At our State Center for Advanced Technology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, we intend to provide an organizational framework and intellectual and material resources for the development of sensor-related technologies in New York State by facilitating partnership between NYS industry and university research, the most important outcome being new jobs and improved profitability and competitiveness of New York State businesses.

Why work with us?

Because this cooperation may dramatically enhance your:

Research and development.
Your R&D dollar will go much farther and with much less risk in a joint project with the Sensor CAT than if you go it alone. Also, your application for federal R&D grants and contracts will gain a lot of weight with our expert review and our contingency financial commitment.

Marketing and networking.
Though our personal communications and sponsored events, such as Long Island Sensor Showcases and Topical Workshops, we will increase your outreach for new customers and partners.

Recruiting.
Students and researchers, including those found and hired by the CAT specifically for those projects, who participate in joint projects, will become your natural source of high-quality work force.

Who works with us?

NYS and out-of-state companies that are involved with sensors: making sensors, using sensors, or selling sensor-based instruments.
More than 50 companies already benefit from our cooperation.

Big and small – all are welcome, all can gain:

Big – because we take on ourselves part of the risk inherent in breakthrough exploratory research, both in terms of personnel commitment and capital investments;

Small -- because we can help them succeed in the most critical early stages with our logistical, personnel, and financial support.

We can help you with

	Access to sensor-related intellectual resources of SUNY and beyond.
	Through our CAT, you will be able to tap into the deep and diverse, the flagship campus of the largest university of the State of New York. Moreover, we can locate anywhere in the world and hire to participate in our collaboration the best experts in any relevant field, using our professional connections and the well-developed logistics of a research university.
	Access to the state-of-the-art infrastructure and excellent prototyping
	and manufacturing capabilities.
	Working with us will give you the opportunity to use numerous world- class laboratories and shops at Stony Brook. As our Center will grow, you will have at your disposal new facilities developed with the needs of businesses like yours in mind.
	Access to our extensive network of industrial connections.
	Our first large-scale outreach event, the Long Island Sensor Showcase, attracted numerous high-tech companies in the area. We will vigorously promote our business partners through electronic tools, such as Web pages and databases, and by other outreach and marketing means, including personal connections on all levels.