Better late than never, SBU officially installs McInnis
By GREGORY ZELLER // Twenty months since she was announced by the SUNY Board of Trustees – and more than 16 since she actually assumed the office – Maurie McInnis…
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With Goddard on board, Qunnect fires all rockets
By GREGORY ZELLER // If ever there was a can’t-miss 21st Century business proposition, un-hackable communications networks just might be it. Ultra-secure networking is a rock-solid concept with vast potential…
New categories, competitors fill third-annual Crushies
By GREGORY ZELLER // With new hops in its step, one of Long Island’s most innovative awards/marketing programs is back for another round, and bigger than ever. Organizers are already…
For ‘ancient DNA’ researchers, ethics never go extinct
By GREGORY ZELLER // Every human being deserves respect – even humans who walked the Earth 10,000 years ago. So says an international assemblage of modern-day scientists – more than…
In Feinstein licensing deal, real movement on paralysis
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with a medical-device startup harnessing the power of neurostimulation. Based on research conducted at…
Marking a half-century of medical invention, with style
By GREGORY ZELLER // Fifty years later, not much has changed for medical-product consultancy MIDI Product Development – except its ever-evolving technological capabilities, its larger role in the client’s commercialization…
At Hofstra, big changes only start with new president
By GREGORY ZELLER // Hofstra University’s new president has been ceremonially inaugurated – and with the pomp and circumstance finished, she’s getting right back to business. Susan Poser actually took…
Pruned in politics, blooming in same-day deliveries
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Everything Happens for a Reason Department comes Adam Haber, who’s made multiple unsuccessful runs for public office – and instead of wading through the…
Northwell, Walgreens announce ‘strategic affiliation’
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York State’s largest healthcare provider and one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains are joining forces. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health, which boasts more practitioners…
Ceremonies end, but work continues for 9/11 heroes
By GREGORY ZELLER // The heart-rending memorial ceremonies are over, the “never forget” reminders have ceased, the calendar moves on – and once again, the brutal and shattering terrorist attacks…
Albany pumps $40M into biotech commercialization
By GREGORY ZELLER // Good news for Long Island’s impressive biotech-research corridor: New York State has opened a new Biodefense Commercialization Fund designed to speed promising life-science research to market….
Dual verticals help additive-manufacturing ace add on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two distinct additive-manufacturing solutions are keeping a 3D-printing pioneer in growth mode, despite the pandemic’s lingering drag. Chem3 LLC (dba ChemCubed) produces “jettable nanocomposites” that can be…
Bush, Obama aides named Hofstra Presidential Fellows
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two heavy-hitting political operatives with presidential pedigrees will share their insights and expertise with the Hofstra University community. Philip Schiliro, director of legislative affairs and special…
St. Joe’s professor blasts off for Mars, via Moscow
By GREGORY ZELLER // A St. Joseph’s College professor is going to Mars. At least, virtually – though her adventure will pave the road for future astronauts actually trekking where…
It’s not brain surgery (actually, it is – and it’s amazing)
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Bohemia-based med-tech with an eye for optics has introduced a breakthrough wearable technology for brain surgeons. Designs for Vision, a circa-1961 manufacturer riding the cutting…