Section 209. Definitions

As used in this article, the following terms shall
  have the following meaning unless otherwise specified:
    1.  "Office"  shall  mean  the  New  York  state  office  of  science,
  technology and academic research.
    2. "Advisory council" shall mean the advisory council of the New  York
  state office of science, technology, and academic research.
    3.  "Executive  director" shall mean the executive director of the New
  York state office of science, technology, and academic research.
    4. "Research development program" shall mean the  program  established
  by  section  two hundred nine-p of this article to encourage and enhance
  the economic development role  of  academic  institutions  in  New  York
  state.    Such program shall include, but not be limited to, the faculty
  development program,  the  capital  facilities  program,  the  incentive
  program, and the centers for advanced technology development program.
    5.  "Primary host institution" shall mean, in a case where two or more
  institutions form a partnership or consortium of research entities,  one
  institution  must  be  designated  the  institution through which awards
  shall be administered.
    6. "Life sciences" shall mean those science  disciplines  relating  to
  the study of living organisms and vital processes.
    7.  "Enabling sciences" shall mean those science disciplines which may
  be directly applied to life science research, including but not  limited
  to,   engineering,   material   science,  chemistry,  computer  science,
  electronics, physics, bioinfomatics, nanotechnologies  and  applications
  of microelectronics and micro-electromechanical devices.
    8.  "Project sponsor" shall mean any public, not-for-profit private or
  academic research institution or any subsidiary thereof located  in  the
  state  of  New  York.  A  project  sponsor  may include a not-for-profit
  corporation created on behalf of a  public,  not-for-profit  private  or
  academic research institution.
    9.  "Construction"  shall  mean the erection, acquisition, alteration,
  reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, equipping,  enlargement  or
  extension   of  a  life  sciences  and/or  enabling  sciences  facility,
  including land acquisition and the  engineering,  architectural,  legal,
  fiscal  and  economic  investigations, studies, surveys, designs, plans,
  drawings, specifications, procedures and other  actions  relating  to  a
  life science or enabling science facility.