University of Cambridge Chooses West Harlem Factory District for First U.S. Innovation Cohort

Cambridge Enterprise, the innovation arm of the University of Cambridge, has chosen West Harlem’s Factory District for the first U.S. outpost of its new Leap program, establishing a new pipeline that will bring Cambridge Enterprise companies to New York to pursue investors, customers, clinical relationships and opportunities for growth in the American market.

The inaugural New York Leap cohort includes five Cambridge Enterprise portfolio companies spanning the fields of brain cancer, multiple sclerosis and CNS therapeutics, aging-related disease, tumor measurement and integrated photonics. They include Verinnogen, Streamtrix, Aila Biotech, Senesys.Bio and Wave Photonics.

The companies will be based in Janus Property Company’s West Harlem Factory District, where they will utilize lab and office space and benefit from the specialized facilities and concentration of research institutions and startups of Innovation Triangle, as well as introductions to investors and potential commercial and clinical partners. The West Harlem outpost represents the second Leap cohort, following one in London.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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