2008 Sponsors

The New York State Investors Conference wishes to acknowledge the contributions of our valued sponsors.

A central element of NYSTAR’s role is the recognition that New York’s world-class public and private research universities, academic centers and not-for-profit research organizations are powerful engines that can create high technology jobs and opportunity in New York. NYSTAR’s innovative programs and initiatives provide the critical continuum to translate cutting-edge research into economic prosperity.

To achieve its vision and make New York a national leader in high-technology commercialization and innovation, NYSTAR has set forth a mission comprised of several important goals:

• Commercialization of academic research, fostering the development of new innovation and partnerships with entrepreneurial companies to assist in making existing businesses more competitive;
• Enable existing businesses, including small companies, to become more competitive and create the foundation to help new industries emerge, and build upon our strategic industries based on innovation and a skilled workforce;
• Substantially increase the amount of Federal research dollars New York and its researchers obtain to expand the research capacity of our academic institutions and assist our world-class universities in transferring technology into the marketplace;
• Coordinate and organize New York's wide array of science and technology informational resources and provide our academic, business, and research communities access to these resources; and
• Develop and recommend policies, in partnership with Empire State Development, to the Governor and Legislature that will allow the State to take greater advantage of the tremendous economic power of its inherent science, technology, and academic research assets, and track performance and accountability of the State’s economic investments.