Breaking the Mold: How University at Albany’s Economic Development Office Uses Salesforce for Economic Growth Reporting

Unlike many university departments that focus on student lifecycles, the University at Albany’s Office of Economic Development prioritizes supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. By adopting Salesforce, this department has created a centralized system to track programs, client engagement, and economic impact metrics—helping tell the broader story of their contributions to regional and campus-wide growth.

In this webinar, we will cover:

• How UAlbany’s Economic Development team tailored Salesforce to its unique needs outside the student lifecycle model.

• The importance of fostering campus-wide buy-in for data sharing and collaboration across departments.

• Using centralized data to tell a compelling story of economic growth, including metrics like funding raised, job creation, and program outcomes.

• Lessons learned from working with Redpath to develop an efficient and scalable system.

This webinar is designed for higher education professionals managing innovation programs, economic development, or similar initiatives. Learn how to build cross-departmental support and use data to highlight the impact of your work.

Artificial intelligence is transforming all aspects of healthcare, from diagnostics to medical devices and from drug development to care delivery. We at LifeSciencesNY believe now is the time to seize opportunities in this transformative technology.

Join us on Wednesday, June 5th, at the University at Albany as we bring together leading researchers, product developers, and cutting-edge startups for a statewide symposium focused on challenges, collaboration, and opportunities in the field.

The program will include:

• Keynote speaker, Kesh Kesavadas, PhD, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University at Albany: “Emerging Opportunities in AI in the Life Sciences.”

• Two interactive panel discussions featuring:

  • Academics from leading New York State universities on the state of AI research, best practices, and addressing the challenge of algorithmic bias;

  • Representatives from New York-based life sciences companies on using AI in healthcare products and drugs.

• A spotlight conversation with New York healthcare startups focused on innovation and leading-edge technology

• Active networking and opportunities for collaboration and partnership.

Lunch is included, and the program will conclude with a networking reception from 3-4 pm.

We hope that you will join us Thursday evening May 30th  from 5:30-8:30 at Albany Medical College and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health’s Pitch Night – an opportunity to see the latest updates from our 2024 Bioinnovation Bootcamp cohort! Our innovative participants are entrepreneurs, clinicians, faculty, postdocs, and students developing products, solutions, and technologies in the medical and life sciences space. If you would like to join us for this event, please register here. Registration is free, but required. Detailed information about event logistics will be sent to all registrants in advance. Questions? Reach out to innovation@amc.edu.

Thank you to our partners and sponsors for their support of this program that will allow us to award over $25,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to the top pitches.

The 8th Annual Awards Ceremony, presented by Upstate Capital Association of New York recognizes the most deals and the most active dealmakers across the state. Jack Greco, Co-founder & GP of Farout VC and Co-founder of ACV Auctions, will be the host.