SPIR (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence)
Clive Clayton, Director
Tel. (631) 632-9272
In today's rapidly changing business environment it's essential that businesses stay on top of advances in technology. Keeping up with these developments, though, can be difficult and costly. That's where the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) can help. Through the resources of four State University of New York (SUNY) engineering programs, SPIR hopes to revitalize and redirect New York State industry by moving it toward an economy based on technical knowledge and the development of new technologies. The four campuses, Binghamton, Buffalo, New Paltz and Stony Brook, offer an engineering resource that is unparalleled in New York State. Whether you're a small firm looking to streamline your manufacturing processes, a large high-tech company seeking to expand your international horizons, or a company exploring ways to adapt to new environmental regulations, SPIR's goal is to make your business more competitive.

Office of Technology Licensing and Industrial Relations
Chester A. Bisbee, Ph.D., J.D., Director
Tel: (631) 632-9009
The mission of the Office of Technology and Industry Relations is to facilitate the movement of research results from the University to private companies, so that products can be developed and commercialized based on this new knowledge. These results may take the form of invention, discoveries, processes, techniques, devices, and substances of both a physical and biological nature. Companies interested in commercializing these technologies can obtain exclusive licenses to use them in the development of new products or processes. Technology can be transferred by a variety of mechanisms including: Licensing Agreements, R&D Agreements, and Materials Agreements. Other, more generic forms of technology transfer include the publication of scientific results and the training of students who eventually find employment in industry.

Technology Learning Center
Dr. Ted Teng, Director
Tel: (631) 632-8962
The Technology Learning Center (TLC) offers on-site programs of graduate instruction and professional study tailored to the specific needs of domestic and international industry. Specially appointed instructors with educational and industrial expertise currently offer 10 to 15 weeks of instruction in C++, Java, Visual Basic, Windows NT, Microsoft COM, Active X with C++, and Unix computer languages. Additionally, TLC also offers graduate programs in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Technology Systems Management, Materials Science, and Mechanical Engineering. TLC uses a variety of instructional methods, including on-site teleconferencing programs, the Internet, "in-plant" courses delivered by College of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty, and video-taped lectures.

Center for Emerging Technologies
Pat Malone, Director
Tel: (631) 632-8433
Competing in an expanding global marketplace means having a workforce that is at the forefront in developing and utilizing emerging technologies. This center delivers programs that prepare a world class workforce with the emerging professional, business and technical skills so necessary to our internet driven economy. Programs are offered in a convenient, technology friendly environment.