Nanomaterials, photonics, medical imaging, and quantitative analytics are some of the core technologies that are driving the growth of the life sciences industry in the Greater Rochester, NY Region. They have been integrated into products such as diagnostic instruments, noninvasive medical imaging systems, and prescription contact lenses for local companies such as Carestream Health, CooperVision, and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.

With more than 70 life sciences companies and extensive research and development resources such as the University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, discoveries can be readily advanced from the lab into new treatments and cures.

Leveraging the capabilities and expertise among many precision manufacturers, software development firms, and research institutions, a diverse and highly skilled technical and engineering environment is readily available to collaborate in the development, prototyping, and commercialization of medical devices, biotech products, and healthcare IT applications.

Medical Devices
Bausch & Lomb	Contact lenses and eye care medicines
Carestream Health Inc.	Medical and dental imaging systems
CooperVision, Inc.	Prescription contact lenses
Getinge USA, Inc.	Infection control equipment
Lucid, Inc.	Non-invasive cellular imagers of living skin tissue
Nalge Nunc, division of Thermo Fisher Scientific	Labware and disposable plastic ware
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson Company	Immunodiagnostic systems
Biotech and Pharmaceutical
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Biocompatible coatings for medical devices
Genencor International	Protein (enzyme) products used for industrial applications
Lake Immunogenics	Polyclonal antibodies
SIMpore Inc.	Membranes and membrane-enabled products
Vaccinex	Human therapeutic monoclonal antibodies
Bioinformatics and Healthcare IT
Bio-Optronics, Inc.	Healthcare workflow software
eHealth Global Technologies, Inc.	Health record retrieval service
Focused Medical Analytics, LLC	Healthcare services analytical software
iCardiac Technologies, Inc.	Cardiac safety analytics and services
Logical Images, Inc.	Visual diagnostic information for healthcare
MediSked LLC	Health scheduling and service tracking
Virtualscopics, Inc.	Quantitative imaging for clinical trials
Life Sciences Research
Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute	Heart and blood vessels susceptibility to disease
Center for Future Health	Health status information through personal health technology
Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology	Research into immunological mechanisms
Clinical and Translational Science Institute	Clinical and translational research
International Center for Hearing and Speech Research	Basic and applied research related to hearing loss
Strong Children's Research Center	Pediatric research

To view a S.W.O.T. analysis written by Dr. Raili Kerppolla, Vice President, Pharmaceuticals Evaluation and Licensing, Bausch & Lomb, regarding the life sciences industry and the Rochester Region's place in this growing industry,
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