Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • University Statements
  • Syracuse University Impact
  • |
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • ’Cuse Conversations Podcast
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
Campus & Community

Diversifying New York’s economy through industry-higher ed partnerships to be topic at June 18 conference

Thursday, June 10, 2010, By News Staff
Share
Community

The New York State Foundation for Science Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) and the NYS Science & Technology Law Center are hosting an all-day event at The Lodge at Welch Allyn in Skaneateles on Friday, June 18, to raise awareness about the recommendations of the task force report on diversifying the New York state economy through industry-higher education partnerships. This event begins at 8:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

The task force was composed of New York state university, industry, government and venture representatives, and was chaired by David Skorton, president of Cornell University. The report outlines recommendations for creating an “innovation ecosystem” in New York state to convert its substantial research capacity into sustained economic impact. The report was issued in December 2009.  

William Destler, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and Robert Palazzo, provost at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), will discuss steps their institutions are taking to forge productive relationships with industry. Examples include flexible intellectual property operating procedures and best practices to promote faculty, student and staff entrepreneurship. Daniel Doktori, director of higher education for the State of New York and executive director of the task force, will provide an overview and remarks about the report. NYSTAR Executive Director Ed Reinfurt will discuss New York’s plans for implementing the report. 

In addition, Julie Shimer, president and CEO of Welch Allyn, will speak from an industry perspective, including speaking on the recommendation that companies proactively communicate their research and technology needs to university researchers. In this way, researchers can respond directly to market forces and companies can establish broad-based relationships with universities, thereby maximizing communication and promoting effective, long-term collaboration. Theresa Mazzullo, CEO of Excell Partners, will discuss recommendations such as increasing awareness of investment opportunities and promoting university interaction with the investor community. 

New York State Assemblyman William Magnarelli, (D-120th district), will provide lunchtime remarks. A discussion about the creation of an innovation ecosystem in New York state and its implications for university and industry partnerships and fostering economic development will follow.  

There is no cost for the conference. For complete registration information, visit http://labtomarket.syr.edu. 

Those scheduled to attend include: 

  • Skorton
  • Samuel Aronson, director of Brookhaven National Laboratories
  • Sanjoy Banerjee, professor of chemical engineering and director of the City University of New York Energy Institute
  • Edward M. Cupoli, professor and head of the NanoEconomics Constellation, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany (SUNY)
  • Richard Daines, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health
  • John Dyson, chairman of Millbrook Capital Management Inc.
  • David D. Elliman, founder, principal and chief investment officer of the Elmrock Group of Companies
  • Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Dennis M. Mullen, chairman and CEO designate of Empire State Development
  • Reinfurt
  • Linda S. Sanford, senior vice president for enterprise on demand transformation and information technology at IBM
  • Shimer
  • David R. Smith, president of SUNY Upstate Medical University
  • Wendell P. Weeks, chairman and CEO of Corning Inc.
  • Christopher Todd Wynn, vice president of Abatis Capital

The mission of the NYS Science & Technology Law Center at the Syracuse University College of Law is to assist and provide information to New York’s Centers for Advanced Technology, Strategically Targeted Academic Research Centers, Advanced Research Centers, Centers of Excellence, Generating Employment Through New York Science Centers (collectively, “Research Centers”) and start-up and early-stage technology companies as they develop and market new technologies and seek to compete in the high technology marketplace. To this end, the NYS STLC advises the Research Centers, NYSTAR, academic institutions and other public and private stakeholders on a wide range of technology-related legal issues, including the protection and commercialization of intellectual property, technology transfer practices, patents, copyright and trademark law, and licensing agreements.  

Media contact for this event is Molly Zimmermann, mzimme01@law.syr.edu, 443-8943.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Doctoral Candidate Wins Grant for Research on Infrastructure, Violence and Resistance in Pakistan
    Friday, August 1, 2025, By News Staff
  • Co-President of Disability Law Society Eyes Career in National Security Law in Washington
    Thursday, July 31, 2025, By Jordan Bruenger
  • Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025, By Diane Stirling
  • After Tragedy, Newhouse Grad Rediscovers Her Voice Through Podcasting
    Wednesday, July 30, 2025, By Chris Velardi
  • Back-to-School Shopping: More Expensive and Less Variety of Back-to-School Items
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025, By Daryl Lovell

More In Campus & Community

Doctoral Candidate Wins Grant for Research on Infrastructure, Violence and Resistance in Pakistan

Bramsh Khan, a Ph.D. candidate in social science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant. The Wenner-Gren Foundation, established in 1941, is dedicated to advancing anthropological knowledge throughout…

Co-President of Disability Law Society Eyes Career in National Security Law in Washington

Kaitlin Sommer L’26 is always planning ahead. Throughout her life, she has continuously asked herself, “Is there a better or more efficient way to do this?”, “Am I advocating for what I need?”, “How can I figure this out by…

National Grid Summer College Scholars Program Invests in Energy Literacy

National Grid and Syracuse University’s Office of Pre-College Programs have partnered to inspire the next generation of innovators through the National Grid Summer College Scholars Program. The program will support selected Syracuse City School District high school students for the…

Bowlers Wanted for Faculty and Staff Bowling League

Do you enjoy bowling? Would you like to try bowling? Are you looking for a fun activity with your colleagues? The Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Faculty and Staff Bowling League is seeking new…

Lender Center New York Event Gathers Wealth Gap Experts

Nearly 30 Syracuse University faculty and postdoctoral researchers and nationally known thought leaders who study the wealth gap in America explored the issue at a recent event in New York City hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice. The…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2025 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.