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.”…
News
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…
Geek Squad will roll in the Prius C
The Geek Squad is getting a little less geeky. Best Buy’s technical support unit will begin replacing its signature Volkswagen Beetles with Toyota’s Prius C hybrids, the company announced, each…
Manetta merges with Harris Beach advisory
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island public affairs veteran Anthony Manetta has hitched his wagon to legal powerhouse Harris Beach. The former executive director of the Suffolk County Industrial Development…
The Marmalade is almost ready for drive time
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest grant from the Workforce Development Institute could help a longtime Long Island innovator hit the big time with an ultra-efficient drive system. Named by…
NYPA project named Grid Edge winner
A partnership between the New York Power Authority and Talisen Technologies has been named a 2016 winner of the Grid Edge Awards, which recognize the top 20 companies or projects…
At Zimm/Ed, feeling the learn
The interns aren’t the only ones doing the learning at ZimmEdU. Every semester, in addition to administrative help around the office, guest lectures from PR and media professionals and other…
Patent Board rejects challenge to CSHL research
By GREGORY ZELLER // A big win before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board will keep a versatile biomedical-research and drug-discovery tool in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s possession. The…