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Traverse, SUNY, DoD set big test for TRB-N0224

Stony Brook-based biotech Traverse Biosciences will share a Department of Defense award with SUNY Upstate Medical University to fund a critical field test of Traverse’s leading drug candidate. The effectiveness…


Study is big news for Vagus pioneer Tracey

By GREGORY ZELLER // Medical science has taken an enormous step toward “using electronics to replace drugs.” Kevin Tracey’s words sound downright science-fictional. And no, researchers cannot wave a medical…


Praise for Westbury’s $10M downtown award

By GREGORY ZELLER // Downtown Westbury will get a $10 million lift through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Cuomo, who’s been touring New York’s 10 economic zones this week…


Watchdog: Newsday buyback is good news

By GREGORY ZELLER // The international horse-trading that landed Long Island’s primary newspaper back in domestic hands is a horse of another color for a staunch opponent of the recent…


Applied DNA, Melville startup in doc deal

By GREGORY ZELLER // Applied DNA Sciences has its eyes on sensitive government documents and critical legal evidence. The Stony Brook-based supply-chain, anti-counterfeiting, anti-theft and product-authentication specialist has signed a…


Winthrop, NYU Langone in partnership talks

Mineola’s Winthrop-University Hospital is in partnership talks with NYU Langone Medical Center. “This first step represents a momentous milestone for Winthrop,” John Collins, the hospital’s president and chief executive, said…


GE stall, Asian slump nip Park Electrochemical

A weakened Asian market contributed to year-over-year and quarterly drops in net sales and earnings for Park Electrochemical Corp. – though an international aerospace rebound may have the Melville manufacturer…




Top SBDC honors for three LI entrepreneurs

Three Long Island small-business owners were among nine statewide earning SUNY Entrepreneur of the Year honors this week. Two clients of the Farmingdale State College Small Business Development Center and…




Arrow’s ACES strengthens IPS’s hand

By GREGORY ZELLER // Holding several ACES, it’s fair to say Intelligent Product Solutions likes the hand it’s been dealt. In the six months since Arrow Electronics named the Hauppauge-based…


LaunchPad, EisnerAmper pitch in on VC

By GREGORY ZELLER // Six Long Island startups made their way to Midtown Manhattan Monday night to pitch directly to top-shelf investors, a golden opportunity that could serve as a…