In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
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Mentoring: Giving back (and helping yourself, too)
By MITCH MAIMAN // I’m a big proponent of giving back to the local economy – and one of the best ways to do that is through mentoring. My commitment…
No. 893: Summer steams in with music, law mergers and pharmacogenomics (Don’t know it yet? Well, you will!)
Let there be light: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the first full day of Summer 2024 – the Summer Solstice graced our Northern Hemisphere late Thursday afternoon, meaning…
State nod marks another win for ‘precision medication’
By GREGORY ZELLER // An accomplished Long Island biotech with a penchant for polymerase chain reaction-based DNA technologies has earned state approvals for a cutting-edge pharmacogenomic testing service. Pharmacogenomics, the…
It’s innovators vs. sham spirits in the war of the rosés
By ALLISON SINGH // When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed…
No. 813: Finding helium, remembering Roberto and collecting Canadian patents, with rhymes and reasons
Lost time: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and the end of another hit-or-miss summertime workweek – spotty rainstorms, half-speed productivity and a 50-50 shot that the person you’re looking…
Around the world, in 40 years, on the T7 express
By TOM MARINER // Rarely does technology development come full-circle like this. Its recent acquisition of Toronto-based Spindle BioTech has not only allowed Stony Brook’s Applied DNA Sciences to combine…
No. 805: A quick review featuring booze, burgers, Ernest Hemingway and polo matches, Bond-style
Speed zone: July is flying by, intrepid innovators – three speedy weeks in the books already, including this latest fleet workweek. Just one fast Friday before we downshift into…
No. 804: On pork products, sleek steamships and six-shooters, with tasty hubs and Emmy nominations
Summery summary: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island’s warm and muggy season continues. With international smokestorms, catastrophic flooding and near tsunamis threatening other national corners, a seasonably…
Applied DNA eyes big things in latest small package
By GREGORY ZELLER // At first glance, it may seem like a minor acquisition, but stay tuned – when Applied DNA Sciences makes “minor acquisitions,” seismic industrial shifts tend to…
No. 776: March finally ends, but SBU faculty, LinearDNA and artificial lifeforms are just getting started
Quarter pole: You survived the Winter That Winter Forgot … and now The March That Wouldn’t Die, as we reach the fifth (!) Friday of the month and the…
No. 764: On phantoms, PTAs and excellent emergency management, with summer vacations already in sight
Snowpe: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and if you were excited by that suggestion of coming snow in Tuesday’s newsletter – yeah, never mind. Instead, Long Island’s balmy Winter…
No. 763: Oh, Canada! Plus Galileo, original teddy bears, wealthy water works … and goody, goody, gumdrops!
Ever snowpeful: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we (roller)skate through another mild workweek in the Winter That Winter Forgot – though, is that a snowy Winter Recess for…
Albany accelerates future of DNA manufacturing, again
By GREGORY ZELLER // A modest state investment will help push a Long Island bioscience pioneer toward the brink of a DNA-manufacturing revolution. Through its Excelsior Jobs Program and chunky…
The Debrief: Opportunities converge at Midway Crossing
On an island where grandiose project proposals (commercial/residential megalopolises, indoor ski mountains, etc.) come and go, Midway Crossing gives pause. Not for its projected price, which is considerable ($2.8…