The Office of Research Alliances

The Office of Research Alliances (ORA) provides a link between the private sector, government research agencies, other academic institutions and research at the University of Rochester—a leader and innovator in basic, translational, and clinical research and technology development. Partnerships can include joint research projects, sponsored research, technology development, educational partnerships or related activities.

Research News

Eli Eliav Named Director of Eastman Institute for Oral Health »
May 15, 2013

URMC Opens Clinic, Initiates Research on Rare Lung Disease in Women »
May 14, 2013

UR Named Center for AIDS Research by the National Institutes of Health »
May 09, 2013

Additional News

Upcoming Events

Summer 2013 Effec.ve Access Technology Conference

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

RIT Inn and Conference Center, Rochester, NY

More than one billion people, or approximately 15% of the world’s population, live with some form of a disability. Experience has shown that when barriers to inclusion are removed and persons with disabilities are empowered to fully participate in societal life, the entire community benefits.

Please join us on June 11th at RIT for a free all-day event highlighting the challenges faced and the solutions developed to create Effective Access Technology. For the event agenda, click here. For more information and to register, click here.

3rd Annual URMC Stem Cell Symposium

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Save the date now for the 3rd Annual URMC Stem Cell Symposium, which will be held on June 27th. This full-day symposium will feature a poster session with prizes. Speakers will include: Dr. Sally Temple, Co-Founder and Scientific Director of the Neural Stem Cell Institute, located in Rensselaer, NY; and Dr. Lorenz Studer, founding Director of the Sloan-Kettering Center for Stem Cell Biology.

MedTech 2013 Annual Conference

Monday, October 7, 2013-Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY

MedTech 2013 is the largest gathering of executives and senior leaders from Upstate New York’s Bio/Med industry. Don’t miss this opportunity to make new connections, to reinforce existing relationships, and to enhance your position as an industry leader.

The Bio/Med industry is at a crossroads. Faced with regulatory hurdles and ongoing challenges of the current economic climate, companies are seeking creative alternatives for driving profitable growth. What measures can you take to help your existing business, while at the same time achieving product innovation objectives? MedTech 2013 will focus on striking a balance between optimizing current product mix and investing in new product development.

For more information, click here.

MedTech and AdvaMed-MTLI Regional and Industry Events

Dates: Various

Locations: Various

MedTech and AdvaMed are offering a series of webinars, as well as regional and industry events. Click the links for dates, locations, and agendas.

Previous Events

25th Annual Genetics Day

April 29, 2013

The 25th Annual Genetics Day was held on April 29th.

MedTech Event: Federal and State Research Tax Credits

April 25, 2013

Research and development tax credits are often overlooked by entrepreneurs. You don't need on-site laboratories or breakthrough research to claim R&D tax credits. Small and midsize businesses that employ engineers or outsource product testing can claim credits on qualified research and development. At this event, financial experts from EFP Rotenberg and BDO provided guidance and insight into how to effectively utilize state and federal research tax credits to grow your business.

The Experts:

  • Jonathan Forman, CPA, BDO
    BDO is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. BDO's R&D professionals have helped hundreds of companies, in virtually every industry, claim - and sustain on exam or at appeals - more than $2 billion of R&D benefits.
  • David Vesniskey, CPA and Partner, EFP Rotenberg
    EFP Rotenberg helps clients navigate the most challenging business and financial issues, serving over 25 different industry sectors from Emerging Technology to Global Workforce Services to Alternative Energy. EFP Rotenberg has significant experience in determining tax credit eligibility and has assembled the largest team of dedicated tax experts in the region.
  • For more information about this event, click here.

High Tech Rochester Solutions Fair

April 23, 2013

The Solutions Fair offered manufacturers fast access to a wide range of manufacturing, technology, and business resources and expertise; HTR invited known and trusted service providers, based on their ability to work with manufacturers and get the job done efficiently, economically, and with no red tape or hoops. For more information about this event, click here.

F.I.R.E. Series: "Corning and University Technology Collaborations"

April 9, 2013

As a research university, we spend a lot of time talking about research partnerships with industry. During this F.I.R.E. session, we looked at research collaborations from industry's point of view. The presenter was Charles Philip, Manager for University and Government Relations at Corning, Incorporated. Corning currently partners with several universities and government organizations globally, but most organizations do not know or understand how Corning benefits from these relationships around research. The presentation explored the objectives and benefits to working with Universities such as U of R, as well as why Corning has a Core University Strategy.

Additional Events