In tattoo removal, it’s all about thinking backwards
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you’ve ever wanted a tattoo but balked at that whole, you know, forever thing, hang on. Joseph Miccio is back at the drawing board. In…
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Riverhead in line for state housing support
The state announced $141 million in support for affordable housing projects, including $5.4 million for a planned Riverhead development. The Finger Lakes region (six total awards for $26.5 million) will…
And yes, you can have fries with this
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Cluck ’n Moo, an innovative substitute for the classic beef patty that introduces lean poultry to the mix, is ready to take wing. Inventor Steve Gold…
DEBRIEF: Debbi Honorof, Hofstra University
As she assembles a summer course for Hofstra’s Precollegiate Career Discovery Institute — “21st Century Skills for Teens: Thriving in a Rapidly Changing, Hyper-Connected Global Economy” — Continuing Education chief…
Hofstra-NSLIJ med school graduates first class
The Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine graduated its first class on Monday, sending 30 pioneering students off to post-graduate residencies at North Shore, Duke University Medical Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital,…
State launches women-focused investment fund
New York State is unwrapping a $2 million investment fund to support minority- and women-owned business enterprises. The MWBE Investment Fund, managed by Rochester-based venture capital firm Excell Partners, will…
Leading the fight against C. Diff
By GREGORY ZELLER // Researchers battling the insidious clostridium difficile infection are making progress on several new fronts, including a novel “poop pill” developed by Symbiotic Health, a spinoff from North…
Serious brain drain: When CSHL considered leaving
Cold Spring Harbor Lab officials considered moving the facility off Long Island in 1948 due to transportation concerns and the fact that local life was not very “rich.” At the…
Cuomo orders minimum wage panel
Attention food startups: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered up a state wage board to study the food sector in New York and make recommendations on the minimum wage workers should…
Hain Celestial posts record quarterly sales
Lake Success-based Hain Celestial Group reported record third-quarter numbers led by surging sales of its organic products and the boost of new acquisitions, despite the impact of a strong U.S….
Goddard Labs snags biotech honor
Goddard Labs, a Calverton-based startup that has developed breakthrough food and water testing technology, has been named Best in Show of the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels’ 1st Pitch Life Sciences…
Quick — how do I grow my business?
You’ve heard of speed dating and speed networking. Now comes speed … mentoring. Set for May 19, the program is an outreach by the state’s year-old Business Mentor NY initiative…
In gluten-free baking, still room for innovation
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Bakers are no longer known primarily for innovation. Television contests may demand interesting new shapes for cookies and cakes, but in the early 21st century, virtually…
Sharestates lands $30M to expand RE investments
Sharestates, the Great Neck-based online real estate investment platform, announced a $30 million commitment from Ranger Direct Lending Fund that will expand the startup’s direct lending in residential, commercial and mixed-use properties…
Farmingdale opens biz school expansion
Farmingdale State College officially opened its three-story, $19.3 million business school expansion on Thursday, adding new classrooms — eight of them with tiered “collaborative” seating — and offices for 40…