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CFB BioEntreprenuer-in-Residence Earns Spot in New JLABS @ NYC

Boris Shor, one of the Center for Biotechnology’s newest BioEntrepreneurs-in-Residence, has earned a place for his start-up, Manhattan Biosolutions, in Johnson and Johnson Innovations latest facility, JLABS @ NYC, as one of four winners of the company’s prestigious QuickFire Challenge. The winners of the QuickFire Challenge receive one year of residence in JLABS @ NYC, which provides to a bench, workstation and the global JLABS community

Manhattan BioSolutions’ lead platform is based on the safe, attenuated BCG bacteria targeting mutated cancer driver genes to induce innate and adaptive cancer-specific immune responses. Manhattan BioSolutions shares JLABS 30,000-square feet located at the New York Genome Center with 25 other companies.

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Applications are now open for the 12th BioREACH Award Program from the Center for Biotechnology, which provides $50,000 in translational research funding for Stony Brook faculty and postdoctoral researchers to generate the evidence needed to advance promising innovations to the next stage of development.

BioREACH funds milestone-driven studies and welcomes biomedical innovations as well as platforms, tools, computational technologies, and other enabling technologies with the potential to contribute to solutions addressing unmet needs in health.

Application deadline: October 29, 2026, 5:00pm ET

For info sessions, eligibility and deadlines visit our REACH Website and FAQ.

The Center for Biotechnology (CfB) has helped advance some of Stony Brook University’s most impactful biomedical innovations, among them the yeast two-hybrid system, Xiaflex®, ReoPro®, Oracea®, and 3D virtual colonoscopy. The CfB has supported more than 475 faculty-led translational research projects and contributed to 306 license agreements generating $51 million in royalty returns to the University.

Questions? Reach out to our program contacts or sign up for office hours:

Dee Dao, PhD, Associate Director, dee.dao@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 2–3:30 PM | Sign up Here

Zelda Mendelowitz, PhD, Venture Associate, zelda.mendelowitz@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8–11 AM | Sign up Here

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DepYmed, a joint venture of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and New York City-based biotech Ohr Pharmaceutical led by Andreas Grill, has received $100,000 from Accelerate Long Island and the Long Island Emerging Technologies Fund. Andreas Grill has served as a BioEntrepreneur-in-Residence for the center for Biotechnology and DepYmed is developing a new drug called Trodusquemine that it hopes will one day treat HER2-positive breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. Read more about the company and the investment from Accelerate and LIETF here.

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Join us for one or both of our upcoming intensive, SBIR/STTR proposal development workshops focusing on preparing to submit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR programs.

January 24-25, 2024 - National Institutes of Health
1/24: 10:00am - 11:30am, 2:00pm-3:30pm; 1/25:10:00am - 11:30am

February 1, 2024 - National Science Foundation
9:00am - 2:30pm.

Learn from our experts important information about SBIR/STTR funding and how to craft a competitive SBIR/STTR proposal that meets the unique requirements of each agency. Our NIH session will span three short sessions over two days and include STTR/SBIR program overviews and detailed explanations of the major proposal components. The NSF session will include a detailed NSF program overview and review the key elements of an NSF proposal.

Individual workshop registration fee: $15.00. NIH/NSF package $25.00. Click here to register. https://cfbsbirtrain2024a.eventbrite.com

Workshop organized by the Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University and Columbia Technology Ventures, content delivered by BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting.

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BioREACH funds milestone-driven studies and welcomes biomedical innovations as well as platforms, tools, computational technologies, and other enabling technologies with the potential to contribute to solutions addressing unmet needs in health.

Application deadline: October 29, 2026, 5:00pm ET

For info sessions, eligibility and deadlines visit our REACH Website and FAQ.

The Center for Biotechnology (CfB) has helped advance some of Stony Brook University’s most impactful biomedical innovations, among them the yeast two-hybrid system, Xiaflex®, ReoPro®, Oracea®, and 3D virtual colonoscopy. The CfB has supported more than 475 faculty-led translational research projects and contributed to 306 license agreements generating $51 million in royalty returns to the University.

Questions? Reach out to our program contacts or sign up for office hours:

Dee Dao, PhD, Associate Director, dee.dao@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 2–3:30 PM | Sign up Here

Zelda Mendelowitz, PhD, Venture Associate, zelda.mendelowitz@stonybrook.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8–11 AM | Sign up Here

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