Do You Want To Excell?
Come pitch to Upstate Biotech Ventures! We want to hear about your team, company, and technology.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA For Upstate Biotech Ventures to invest, ALL of the following must be true
Your company has an active collaboration with Upstate Medical University and/or is a client or graduate of the CNY Biotech Accelerator
Your company has significant operations in New York State
Your company is addressing a meaningful problem in the life sciences or health tech space and has an innovative and compelling solution
The current round is <$10M. UBV plans to invest $100k to $500k per round up to $1M
Our Stories
The RF manages SUNY’s research portfolio assisting SUNY faculty, students and staff through every step of the research grant process, allowing them to focus on their work and ensuring compliance with SUNY, grant sponsor and government requirements.
CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) is operated by academic medical center, Upstate Medical University, located in Syracuse and is a NYS Certified Business Incubator which rents specialized wet lab and administrative space to accepted innovators commercializing a biotech-related product or service.
Excell is an affiliate of the University of Rochester. It came about through a unique partnership in 2006 between the University of Rochester and New York State Empire State Development
About Us
In a partnership between Empire State Development, Upstate Medical University, the SUNY Research Foundation and Excell Partners, Upstate Biotech Ventures invests in high potential startups and small businesses affiliated with Upstate Medical University to drive research and technology innovation.