Media Publicize New Research Center Coming to Long Island Campus

As seen in InnovateLI, The Island 360, and Patch (Oyster Bay), on Sept. 15, members of the New York Tech community and elected officials gathered on the Old Westbury campus for a ceremony at the site of the former 500 Building, which officially kicked off the construction of the Biomedical Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center (BRIIC). The project, expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025, will feature collaborative laboratories and cutting-edge imaging equipment, including a multi-color 3-D STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscope with a resolution approximately 10 times higher than standard confocal microscopes. The facility will also include a functional magnetic resonance imaging suite dedicated solely for research purposes. 

InnovateLI writes, “More than simply transforming the campus’ former ‘500 Building’ into a modern imaging mecca – a ginormous advantage for a region filled with biotechnology researchers (and biotech investments) – the BRIIC is a major component of New York Tech’s master strategy to qualify as a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning Research 2 University by 2028.”