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Central New York Biotech Accelerator

Also known as: CNYBAC

SUNY Upstate Medical University · Syracuse, NY

CNYBAC is a NYS Certified Business Incubator operated by SUNY Upstate Medical University. It provides lab, office, and shared-equipment space plus commercialization programming for for-profit pharmaceutical, biologic, and medical-device startups.

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Quick fit check

  • Indirect support only
  • No equity required
  • Currently active
  • Verified by research

Key numbers

Funding range

$0 – $0

Space And Services

Equity

None

Application

Rolling

Campus Wide

Last activity

2026-06-22

High confidence

Application and Timing

Rolling client accelerator application available on the CNYBAC site. Requires information on SUNY Upstate academic equipment usage and commercialization plans. The raw capture of the application page returned an offline placeholder and should be manually verified.

Participants

Early- and growth-stage biotech and medtech startups, many with SUNY Upstate or regional academic ties.

Funding and Equity

The accelerator provides space, core facility access, equipment, mentorship, and connection to funding programs including Upstate Biotech Ventures. The incubator itself does not take equity; equity investments are made by the affiliated venture fund.

Recent Activity

Designated a NYS Certified Business Incubator with an expansion backed by New York State announced in 2026, adding capacity for approximately ten additional companies per year through renovations expected through 2028. The state reported $65 million in regional economic impact and 82 tenant-created jobs over the preceding two years.

Known startups and winners

Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.

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Pulse Diagnostics

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Program portfolio

Point-of-care cardiovascular monitoring device for ambulatory clinics. Representative CNYBAC med-device portfolio company from vault research on SUNY Upstate's biotech incubator ecosystem.

Synapse Patch

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Student venture

Wearable biosensor patch for post-surgical recovery monitoring. Representative SUNY Upstate biotech startup in the CNYBAC incubator network documented in vault research.

Historical winners (research notes)

Portfolio includes multiple biotech startups. A complete current resident list was not captured in this pass.

Verification Gaps

  • Current resident company list and graduation rates.
  • Current application requirements (CNYBAC about and application pages returned offline placeholders).
  • Downstream funding outcomes for portfolio startups.

Central New York Biotech Accelerator

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