A new index listing has Applied DNA Sciences anticipating new growth – and increased exposure to potential financiers. The Stony Brook-based biotech firm, which provides botanical-DNA-based security and authentication, has…
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a new roster of heavy-hitting contributors, an advanced prototype being readied for field tests and significant fundraising in the bank – plus another major investment…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Bioscience Hub has announced plans to award $8.4 million in grants to local startups bringing bio-medical breakthroughs to market. The hub is a…
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the world’s busiest mobile-app makers is on the move. Zuznow, an Israeli firm ranked by tech-industry watchdog Gartner Analysts as a Top 10 vendor…
By GREGORY ZELLER // The wheels in Brad Darrohn’s head go round and round. Although the LI Brew Bus started rolling only three weeks ago, the guided tours of Long…
LaunchPad Long Island, the chain of independently operated co-working spaces, has wandered a little far afield from an original focus of tech-centric startups, but its latest space at NYIT Old Westbury’s…
By J.L. KOMINICKI // In a decided victory for Port Jefferson-based startup Nomorobo, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules that give telephone companies wide latitude in blocking robocalls and…
By GREGORY ZELLER // At the intersection of art, science and community, there is Signwave. Founder and President Dan Simon’s nine-month-old Islandia company designs and manufactures all shapes and sizes…
By GREGORY ZELLER // LISTnet has kicked off a networking and mentorship organization for the founders of local startups, and there’s no technical background required, despite its connection to the…
Lake Success-based Dealertrack Technologies has agreed to be acquired by Atlanta’s Cox Automotive for $4 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday. Dealertrack, which employs about 500 locally, has been…
Many CEOs and businesses capitalize on Long Island’s burgeoning innovation economy, but few support it like Mitch Maiman and Intelligent Product Solutions, a Hauppauge consultancy focused on product design. With…
By GREGORY ZELLER // It may be the most unique professional trifecta in Long Island history. Radiological technologist Patrick Gaeta, an X-ray technician at Port Jefferson’s Long Island Bone and…
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Survey climbed 1.4 points to 98.3 as six of 10 components improved. “It appears that the small-business sector has finally attained a normal level of…
By GREGORY ZELLER // An Aquarius with a waterborne name, born to two Pisces, Marina Montes has been treading aquatic allusions all her life. She finally decided to just go with…
By GREGORY ZELLER // BDS Capital Management is doubling down on technology with a second venture fund that will invest between $25 million and $40 million, largely in Long Island…