role in driving innovation through supporting hundreds of patents, licenses, and commercialization efforts to help translate breakthrough discoveries into real‑world medical and biotechnology applications. As our very own Clinton Rubin remarked, “We are excited by NYS’s commitment to harnessing Stony Brook’s research enterprise for economic impact, and building the life sciences innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem here on campus, on Long Island and in our State.”

We’re excited to share more soon about how our Center is bringing its vision to life by accelerating the path from academic research to marketplace solutions.

Kara Cannon, a member of the Center for Biotechnology, NYS Center for Advanced Technology’s Strategic Advisory Board, has been appointed Executive Director of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW).

Located on Long Island at the site of Nikola Tesla’s only remaining laboratory, TSCW advances innovative learning, fosters emerging technologies, and preserves Tesla’s legacy through the future Nikola Tesla Museum.

Ms. Cannon, former CEO of Enzo Biochem and a nationally respected life sciences executive, has been a prominent member of the Long Island bioscience community for more than three decades. Her expertise helped strengthen Long Island’s innovation economy and her executive experience has positioned her to continue the expansion and impact that TSCW will have as a hub for innovation and STEM learning on Long Island.

Read more about the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW) and Ms. Cannon’s role in advancing it’s mission here: https://teslasciencecenter.org/announcements/new-executive-director-kara-cannon/