Bionic hand, big stare top Hofstra pitch challenge
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 3D-printed bionic hand and a digital-age update on the classic “staring contest” were the big winners Thursday at the Hofstra University CPXi Venture Challenge. The…
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Jasmine Universe is now officially a thing
By GREGORY ZELLER // World, meet Universe. Jasmine Universe, an energy-use startup developing technology to maximize efficiency in home and work environments, made its official public debut Thursday at Advanced…
State microgrid program ups the ante
Another $8 million is up for grabs in Phase II of the NY Prize microgrid competition, officially kicked off Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Following 2015’s $8.3 million Phase I,…
Feinstein joins the LI Bioscience Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has joined the ranks of the Long Island Bioscience Hub. The Feinstein Institute, the research wing of the Northwell Health…
Plotting career choices beyond the lab
In what may be a collaborative first for Long Island’s innovation community, all of the region’s top research institutions will come together – along with representatives of the nation’s biggest…
At Impish Lee, everyone’s a softwear designer
By GREGORY ZELLER // Most startups must deal with a few curves. And then there’s Impish Lee, the Sea Cliff-based lingerie maker founded by sisters Noelle and Kali Ventresca. Manufacturing…
LI Index seeking new publisher
The Rauch Foundation is seeking proposals from other organizations to take over its Long Island Index project, launched in 2003 as an experiment in what has been called “advocacy through data.”…
The people have spoken: It’s 3D-printed tissue
With nearly half-a-million votes cast, Northwell Health is ready to declare a 3D bioprinting project the winner of its $100,000 Medical Innovation Contest. The month-long multimedia contest, featuring television commercials…
Moustache Brewing does a little aging of its own
By JIM MCCUNE // Enjoy them now, because they grow up so quickly. We’re talking, in this case, about Riverhead’s award-winning microbrewery, Moustache Brewing Co., which turns 2 on April…
Andrew Whiteley is now executively in residence
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s become vogue for research institutions to staff “entrepreneurs-in-residence,” experienced innovators who can help science-based startups find their commercial footing, because they’ve been there and done…
FDA has a date for stem cells hearing
The Food and Drug Administration has rescheduled a critical public hearing on potential regulations for the burgeoning stem cell industry. “Request for Comments – Draft Guidances Relating to the Regulation…
Updating you on: Graphometric startup Web4Sign
By GREGORY ZELLER // There are good signs at Web4Sign, where everything is proceeding as planned. The graphometrically inclined Italian import has completed its move into Stony Brook University’s Center…
At Botticelli, tapping into next-gen tastes
By GREGORY ZELLER // The irony is not lost on Salvatore Asaro. The president and CEO of Hauppauge-based Botticelli Foods recognizes the dichotomy in using social media, smartphone apps and…
1-800-Flowers in Facebook bot deal
By GREGORY ZELLER // Special delivery from 1-800-Flowers: The national retailer has launched an automated “chatbot” that can answer questions, make gift suggestions and process orders through Facebook Messenger. The…
ExcelAire winging it west to Oakland
By GREGORY ZELLER // ExcelAire has landed in Oakland. Actually, the MacArthur Airport-based charter-flight manager has maintained and operated a privately owned Legacy 600 jet based at California’s Oakland International…