Merry Christmas, small business people
By GREGORY ZELLER // Small businesses engaged in research and development are among those unwrapping a shiny present from the federal government, in the form of dozens of business-tax provisions…
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DepYmed wins Accelerate funding
By Gregory Zeller // A Cold Spring Harbor biotech startup is the 10th and final recipient in the first co-funding round backed by Accelerate Long Island and the Long Island…
The Debrief: Getting Broad Hollow out of park
A Long Island lifer – he earned an undergraduate degree at C.W. Post and an MBA at Adelphi University before serving as president of the Lake Success-based subsidiary of Norwegian…
Biohub awards $900K in research funding
Thirteen grants totaling $900,000 have been awarded by the Long Island Bioscience Hub in its first-ever funding round. The hub – a National Institutes of Health-supported partnership between Stony Brook…
Hofstra revamps its student pitch program
The CPXi Challenge has returned to Hofstra University – slightly tweaked, in hopes of involving and inspiring a greater number of innovative thinkers. Hofstra graduate and trustee Mike Seiman, founder…
For SCCC startups, space is the final hurdle
By GREGORY ZELLER // Suffolk County Community College was approved for the Start-Up NY program this week, but it could be some time before there’s space for the state-run economic-development…
Harvest Bakery lands Suffolk IDA support
The Suffolk County IDA approved a benefits package to assist an expansion of Harvest Bakery, a manufacturer of home-style bakery products for local vendors and wholesale distribution, at 865 Waverly Ave. in Holtsville….
State adds 16 to Start-Up NY program; none here
Sixteen new companies have been added to the Start-Up NY program, with next-level technological endeavors once again setting the tone. Start-Up NY creates zones around colleges and universities where businesses…
NYC exec named to bioentrepreneur program
A business-development expert with a biomedical background has been named the Long Island Bioscience Hub’s latest bioentrepreneur-in-residence. Derek Brand, who most recently served as vice president of business development at…
SyNC is taking your little piggies to market
By GREGORY ZELLER // Sharone Piontkowksi loves feet. Jonathan Glibert predicts “a forever stream of income.” Paul Schwartz is on board, literally. And don’t get Shlomo Piontkowski started. That’s the…
Babylon, Hempstead land clean water funds
A $1.8 million award for the Town of Babylon and a $450,000 stipend for the Town of North Hempstead were among the $75 million in state grants for water-infrastructure improvements…
Another, yawn, record quarter for Applied DNA
Another quarter, another revenue record for Applied DNA Sciences. Chief Executive Officer James Hayward’s Stony Brook biotech firm, which provides unique DNA-based anti-theft and product-authentication solutions, announced FY2015 fourth-quarter earnings…
North Shore partners with Miami health firm
A research agreement between the North Shore-LIJ Health System and a Florida-based healthcare company could help doctors better predict susceptibility to cancer, cardiac conditions and neurological disorders before a person…
A fix for malfunctioning mitochondria
By GREGORY ZELLER // A tri-state connection may soon unravel the mystery of mitochondrial disease – a potential breakthrough for patients with type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and a host…
Design Edge up for top toy honors
By GREGORY ZELLER // Friends up high in the Walt Disney Co. and a digital upgrade have revived a popular children’s product from a decade ago – and earned the…