Rochester BioVenture Center

The Rochester BioVenture Center is a new facility to support the development of early stage biotechnology and life science companies.  It is the first technology incubator in the region with the wet lab facilities that are required by biotechnology companies and will serve as an important link in the chain of resources necessary to promote and foster the growth of early stage life science companies on a regional scale.

The Rochester BioVenture Center provides early stage companies access to cost-effective lab and office space, shared administrative resources, production and storage areas, and access to specialized equipment such as bio-safety hoods, sinks, safety showers, a glassware washer, and an autoclave. The University of Rochester has converted a former Wyeth laboratory building at 77 Ridgeland Road in Henrietta into the 40,000 square feet of office and laboratory space that is now the Rochester BioVenture Center.

The facility is managed by High Tech Rochester (HTR), which also manages the Lennox Tech Enterprise Center which caters to non-bio, technology-based clients.  HTR will extend its business support services – business and marketing plan development, entrepreneurs-in-residence, and networking with potential clients and investors – to BioVenture Center clients.   By bringing these professional support services and specialized facilities under one roof the BioVenture Center will play a critical role in regional economic development.

The Rochester BioVenture Center is open, on a competitive basis, to any qualified early stage life science, biotech, chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, dental, or health service company that needs wet lab facilities.

To learn more about the Rochester BioVenture Center, please visit http://www.rochesterbioventure.org/ or call HTR at (585) 214-2400.