Boston University has some of the finest on-campus business incubation facilities in the United States, including the Business Incubator at the Photonics Center. This 23,500 net sq. ft. facility opened in October of 2000 with the ability to flexibly house up to 14 start-up companies. The Photonics Incubator not only provides companies with the tools necessary to accelerate their growth and entry into the market, but through BU’s Kindle Mentoring Program, the Incubator offers students the opportunity to work alongside entrepreneurs and technologists to gain real-world experience in their field.

Companies in the Incubator have worked with the Center’s faculty, engineering staff, and graduate students to develop technologies and products that include a laser system for the treatment of glaucoma, a PET ring for the early detection of cancer, specialty optical fiber for telecommunications, and a sequencer for decoding the human genome.

Key features of the incubator include:

• Reconfigurable, dedicated spaces to flexibly house companies for 2-24 months
• Shared access to photonics laboratories and capital equipment within the Photonics Center
• Conference and meeting space
• Shared building services
• High-speed Internet access
• Parking at Charles River campus

To learn more about The Photonics Center’s Incubator, please visit http://www.bu.edu/photonics/ or contact Tom Dudley (tjdudley@bu.edu).