Farmingdale adds aeronautics minor
Farmingdale State College has landed a New York first: Starting this spring, it will be the only college or university in the state offering Air Force-designed aerospace classes. Designed to…
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Ecoclean boosts Copiague expansion
Doubling down on a green cleaning-products manufacturer planning a Copiague expansion was an easy call for the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency. The IDA, which in December approved a 10-year,…
At Adelphi, game jams and dunking robots
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s innovation future took the stage at Adelphi University this weekend, with multiple events attracting some of the region’s most technological minds. Adelphi was not…
Why the Flint disaster couldn’t happen here
By GREGORY ZELLER // Drink up, Long Island: A large-scale lead contamination like the one infecting the public water supply in Flint, Mich. can’t happen here. That’s the good word…
Cohen awarded top trauma designation
The American College of Surgeons has verified Cohen Children’s Medical Center as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center – the second time the ACS has granted top trauma marks to…
Suffolk IDA takes a shine to incubator project
To give spirits-focused startups a chance to properly ferment, two East End entrepreneurs have launched a “distillery incubator” – and the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency is picking up the…
Codagenix preps for fight against Zika virus
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook startup that digitally recreates viruses in order to reprogram their genomes is preparing to take on the Zika virus, which World Health Organization…
Northwell readies move into 3D markets
By GREGORY ZELLER // With 3D printing rapidly redefining what’s medically feasible, the Northwell Health system is rushing to study the commercial possibilities. Not only are scientists at the Feinstein Institute…
Feinstein launching Neural Tourniquet as newco
By GREGORY ZELLER // Meet Sanguistat, the corporate face of the latest technology spinning out of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. For now, Sanguistat is not an Inc….
Battle lines drawn, once more, over IDA powers
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s that time of the year again: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is gunning for centralized control of local economic development, and Brian McMahon is firing back. McMahon,…
A cure for the complexities of healthcare administration
By GREGORY ZELLER // Now entering its sixth year, FJD & Associates has made a name leveraging founder Fred Dunwoody’s long experience in the sales divisions of major-league imaging firms…
Loyalty for those in loyalty programs
By GREGORY ZELLER // A decade later, an original Long Island dotcom is still flying high. Expert Travel Services LLC, dba ExpertFlyer, went wheels-up in 2005, based on the combined…
At LaunchPad, not the same old crowd
LaunchPad’s monthly pitch nights are always populated with innovative thinkers promising economic innovation, and the latest installment was no exception. Among others, pitches came from George Kramer, founder and CEO…
Healthy interest at Cap Alliance pitch event
By GREGORY ZELLER // Lightning-round business pitches before an audience of potential investors have become the norm. What impressed Dave Calone on Friday was who was listening. Calone, president and…
Farmingdale in line for security center
Strengthening security across regional infrastructure and transportation systems is the focus of a new center coming to Farmingdale State College. Lieutenant Gov. Kathleen Hochul visited the FSC campus Thursday to…