A Forward Thinking High Tech Community

Founded in 2001, the High Tech Business Council (HTBC) is a not-for-profit organization established to create a connected community of forward thinking business and academic leaders who are driven to expand the vibrant high tech industry in the Greater Rochester New York region.  The High Tech Business Council is a focal point where technology companies and research institutions develop collaborative relationships to help drive the growth of their business.  We are devoted to fostering networking, matchmaking and learning opportunities among our members to help drive the growth of their business.

In 2007, HTBC formed a partnership with Greater Rochester Enterprise (GRE), a regional economic development organization, which provides access to resources, programs and business opportunities that benefit HTBC member companies.  HTBC’s operations are co-located with GRE.

HTBC’s members represent technology-driven companies in established and emerging industry sectors in the Greater Rochester region.

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Alternative Energy
• Biosciences and Life Sciences
• Food and Agriculture
• Information Technology
• Optics and Imaging
• Telecommunications

Our membership also includes professional services firms that support technology companies, along with colleges and universities that develop the skilled and educated workforce and conduct cutting edge research.

Mission
Our mission is to develop an environment where technology companies and research institutions can broaden their network, learn about emerging opportunities, gain insights into resources and capabilities located nearby, and explore collaborative relationships that accelerate the growth of their business.

Our Strategy

• Establish industry networks in key sectors, such as biosciences and life sciences, and information technology and communications where organizations can meet, share ideas, address common issues, and explore mutually beneficial opportunities.
• Create networking, communication, and collaboration opportunities by exposing HTBC members to
  • Cutting edge research and emerging technologies
  • New market opportunities
  • Best practices
• Conduct programs on needs and issues of interest to high tech companies and research institutions
• Build a culture that embraces matchmaking and rainmaking by continually seeking to identify mutually beneficial opportunities
• Foster cross-organization networking and collaboration with associations and other member organizations
• Promote the successes of High Tech Business Council members

We know that as organizations build an extended and collaborative network, it will lead to a greater exchange of business insights, knowledge, and forward thinking that create new growth opportunities for technology-driven enterprises. In so doing, a stronger high tech industry will thrive within the Greater Rochester New York region.