SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University announced that it received a $500,000 capital fund grant from Brooklyn to construct a research space.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams awarded the grant to SUNY to construct a state-of-the-art biotechnology research and manufacturing space at BioBAT, a nonprofit organization seeking to grow the biotechnology industry in New York City. The grant is slated to allow BioBAT to accommodate new companies that are expanding to or moving to New York, according to a news release.

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