BROOKHAVEN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY CLOSES ON BIOTECH FIRM

06/09/25

FARMINGVILLE, NY (June 9, 2025) – Frederick C. Braun III, Chairman of the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development

Agency (IDA) announced that the Agency has closed on a package of economic incentives that will allow a biotechnology company in Stony Brook University’s Long Island High Tech Incubator (LIHTI) to buy and equip an industrial building in Bellport, allowing it to expand and return outsourced manufacturing to Long Island.

The closing on June 6, 2025, involves incentives for Biocogent LLC, which focuses on research, development, and the manufacturing of biologically active dermatologic ingredients for skincare. It manufactures 17 dermatologic products, including a bacteriophage to treat acne, that are sold to over-the-counter skincare and medical-care markets, with $20 million in global sales.

The incentives will allow Biocogent to buy a 10,000-square-foot building at 9 Sawgrass Drive in Bellport near two existing facilities used by the company. The total cost of the project is $4.25 million. It will allow the company, which currently has 42 employees with an average salary of $129,000, to create six more positions.

Biocogent, which has 12,000 square feet at the incubator, plans to discontinue using the university space, where it conducts research and development. It said space limitations have constrained its growth.

The new project will be the third building at the company’s Bellport campus. The first is used for operating and warehouse space, the second for process manufacturing, and the third for research and development, and bio-manufacturing. Biocogent is buying the building, formerly used to distribute electronic components, from CJR Holding LLC.

About the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency

Since 1970, the mission of the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency is to improve the quality of life for Brookhaven residents by promoting and assisting the growth of businesses that support the Town through capital investment and the creation and retention of jobs. The IDA has issued millions of dollars in tax exempt or taxable bonds and assisted in straight lease deals to encourage companies to either locate or expand in the Town of Brookhaven. This assistance has been extended to companies, both large and small, and has resulted in the direct creation of thousands of jobs for Brookhaven residents. The IDA assists a wide range of companies, including American Regent, Burmax, Framerica, Intercounty Appliance. and D&F Patchogue. For more information, visit BrookhavenIDA.org or call (631) 406-4244.

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