VESTAL, N.Y. — Academic facilities at both Binghamton University and Cornell University are among the latest round of designated Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs) across New York.
Each CAT will receive around $10 million in state funding over the 10-year designation, Empire State Development’s (ESD) Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) said in making the announcement.
Those redesignated include the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) at Binghamton University. NYSTAR says IEEC’s mission is facilitating the advancement of electronic-packaging technology and the electronics industry, conducting research in a wide variety of packaging areas for the technological and economic benefit of New York companies.
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Center for Life Science Enterprise at Cornell University was also redesignated. It works at pursuing programs that address the economic-development needs of New York’s biotech industry, partnering with companies in fields including chemistry, food science, and veterinary medicine, NYSTAR said.
Of the 10 CATs in this cohort, nine were redesignated. The Center for Smart Convergent Manufacturing Systems (Smart-CSCMS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute joins the network of innovation resources administered by NYSTAR as a new awardee.
About the IEEC
Binghamton University said the IEEC was founded in 1991 and has been a CAT since 1993. ESD, which manages the CAT program, requires the center to reapply for the status every 10 years.
“This was a very competitive competition, and your proposal was among the best,” ESD president and CEO Hope Knight wrote to IEEC director S.B. Park. “We are looking forward to continuing to partner with the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center to assist with job creation through the development and commercialization of technologies in New York.”
The IEEC maintains two unique core facilities at the Innovative Technologies Complex. The Reliability and Failure Analysis Lab is equipped with tools for assessing electronic devices and assemblies. And the Smart Electronics Manufacturing Lab offers an end-to-end Surface Mount Technology assembly line available for prototyping the manufacture and small-lot production of electronics assemblies.
The IEEC, part of the S3IP Center of Excellence at Binghamton, has had an economic impact of $2.1 billion on New York State since 1993. During that time, the IEEC has aided companies in the retention and creation of more 2,500 jobs, according to Binghamton University.
