The Finger Lakes New Knowledge
Fusion Project
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is a grant that drives economic development
in New York’s
Finger Lakes region by enticing this region's expert resources
in the fields of agriculture and technology to partner on collaborative
projects. Lead organizations supporting this grant include:
- Cornell University's College of Agriculture & Life Sciences / NYS Agricultural
Experiment Station
- Infotonics Technology Center
- Ontario
County Office of Economic Development
- Finger Lakes Workforce Investment
Board.
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Funded through the National
Science Foundation,
as part of its Partnerships
for Innovation Program, this
grant aims to stimulate new business generation by combining
the expertise of scientists in both the agricultural and
biotechnology fields, to create new cutting edge technologies
and products in these fields. It is with these activities
that the grant will urge these new businesses to settle in
this region, creating economic growth especially in the agricultural
and technology arenas, which is already underway as Cornell
University has recently opened their new Cornell
Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva, NY.
In creating these new technologies and businesses, it necessary
to be mindful of educating both the surrounding community
and tomorrow’s workforce as
to all the new and exciting activities happening in the food/agriculture and
technology arenas and the vast opportunities there are to go into careers in
the fields. Therefore this grant aims to develop events
and activities to involve, educate, and excite this greater
community as the region as a whole looks towards the future.
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