Drink it up: LI nitrate-buster earns NSF grant
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Science Foundation is backing a Long Island innovator’s efforts to remove nitrates from wastewater – potentially, an enormous win for regional aquifers and surface…
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CPI lands contract for Growler pods
Edgewood-based CPI Aerostructures has been awarded a $2.7 million contract to work on door and duct assemblies on the pods that house electronics on the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler aircraft,…
The Girl With the Forensic-Analysis Tattoo
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s “doctor,” not “girl,” thank you, and of her four tattoos – plus a fifth on the way – none is a dragon. But while Michelle Miranda…
NIH pumps $3M into Feinstein autism study
The National Institutes of Health will fund a two-year Feinstein Institute for Medical Research study exploring risk factors behind autism spectrum disorders in newborns. A $3 million NIH grant has…
Canon USA pumps $40M into Mass.-based biotech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Melville-based imaging giant Canon USA has reaffirmed its commitment to the healthcare sector, to the tune of $40 million. That’s how much the global imaging-solutions provider…
On time (and on budget, FYI) with Mobileware
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative Long Island software company is about to relaunch its flagship personal-budgeting app – one of the first downloads ever made available for the original…
PreciseLED: Bright lights, big thinking
By GREGORY ZELLER // Changes in the science of lighting gave Daniel Machlis’ inner entrepreneur a bright idea. Working for a Brooklyn-based family business that distributed products – including lighting…
Sahn Ward launches sustainability group
Three partners will form the backbone of a new Environment, Energy and Resources Practice Group at Uniondale law firm Sahn Ward Coschignano. Supported by two existing practice groups – Litigation…
Regional jobless rate continues slow slide
Long Island’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in August, down 0.4 percentage points from a year ago, the Labor Department announced Tuesday. Nassau County’s rate decreased by 0.3 percentage points…
NYC’s Vroom closes $50M expansion round
Vroom, the online used-car platform headquartered in NYC’s Flatiron district, has raised $50 million in a Series E round, the company announced Tuesday. The money will be used to resume…
Feinstein eyes bioelectronic BP breakthrough
A new study by the head of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research may open the door to bioelectronic treatments for hypertension and high blood pressure. In a study published…
Hofstra mechatronics lift SBU startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // Well, that worked just like they drew it up. Inside three short months, ThermoLift’s strategic research partnership with Hofstra University’s Center for Innovation has engineered advanced…
High caliber, high finance at LICA capital forum
By GREGORY ZELLER // If you’ve ever considered investing in smartphone-based job-candidate psychoanalysis, this was your event. Pitching everything from real-time commuter scheduling apps to, yes, a “mobile-powered talent-assessment system,”…
Albany electrifies municipal ZEV efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is opening its pocketbook to municipalities building new electric-vehicle infrastructure. The governor’s office announced this week that $3 million in funding is available for New…
Scheduling app schedules Apple debut
By GREGORY ZELLER // This time next month, there’ll be no excuse for forgetting to pick up junior after school. At least for iPhone users. Inventor Gregory Wagner, CEO of…