Applied Sciences Group, Inc.

Ethox International, a medical device maker based in Buffalo, has contracted to help develop and manufacture a non-invasive heart monitoring system invented at the University at Buffalo.

Scivanta Medical Corp. of Spring Lake, N.J., contracted with Ethox to develop the catheter portion of the system, in return for manufacturing rights.

In addition, Applied Sciences Group Inc. in Cheektowaga will provide software engineering for the device's electronics under a Scivanta contract worth up to $400,000.

It's mid-May and Paul Buckley is preparing for the onslaught of resumes from new graduates, all looking for a job with a local tech company that will allow them to stay or come back to Western New York.

But Buckley, president of Applied Sciences Group Inc., says the other part of the problem is the graduates are not qualified for the jobs he has available.

Expanding opportunities in the life sciences sector is boosting revenues and employment at an area technology company.

Applied Sciences Group Inc. has signed a lease at Calspan Office Park for a 7,000-square-foot space. The company will move from a 5,000-square-foot office on Cayuga Road leased from Ciminelli Development.