Empire State Development (ESD) today announced more than $3 million in grants have been awarded to 28 New York-based small businesses through Round 4 of the Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) Innovation Matching Grants program.

Balu-Iyer, a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, leads an innovative and productive research program in the area of protein therapeutics and immunotherapy.

Dr. Newbold brings over 30 years of business development and alliance management experience to EDI, having led business teams in negotiating over $1.5 billion in announced pharma and biotech deals.