Kapen: As feds get act together, crowdfunding climbs
By GREGORY ZELLER // Seven years after a new federal law attempted to kickstart the startup market, investors and entrepreneurs are still finding their way – but a few key…
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Heavy-hitting LI BioMentor Initiative makes it official
By GREGORY ZELLER // A high-octane effort to unite regional bioentrepreneurs with qualified business mentors has formally launched – though the Long Island BioMentor Initiative is already quite busy. The…
Forget something? NY’s life-sci panel (mostly) stiffs LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Eyeing a “vibrant life-sciences ecosystem” across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the launch of a new Life Science Advisory Board – but the high-profile…
Long-lasting glaucoma fix? They can see it from here
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Stony Brook biotech looking to carve a nanotech niche in the science of glaucoma treatment is eyeing some impressive laboratory results. Sustained Nano Systems, working…
Stony Brook research pioneers land major NAI honors
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Stony Brook University professors have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, among the highest honors bestowed upon academic innovators. Arie Kaufman, distinguished…
Familiar names abound in Center for Biotech awards
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several breakout research projects – and a few familiar faces from the cutting edge – scored funding this week through Stony Brook University’s annual biotechnology awards…
An eye on changing (forever) how medicine is taken
By GREGORY ZELLER // As a writer of mystery novels, Barry Libin understands the creative process. (His “The Mystery of the Milton Manuscript,” in fact, may be the vanguard of…
An SBU sweep in Bioscience Hub’s latest round
By GREGORY ZELLER // Five research projects targeting advanced medical-imaging applications, computer-based drug discoveries and a range of new pharmaceutical treatments will be backed by the Long Island Bioscience Hub….
Big investment, tiny particles and a giant leap for BNL
BY MICHAEL FAIRLIE // Brookhaven National Laboratory is stepping up its electromicroscopy game, in a big way. The fiscal year 2017 New York State budget includes $15 million for the…
Innovations, advice abound in SBU’s 2017 Boot Camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // These boots are made for talking – and now, several enterprising innovators have a firmer grasp on what to say, and how to say it, when…
Energy, life sciences pace 2017 Innovation Boot Camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several innovators sitting on potentially game-changing technologies have been selected for one of Long Island’s most effective commercialization crash courses. Stony Brook University has announced the…
At MIDI, taking the cutting edge on the road
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nearly a year after giving itself a massive home-field advantage, MIDI Medical Product Development is putting in some roadwork. Last week, it was Medical Device &…
LI rainmakers applaud Albany’s life-science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // A day before sharing his 2017 social and economic vision for Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered some music for the Island’s ears. Cuomo, who on…
Center for Biotechnology answers feds’ ‘Challenge’
A $500,000 U.S. Department of Commerce “challenge award” for the Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University is part of a $15 million round of federal economic-growth stipends – including…
LI Bioscience Hub backs 10 in new funding round
By GREGORY ZELLER // A fresh batch of commercially promising biomedical innovations has been funded by the Long Island Bioscience Hub. The LIBH’s third round of grant awards – bestowed…