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Ceramics
Corridor Incubation Program
is Granted $1 Million through
New York State
Senate
September
2008
Alfred
Technology Resources, Inc.
(ATRI) was recently awarded
$1,000,000 in grant funds through
New York State. The majority
of the funds are slated for the
establishment of a NanoMaterials
lab at their business incubation
facility, located in Alfred,
NY. A
portion of the grant funds is
also slated for capital improvements
for both the Alfred facility
and Painted Post facilities.
ATRI operates
the Ceramics Corridor Innovation
Centers (CCIC) program, a nationally
recognized, dual-facility business
incubation program with locations
in Alfred and Painted Post. The
program has been credited with
assisting in the creation of
two dozen businesses and over
2,000 jobs in the area during
the past ten years. Currently,
15 companies are operating
within the two buildings.
Jon Wilder,
CCIC executive director, stated
that the NanoMaterials Lab
would enable new opportunities
to partner with both academia
and industry. Wilder said
he was looking forward to working
with New York State’s world-renowned
materials science and engineering
sources from academic institutions
such as Alfred University, Alfred
State College, and Clarkson University
in developing plans for the future
to encompass assisting new and
developing technology transfer
programs and projects.
Wilder
also stated that, “The
positive impact realized through
R&D, business start-ups and
jobs created within the Innovation
Centers play an important role
within our region and New York
State. Senator Young’s
unwavering political and financial
support has been a key component
in realizing this important goal. “
He concluded
stating that, “Business
incubation is about growing both
jobs and commercially successful
applications—turning ideas
into viable products and services.
It is important to emphasize that
there is no better place for research
and development and start-up projects
than in the dedicated facilities
of proven business incubators.
It is an environment where an idea
or concept can be carefully nurtured,
while remaining focused on the
ultimate goal of transferring the
technology to the marketplace.”
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