R&E Week 2025: Frontiers of Biotech & Nanotech

The University at Albany held its third Research & Entrepreneurship (R&E) Week from October 27 to 31, 2025.  

The theme was Frontiers of Biotech & Nanotech, and the week-long event included:

  • The BioInnovation Forum and the Albany Nanotechnology Symposium
  • Participation from leading industry partners, such as IBM, GlobalFoundries, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron
  • Presentations centered around next-generation technologies with a strong focus on sustainability
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UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week Week

By providing a collaborative forum for scholars and partners from diverse disciplines, R&E Week showcases UAlbany’s research and economic potential while fostering new connections and opportunities for collaboration.

The annual event unites faculty, students, researchers, innovators and community members to demonstrate the impact of research on the world around us. Learn more about R&E Week.

 

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  • A moderator looks on an smiles as a panelist speaks into a handheld microphone at R&E Week 2025.
  • A presenter uses a handheld clicker to change slides while speaking into a microphone in front of an audience at R&E Week 2025. The slide displaying includes the title, "Variant expression is widely varied," and a bar chart.
  • Two attendees chat and sip coffee at a networking reception during R&E Week 2025.
  • A presenter speaks in front of a seated crowd at R&E Week 2025. The slide displaying on the projector screen includes data points and quotes.
  • A dozen glass Excellence in Innovation awards are arranged in neat rows on a table with a purple tablecloth.
  • A presenter leans on the podium while speaking to a seated audience at R&E Week 2025. The slide displaying via projector includes data on the crises his product is built to solve.
  • A seated attendee leans forward and listens intently at R&E Week 2025.
  • A presenter gestures while speaking to a seated audience at R&E Week 2025. The slide displayed via projector includes the title "Short-term Milestones."
  • A panelist speaks into a handheld microphone while looking at the moderator. A second panelist sits beside her.
  • An attendee laughs while standing in front of the microphone that audience members can use to ask presenters questions at R&E Week 2025.

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    Event Highlights

    The 2025 BioInnovation Forum’s keynote and featured sessions focused on biologics, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, industrial biotechnology, building New York’s biotech ecosystem and supporting public-private innovation.  

    New programming, such as the Pathbreaking Research Talk Series, highlighted faculty excellence across disciplines, while innovation-focused sessions, including the first Research and Innovation Startup Exchange (RISE) cohort’s final pitch, emphasized pathways from discovery to real-world application.

    The week concluded with Celebrating Research from Innovation to Impact. More than 25 members of the UAlbany community were recognized for their research, scholarship and inventions.  

    The Division for Research & Economic Development also introduced a set of new award categories that recognize excellence in research services and highlight the critical role of staff and administrative infrastructure in enabling high-impact research and innovation.

    Explore the full R&E Week 2025 schedule for more information.

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    Thank you to our R&E Week 2025 sponsors!

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    EY

    Fastenal

    GE Aerospace

    GlobalFoundries

    JPMorgan Chase

    PWC

    Times Union

    Division for Research & Economic Development

    New York State Writers Institute

    Office of the President

    Office of the Provost

    The University at Albany Foundation

    University Auxiliary Services

    Explore sponsorship opportunities for UAlbany's next R&E Week.