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21 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installed on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Contact Information:

Kari Bonaro, BNMC, tel 716.218.7157, cell 202.904.7034, kbonaro@bnmc-old.local

Diana Dibble, AAA, tel 315.453-5904, cell 315.345.3664, ddibble@nyaaa.com

 

21 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installed on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

Two More Installed at AAA Car Care Plus Locations in Amherst & Clarence

Buffalo, NY – Today the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc. (BNMC) and its partners unveiled 21 electric vehicle charging stations installed across the Medical Campus and two at AAA facilities in Amherst.  This project is a joint effort between BNMC, AAA Western and Central New York, National Grid, Clean Communities of Western NY, NYSERDA, the Global Energy institute, and the US Department of Energy.

“A major focus for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus institutions right now is planning for the future growth of this campus, in particular taking into account our short- and long-term transportation and energy needs to accommodate the large-scale growth we are anticipating over the next decade. We were thrilled to be able to partner with AAA and NYSERDA on this important project, as part of our ongoing initiative energize BNMC (building new model communities),” said Matthew K. Enstice, President, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc.

The AAA and BNMC partnership were awarded and successfully implemented a $300,000 project with a $150,000 grant awarded by the DOE/NYSERDA for the turnkey installation of 21 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (240-volt GE DuraStations) throughout the Campus parking areas, including the parking lot at 589 Ellicott Street, the garage at Ellicott & Goodrich, the garage currently under construction at 134 High Street, and in the right of way along Ellicott Street.

“The rapidly growing BNMC continues to set the global standard as an efficient, modern, high quality Medical Campus that integrates vital scientific initiatives that meet health care needs,” said Mayor Byron W. Brown. “With charging stations on campus, we hope more organizations follow suit to increase energy efficiency in Buffalo, and protect our environment.”

In addition, AAA has installed EV Chargers at its two AAA Car Care Plus locations – 8120 Main Street in Clarence and 2131 Eggert Road in Amherst (near Niagara Falls Boulevard).

“AAA is pleased to be a part of this initiative and on the cutting edge of automotive technology that positions us to serve the ever-changing needs of our AAA members,” said Tom Chestnut, President/CEO of AAA Western and Central New York.  “We thank the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, NYSERDA, and Clean Cities for the opportunity to be on board with electric vehicle charging stations at our AAA Car Care Plus locations in Amherst and Clarence for all motorists to access.”

Barry Carr and Bill Pauly, representing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program proclaimed, “This is a wonderful boost to Western New York as these charging stations will allow our citizens to take advantage of the latest all electric and plug in hybrid vehicles.  Use of these vehicles will significantly lower vehicle emissions and provide Western New York residents with the opportunity to charge their vehicles while away from home.  We wp-contentreciate the leadership taken by BNMC, AAA, and National Grid in wp-contentlying for this Recovery Act Funding to create commerce here in Western New York”.

Focused on a wide array of public and retail destination stations, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) has been deployed throughout New York State in an effort to reduce dependence on petroleum-based fuels.  All major vehicle manufacturers are now selling all electric or plug in hybrid vehicles that can dramatically lower operating cost and emissions.  The 23 EVSEs unveiled today, a first of its magnitude for the Greater Western New York region, will be followed by units located at local and super regional shopping centers and malls, open area lots, covered garages, parks, neighborhoods, and municipal and business offices.

“Across New York State, federal stimulus funds are helping to build a transportation system that emits fewer harmful emissions and is less dependent on imported petroleum,” said Linda Hardie, Project Manager at NYSERDA.  “This project represents a key step in making Buffalo and all of New York State a leader in electric transportation.  NYSERDA commends BNMC, AAA, National Grid, and Clean Cities for the vision and commitment they have shown in bringing this project to fruition.”

“Electric vehicles offer our society a path for a fundamental change in moving our transportation systems away from being oil dependent towards increased electrification.  Electrification of the transportation sector means significant flexibility in using a diversified portfolio of energy sources, which may include clean and renewable sources.  And this in turn may drive down transportation costs, improve our climate due to less pollution, and in general make our economy stronger,” said Dr. Alex Domijan, James Clerk Maxwell Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Power Center for Utility Explorations at the University at Buffalo, and President and CEO of the Global Energy Institute at the BNMC.  “We are excited to lead this effort at BNMC and find ways in which we can make EV’s part of our everyday lives. The experimental studies we will conduct will include use patterns, charging and storage techniques, and many more related efforts to benefit our community as the BNMC urban platform is ideal for considerations in setting an example for other communities nationally to emulate.”

“National Grid and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus recently launched Energize BNMC, a historic partnership designed to transform the campus into a global leader in energy innovation and the installation of the electric vehicle charging stations throughout the campus is a perfect complement to fulfilling the vision of this partnership,” said Dennis Elsenbeck, Director of Community & Customer Management for National Grid in Buffalo. “National Grid supports the development and utilization of alternative transportation fuels like electricity and natural gas. These fuels are clean, economical and domestic, and their adoption will help strengthen the economy and protect the environment.  As part of our partnership with the BNMC we are striving to develop new solutions and cutting edge wp-contentroaches on everything from energy efficiency to renewable energy to smart technologies and what better way for the campus to build on this vision than making the campus electric car friendly through the efforts of NYSERDA , and the US Department of Energy.”

“We are excited and proud to see the GE DuraStation become a central component of Buffalo Niagara’s clean, green environment,” said Gary Arnott, General Manager of sales and global distribution for GE Energy Industrial Solutions.  “By positioning chargers across the campus, the BNMC now offers a leading example of the importance of a viable, sustainable EV infrastructure.”

For Electric Vehicle owners interested in utilizing BNMC’s new Electric Vehicle Charging Station Network please contact us at 716.854.BNMC to learn more. More information on AAA’s EV Charging Stations is available by  calling AAA Car Care Plus in Clarence at 716.932.3900 or Amherst at 716.362.0562.

Initially, use of the EVSE will be provided at no cost to the public in an effort to foster increased use of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.  The grant funds for this effort were a part of a $30 million dollar award through NYSERDA and five of the US DOE Clean Cities Organizations in NYS.

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

The BNMC has:

  • 4.5 million square feet of existing research, clinical, and support space today, with more than two million square feet currently in development or soon to be underway, equaling an investment of $500 million in public and private funding.
  • 8,500 people working on the Medical Campus today, a number that will rise to nearly 12,000 in the next few years.
  • More than one million patients and visitors annually.
  • Nine major institutions and more than 45 public and private life sciences companies are located on the BNMC.

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Buffalo Renaissance Foundation and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Announce Dedication of Public Art

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For immediate release Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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Buffalo Renaissance Foundation and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Announce Dedication of Public Art

Spirit of Life Tree First in a Series of City-Wide Installations

WHAT: The dedication of the contemporary sculptural art installation, Spirit of Life Tree, on the southeast corner of High and Ellicott Street on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. In an effort to contribute to the City of Buffalo’s growth as a cultural tourist destination, and inform our citizens and visitors of the rich traditions and potential of Buffalo, the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Downtown Sculptural Art Initiative intends to place five thematic sculptural art installations throughout the downtown over the next five years. These sculptures will celebrate the “Spirit of Buffalo” in both traditional and contemporary art forms.

The Spirit of Life Tree is eight feet high. It is made of Corten metal, which ages and gets stronger with time.

“Our intention is to collaborate with organizations around the city to tell the story of Buffalo,” said Jake Schneider, President of the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation. “This is the first installation of permanent public art in the city since the 1980s. We are thrilled install the first piece on such a high visibility location on the growing Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.”

“The sculpture is titled Spirit of Life. A spirit of hope lives in the people who travel here to this medical campus seeking a better quality of life and ways that this community can strengthen them,” said artist Valeria Cray-Dihaan. “This tree represents their spirit, and life, and the strength of the people to be healed whether it is emotionally or physically or both. Made of steel, the tree is unmoved by doubt or disbelief. It will endure all the seasons.”

Speakers at the dedication include:

Jake Schneider, President, Buffalo Renaissance Foundation

Valeria Cray-Dihaan, Artist

Thomas R. Beecher, Jr., Chair Emeritus, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

WHEN:                 Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:              Southeast corner of High & Ellicott Streets

On the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

(Parking available in the parking garage at the corner of Ellicott and Goodrich. Enter on Ellicott, Goodrich, or North Streets.)

For more information, contact Kari Bonaro, BNMC at kbonaro@bnmc-old.local, 716.218.7157 or 202.904.7034

About the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation

Since 1981, the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation has had only one direction in mind for Western New York. Comprised of a group of local business leaders who value Buffalo as the ideal place to live, work and raise a family, our mission is to help the community move forward for generations to come.

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

The BNMC has:

  • 4.5 million square feet of existing research, clinical, and support space today
  • More than two million square feet currently or soon to be under construction, equaling an investment of $500 million in public and private funding.
  • 8,500 people working on the Medical Campus today, a number that will rise to nearly 12,000 in the next few years.
  • More than one million patients and visitors annually.
  • Nine major institutions and more than 40 public and private life sciences companies are located on the BNMC.

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National Grid and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Form Unique Energy Partnership to Transform Campus and Surrounding Neighborhoods into a Global Leader in Energy Innovation

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2011

Contact:
Steve Brady
National Grid
716-831-7744                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

National Grid and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Form Unique Energy Partnership to Transform Campus and Surrounding Neighborhoods into a Global Leader in Energy Innovation

  • Medical campus expected to grow to 12,000 employees, with increased energy needs.  Partnership will help manage usage through new technologies, training.

  • Retrofit of century-old home will demonstrate compatibility of modern energy use with preservation of historic structures.

  • Community stakeholders to be engaged in project development.

Buffalo, NY – National Grid and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) have formed a historic innovative energy partnership that will support economic development and growth in the greater Buffalo Niagara region.  The partnership – called “energize BNMC” – is part of the National Grid “e-zone” strategy to engage community stakeholders in integrated energy initiatives that meet local needs.

The partnership, which will transform the BNMC into a global benchmark for energy innovation, was announced today as the partners unveiled the first initiative – the National Grid Model Energy Home.  The BNMC-owned house, currently a vacant property located at 941-945 Washington Street on the campus, will be retrofitted into a one-of-kind model energy home to showcase cutting edge energy innovations, and will be open to the public and available for educational experiences of all levels.

National Grid and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Form Unique Energy Partnership

The partnership’s vision statement, developed through a collaborative and community wp-contentroach with all the project stakeholders, states, “The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and National Grid partnership will define and implement the global standard for an efficient, modern, high-quality, and customer-driven energy platform. National Grid will provide a world class customer experience while enabling BNMC’s plans for economic growth and innovation both on the campus and in the broader Buffalo-Niagara region.”

The rapid growth of the medical campus, combined with plans for continued redevelopment of surrounding neighborhoods, is a key driver behind the need for innovative wp-contentroaches to energy delivery and use on the campus and in surrounding neighborhoods.   Following several years of background discussion and research, National Grid and the BNMC in April formally began discussing an innovative wp-contentroach to energy for the entire campus and its immediate neighbors.  The partners will address and provide solutions to energy issues within the footprint of the newly formed partnership, with goals of improving energy efficiency on and around the campus, modernizing the energy platform to enable better energy data visibility as well as new technologies such as electric vehicles and renewable energy, and driving overall innovation and learning.

“National Grid recognizes that customers need new solutions and new wp-contentroaches, on everything from energy efficiency to renewable energy to smart technologies,” said Jim Madej, company senior vice president and chief customer officer.  “We are partnering with communities to develop and introduce innovative solutions that will meet not only their needs today, but will support their growth into the future.”

Steady growth on the BNMC presents unique challenges and opportunities for the partnership that will encompass capacity requirements, pricing, diverse energy delivery specifications, reliability, transportation-related energy needs, and modern energy management. The partners are planning a community-based wp-contentroach to energy efficiency and innovation, including technical implementation of integrated efficiency solutions on campus along with initiatives centered around engaging more than 8,500 employees campus-wide, a number that will increase to nearly 12,000 by the end of 2012, and the more than 7,000 residents in the surrounding neighborhoods to think about energy savings in a new way.  As part of this effort, National Grid and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will work with a range of partners from the private and public sectors.

National Grid and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Form Unique Energy Partnership

Matt Enstice of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus stated, “National Grid has been instrumental in helping to identify new solutions that will meet our aggressive goals for growth and innovation on the medial campus and surrounding neighborhoods.  We wp-contentreciate National Grid’s leadership to recognize the importance of energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart technologies, electric vehicles, and other emerging technologies and wp-contentroaches and to partner with us on these critical issues we face.”

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown added, “We are proud to support National Grid and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in their innovative energy partnership and we look forward to working with them on future endeavors. These advances in modern energy management will help drive growth not only on and around the Campus, but throughout the Buffalo Niagara region.  This partnership will also help revitalize our energy leadership in the City of Light.”

The National Grid Model Energy Home represents one initiative that this new partnership will undertake.  The partners will renovate and retrofit the two-story, brick structure to demonstrate modern, state-of-the-art energy usage and efficiency techniques and showcase new energy innovations.  The age of the structure, which was constructed in 1915 as two separate homes and later joined and renovated for use as medical offices, will help illustrate the ability to use the latest technologies in a preservation setting.

The structure, which is just over 6,000 square feet, provides significant space for the variety of modern home energy installations and displays planned for the project, and will be fully accessible for those with disabilities.

“Buffalo and the Western New York region have a rich energy history, going back to the earliest development of power from Niagara Falls, some of the first electric streetlights right near here in Buffalo, and tied to some of the great names in early energy development like Tesla, Edison and Westinghouse,” Madej said.  “This backdrop provides extra significance to the National Grid Model Energy Home. The aim is to provide members of this region with a sense of pride in the origins and legacy of the first electricity grid established in the area, and how it has contributed to modern-day society.”

The new partnership will develop holistic initiatives and programs that will address transportation, alternative energy, cost-cutting energy efficiency and grid modernization. National Grid and BNMC continue to work very closely with the BNMC member institutions, including Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the University at Buffalo, the Global Energy Institute, nearby neighborhood residents and business owners, policy makers, and other community members.

National Grid and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Form Unique Energy Partnership

“We are excited to make modern energy systems a part of the fabric of our community,” said Enstice.

“With so much of our past steeped in the history of electricity, it is only wp-contentropriate that we harness the power of energy innovation to help drive our future,” said Erie County Executive Chris Collins.  “Energize BNMC will further propel the innovation already hwp-contentening on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, allowing entrepreneurs and small businesses owners to create more economic opportunity in Erie County.”

“We envision bringing UB’s comprehensive research expertise to this partnership through smart grid technology, micro miniature energy storage, advanced materials, photovoltaics, nanomaterials, and energy-conscious architectural design.  The result will be innovative energy solutions for our region, and indeed, the world,” said University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi.

National Grid and the BNMC are currently seeking technology partners to help integrate energy innovation into the medical and life science campus and the surrounding community.

NATIONAL GRID

National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society – to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the energy system and it ‘joins everything up’.

In the northeast US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country.

National Grid delivers electricity to wp-contentroximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. It manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in northeastern U.S., serving wp-contentroximately 3.4 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

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BUFFALO NIAGARA MEDICAL CAMPUS

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight and the Ross Eye Institute, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. There are more than 40 public & private companies located on the BNMC.

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Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Announces LEED Certification of Innovation Center

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For immediate release Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Announces LEED Certification of Innovation Center

Former Trico Products Corp. Building is First LEED Core & Shell Project in NYS Outside of New York City

WHAT: The announcement of LEED certification of the Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. Innovation Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. This successful example of adaptive reuse – it is part of the former Trico Products Corp. complex – is the first LEED Core and Shell project in New York State outside of New York City. Twenty-four companies currently reside in this multi-tenant building on Ellicott just north of Goodell Street on the BNMC.

Join members of the BNMC project team and other special guests for brief remarks regarding this renovation, including the LEED score; the unveiling of the LEED plaque; tours of the building; and a celebration.  Refreshments will be served.

Speakers include:

Patrick J. Whalen, Chief Operating Officer, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc.

John Daly, Principal, Trautman Associates

Kenneth Shoetz, Vice President of Regional Offices, NYS Empire State

Development Corporation

Dennis Elsenbeck, Regional Executive of Energy Solutions, National Grid

Timothy Vaeth, Vice President of Development, Ciminelli Real Estate Corp.

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council – a not-for-profit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.

WHEN:                 Thursday, April 21st at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:               Thomas R. Beecher, Jr. Innovation Center, 4th floor

                                    640 Ellicott Street

Buffalo, NY

On the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (Parking available in the lot directly across the street, just north of Goodell)

For more information, contact Kari Bonaro, BNMC at kbonaro@bnmc-old.local, 716.218.7157 or 202.904.7034

About the Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street

The Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.  Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street is a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified building with a collaborative environment designed to foster innovation and creativity among companies seeking to be a part of the thriving Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.  Currently 24 public and private companies reside in the Innovation Center. The facility is an example of adaptive reuse—once part of the Trico Products Corp. complex—and boasts a newly renovated lobby, core and shell, conference rooms and rest rooms.  Solar panels were installed through a grant from NYSERDA to reduce the building’s energy consumption.

The Innovation Center has received funding through New York State’s Upstate Regional Blueprint Fund Grant, RestoreNY, National Grid, the John R. Oishei Foundation, NYSERDA, and the U.S. Small Business Administration through a grant secured by Congressman Brian Higgins.

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

The BNMC has:

  • 4.5 million square feet of existing research, clinical, and support space today
  • More than two million square feet currently or soon to be under construction, equaling an investment of $500 million in public and private funding.
  • 8,500 people working on the Medical Campus today, a number that will rise to nearly 12,000 in the next few years.
  • More than one million patients and visitors annually.
  • Nine major institutions and more than 30 public and private life sciences companies are located on the BNMC.

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Updates Community on Progress

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.                                      Kari Bonaro, 716.218.7157 or 202.904.7034 (m)

 

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Updates Community on Progress

Collaboration of Region’s Leading Institutions Celebrates Past, Present, and Future Growth and Development

BUFFALO, NY – Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus officials today highlighted the growth and development of the 120-acre Medical Campus over the past 10 years, outlined the findings of its recent Master Plan Update and the Four Neighborhoods, One Community initiative, and identified priorities for the future. This update was presented to an audience of business leaders, health care professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, government and community leaders, as well as the media, during a public meeting on the BNMC at Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Hohn Auditorium.

“Today we are highlighting the impact that the continued collaboration of the region’s leading life sciences research, clinical care, and medical education institutions has on our community,” said William L. Joyce, Chair, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Board of Directors. “The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus as a whole has become the economic driver the leadership envisioned ten years ago.”

“The BNMC has far exceeded expectations, fulfilling the 20 year Master Plan developed in 2002 in just eight years,” said David Gamble, Principal of Gamble Associates of Boston, Mass., the BNMC’s master planning consultant. “The growth is truly remarkable, and they have done so in a way that few other medical centers have, as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.”

Joining Joyce and Gamble to address the crowd were Congressman Brian Higgins; Mayor Byron Brown, City of Buffalo; James Wadsworth, Chair, The John R. Oishei Foundation Board of Directors;  and Matthew Enstice, President & Chief Executive Officer, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc.

Mayor Brown highlighted Four Neighborhoods, One Community, a planning initiative funded by the John R. Oishei Foundation, in which City staff worked alongside BNMC staff to reach out and engage stakeholders in the four neighborhoods of Allentown, Fruit Belt, Downtown, and BNMC.  This collaborative neighborhood planning initiative was conducted by Sasaki Associates and Madden Planning Group.

“Four Neighborhoods, One Community began with the recognition that the city and the Medical Campus are committed to working together to harness their respective strengths.  This is a project focused on prioritization of existing plans, new ideas, and most of all implementation,” said Mayor Brown. “Together, ‘one community’ seeks to evolve into a center of employment, research, health care services, education, a variety of housing opportunities, and the retail and entertainment amenities that come from a vital urban setting.”

Congressman Higgins announced the naming dedication of the BNMC’s Innovation Center, the recently renovated four-story former Trico Products Corp. building on Ellicott Street, to longtime BNMC leader and volunteer Thomas R. Beecher, Jr.

“The Thomas R. Beecher, Jr., Innovation Center is a symbol of entrepreneurship and collaboration on the BNMC,” said Rep. Higgins. “The dedication of this building is the perfect way to honor the man who has dedicated so much time and energy to the success of the thriving Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.”

BNMC Chief Executive Officer Matthew K. Enstice “flew” the audience through a virtual model of the Medical Campus developed by the University at Buffalo’s Center for Computational Research. This model shows the dramatic development that has taken place on the 120-acre campus over the past 10 years, highlighting the success of the BNMC member institutions.

The virtual model of the Medical Campus and copies of Four Neighborhoods, One Community, including the BNMC Master Plan Update, the Allentown Neighborhood Strategy, and the Fruit Belt Neighborhood Strategy are available at bnmc-old.local.

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight and the Ross Eye Institute, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

The BNMC has:

  • 4.5 million square feet of existing research, clinical, and support space today
  • More than two million square feet currently or soon to be under construction, equaling an investment of $500 million in public and private funding.
  • 8,500 people working on the Medical Campus today, a number that will rise to nearly 12,000 in the next few years.
  • More than one million patients and visitors annually.
  • Nine major institutions and more than 40 public and private life sciences companies are located on the BNMC.

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IMMCO Diagnostics Opens New Laboratory In Innovation Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 21, 2011

CONTACT: Kari Bonaro, BNMC, 716.218.7157 and Evelyn Grau, IMMCO, 716. 691.0091

 

IMMCO Diagnostics Opens New Laboratory In Innovation Center on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

February 21, 2011, BUFFALO, NY –IMMCO Diagnostics, a worldwide leader in autoimmune diagnostic products and services, has invested $1 million to relocate and operate its expanding UNYLAB Transplant Immunology, Immunogenetics, and Diagnostic Immunologytesting and consulting services to the Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. The new site opened today and houses 20 IMMCO employees with plans to increase this number by 20 percent by the end of the year.Along with the move, UNYLAB will now officially be named IMMCO Diagnostics.

IMMCO Immunogenetics performs comprehensive HLA tissue typing services and disease susceptibility testing for conditions suchas celiac disease. IMMCO Transplant Immunology performs tissue typing for hematopoietic stem cell and organ transplants including living or deceased donor evaluation, high resolution typing for bone marrow transplant candidates or donors, and post transplant monitoring. Testing is performed to ensure the most favorable outcomes. IMMCO Diagnostics Immunologyspecializes in diagnostics and immunopathology for autoimmune diseases suchas lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and thyroiditis as well as esoteric autoimmune conditions such aspolymyositis. Movingthedivisionsto the new facility allows the company to expand it soperations and offer more testing services. Concurrently it frees up space inthe company’s headquarters in Amherst to expandmanufacturing to meet increasing demand.

“We are encouraged by the growth in our histocompatibility testing, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation services, and platelet transfusion testing. The opportunity to be an integral part and to contribute in the expansionof this state of the art Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is very exciting,” said Bill Maggio, President and CEO, IMMCO Diagnostics.

“The Innovation Center provides a home for private sector growth on the BNMC,” said Matthew K. Enstice, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc.  “We are thrilled to welcome IMMCO and other growing life sciences and biotech companies that want to be near the thriving clinical care, research and medical education institutions on the BNMC in a collaborative environment designed to foster entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.”

The Innovation Center has received funding through New York State’s Upstate Regional Blueprint Fund Grant, RestoreNY, National Grid, the John R. Oishei Foundation, and the U.S. Small Business Administration through a grant secured by Congressman Brian Higgins.

ABOUT IMMCO Diagnostics

Founded in 1971, IMMCO Diagnostics, Inc. is a leader in the field of autoimmunity and has been serving the needs of healthcare professionals for over 35 years. IMMCO Diagnostics division develops and distributes autoimmune disease diagnostics and reagents to labs worldwide. IMMCO Lab Services offers national reference laboratory testing of autoimmune diseases and immunopathology for the healthcare market in the US. IMMCO’s contract research group supports clinical research trials for pharmaceutical and biotech clients. IMMCO’s UNYLAB provides immunologic and genetic laboratory testing services. With US headquarters located in Amherst, New York, IMMCO also has facilities in Canada, and a distribution network in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia and markets to over 55 countries.

About the Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street

The Innovation Center at 640 Ellicott Street is a stateoftheart, LEED-certified building with a collaborative environment designed to foster innovation and creativity among companies seeking to be a part of the thriving Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.  Currently 24 companies reside in the Innovation Center. The facility is an example of adaptive reuse—once part of the Trico Products Corp. complex—and boasts a newly renovated lobby, core and shell, conference rooms and rest rooms.  Solar panels were recently installed through a grant from NYSERDA to reduce the building’s energy consumption.

About the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care, research, education, and entrepreneurship. BNMC member institutions are the University at Buffalo, Kaleida Health, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Olmsted Center for Sight, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care.

The BNMC has:

  • 4.5 million square feet of existing research, clinical, and support space today
  • More than two million square feet currently or soon to be under construction, equaling an investment of $500 million in public and private funding.
  • 8,500 people working on the Medical Campus today, a number that will rise to nearly 12,000 in the next few years.
  • More than one million patients and visitors annually.
  • Nine major institutions and more than 30 public and private life sciences companies are located on the BNMC.

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