University at Buffalo Archives - I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Dr. Yuguang Chris Li, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

November 19, 2025

PlasmaChem Solutions secures $305k to advance plasma reactor

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Dr. Yuguang Chris Li, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University at Buffalo, founded PlasmaChem Solutions to commercialize a novel plasma-based method to more efficiently convert atmospheric nitrogen and water into ammonia.

November 19, 2025

Empath Medical’s Telemed Approach for Hepatitis C Treatment Shown >90% Effective, Secures $10M

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Dr. Andrew Talal, a University at Buffalo Professor of Medicine and leading liver disease expert, first participated in I-Corps in 2020 to evaluate the market fit of a facilitated telemedicine approach for hepatitis C (HCV) treatment in opioid treatment programs.

June 23, 2025

Oncology Researchers Attend ASCO Event Through I-Corps Regional Course

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This June, an I-Corps cohort of oncology researchers – each working on a cutting-edge solution to improve care and outcomes for cancer patients – took to Chicago for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to interview clinicians about their biggest problems.

Three men smiling, leaning over a railing outside of an office building.

January 11, 2024

Buffalo AI Startup Secures $1 Million STTR Phase II Grant

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QAS.AI, an I-Corps alumni startup from Buffalo, is at the forefront of developing AI-powered software designed to detect complications during brain surgery—such as impaired blood flow—and predict the success of chosen treatments in real time.

Man looking with question in laboratory.

January 3, 2024

Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M

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Abceutics, an I-Corps alumni company based in Buffalo NY, was acquired by Merck, a global leader in biopharmaceuticals, for a potential consideration of up to $208 million.

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September 8, 2022

NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub

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The National Science Foundation has awarded Cornell University a $15 million, five-year grant to lead the newest Innovation Corps Hub, I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region.