CleanTech Center
The Center for CleanTech Entrepreneurship at the Tech Garden is a NYSERDA-funded initiative focused on developing clean technology companies in Upstate New York.
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The CleanTech Center offers support for entrepreneurs and early stage companies through incubation, acceleration and retention. Collaborators include angel and venture investors, financial institutions and other lenders, colleges and universities, service providers, utilities, industry associations and government agencies providing technical and financial assistance to foster clean technology business development.
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Formal NYSERDA project partners include:
- The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE);
- The Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce;
The CleanTech Center is also closely aligned with:
- The SBDC network of small business advisors;
- SBA resource providers
- Investor groups such as the Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY) and the New York Angel Network (NYAN);
Providing technical support are partners including:
- NYSTAR University Research Centers and Regional Technology Development Centers (RTDC’s);
- UNYTECH;
- The Business Incubator Association of New York
The Tech Garden’s network also includes accomplished “entrepreneurs as mentors” as well as professional service providers in specialized disciplines.
Key CleanTech Center university research partners include the:
- CASE Center at Syracuse University (Advanced Technology in Computer Applications and Software Engineering);
- Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy at SUNY ESF;
- NYS Center for Liquid Biofuels and Renewable Energy Training Center at Morrisville State College;
- Center for Advanced Materials Processing and Shipley Center for Innovation at Clarkson University;
- Integrated Electronics Engineering Center and NYS Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration Packaging at Binghamton University;
- OCC Sustainability Institute;
- NASA Regional Applications Center for the Northeast at Cayuga Community College;
- Cornell University Center for Advanced Technology in Life Science Enterprise, Cornell Centers for Materials Research and Fuel Cell Technology, Cornell Sun Grant Center of Excellence, Cornell Center for A Sustainable Future, Cornell Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, and Cornell Energy Frontier Research Center;
- CNY Biotechnology Research Center (SUNY ESF and Upstate Medical University);
- Environmental Research Center, Alternative Energy Institute and Center for Energy Education and Economic Solutions at SUNY Oswego.
Providing entrepreneurial support services are some of the premier business schools in the country including:
- Cornell University’s Johnson School;
- Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship;
- Binghamton University’s “fast-track MBA” program;
- Clarkson’s MBA program with a track in innovation and new venture development;
- Le Moyne College’s graduate business program;
- SUNY Oswego’s graduate business program;
- SUNY Institute of Technology’s graduate business program;
- Utica College’s graduate business program
- Empire State College
Through this unique consortium approach, the CleanTech Center can provide world-class hands-on support for entrepreneurs on how to launch and finance clean technology enterprises, including understanding market drivers and emerging opportunities. The CleanTech Center also can help tech entrepreneurs with challenges associated with proof of concept, development of prototypes, testing, validation, licensing and IP protection. In addition, the CleanTech Center can connect clean tech companies with national and state resource providers for acceleration support of staged growth. Through this integrated approach, the CleanTech Center can connect companies across lifecycles with appropriate funding opportunities – from seed to angel, VC, traditional and public finance – with a goal of bringing concepts and products quickly to the dynamic clean tech marketplace.
The result is a regional innovation ecosystem that stimulates:
- The incubation and early stage growth of new firms across a broad spectrum of clean technologies
- The acceleration of existing firms, particularly through the introduction of new value-added enterprises related to clean technology or expansion into new markets
- Given the region’s extraordinary asset base and the depth of expertise of project partners, the Center for CleanTech Entrepreneurship intends to be a model for “green innovation.”
To learn more and connect:
cleantech@thetechgarden.com
