Welcome to the Center for Life Science Enterprise!

Project supported by the CAT

This Center is one of fifteen Centers for Advanced Technology (CAT) sponsored by The New York State Foundation for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR). The newly designated Center for Life Science Enterprise was orignally named the Center for Advanced Technology in Biotechnology in 1983 as one of the first seven CAT centers. Each center is concentrated in a unique discipline, but with a common mission "…to capitalize on New York's outstanding university research resources, and use those resources to create jobs and opportunity."

The mission of the Center for Life Science Enterprise is to benefit the biotechnology and life sciences industries of New York State by focusing on technology transfer, economic development, workforce training, entrepreneurial support, and research and development. In support of this mission, the Center funds research and development programs for Cornell faculty in partnership with New York companies representing many diverse disciplines in the biological and physical sciences. Of particular interest are research in biologically-targeted diagnostics, biologically-based products within the life sciences, enabling sciences, and agricultural sciences. A list of current research projects may be found on our website. We also support a number of educational and training initiatives to foster community partnerships.

Please use the links to the left to explore the services provided by the Center for Life Science Enterprise.