The Debrief: Accelerate LI’s Meeting of the Minds
When last we spoke (he was a guest in December on Spark: The Innovate Long Island Podcast), Accelerate Long Island Program Director Dan Lloyd discussed Long Island’s potential as…
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No. 1047: On Moon missions, AI academies and the great champion of chimpanzees (with gefilte fish for all!)
Hi, holy days: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and a good Friday at that – literally, as Christianity tees up its most sacred weekend and Judaism settles into the…
No. 1045: Slowing climate laws, hastening cancer clues and enjoying a stiff one (the whiskey, not the Viagra)
(The last?) first pitch: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up another busy workweek – and unwrap the 2026 Major League Baseball season, which has officially taken…
SBU leads SUNY-wide effort to translate super-science
By GREGORY ZELLER // State University of New York flagship institution, endless superlatives for your burgeoning medical system, the only statewide campus with two Empire State Development-stamped Centers for Advanced…
No. 985: Snakes, chefs, IDA deals, historic moonwalks – and sincerest ‘tanks’ for our newest sponsor
Hot topics: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we dodge thunderstorms, huddle up in shady spots and otherwise keep our cool in what has been a sticky and sweaty…
As AI proliferates, Long Island carves out a sweet spot
By BRAD CARLSON // We can’t go long without seeing or hearing something about artificial intelligence these days. It burst onto the public scene with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
Research Week: Zucker School students reach beyond
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nearly 100 students from one of Long Island’s most prestigious medical schools have showcased research projects that go straight to the cutting edge – and well…
No. 925: Politics, shmolitics – let’s think positively with STEM Day, future journalists and Suffolk’s watery windfall
Just relax: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as we wrap up a busy and momentous week for America and her intrepid innovation economy. Let’s stick politics in a sack and…
No. 924: The lab lights up, basketball begins, sax sells and elections end (sorta)
And the winner is…: You, intrepid innovator, as you emerge live (and well?) from Election 2024. Do we have a clear-cut winner? As of press deadline Tuesday, polls were still…
Collaborations will bring CSHL to Broadway, and beyond
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island mecca of scientific discovery that largely flies under the radar is about to gain some well-earned recognition, for its unparalleled cancer-related research and…
No. 920: The Earth evolves, iPods tune up, SBU medical goes global and Johnny Carson lives (sorry, no)
You want fries with that? Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Grimace runs out of magic, political pundits quarter-pound away on that ill-conceived McDonald’s stunt and another flame-broiled workweek drives…
With $150M ante, Albany all-in on LI’s BioGenesis Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // A whopping nine-digit state investment will spark a groundbreaking Cell and Gene Therapy innovation hub on Long Island. Albany is anteing up $150 million – including…
No. 879: Maypoles, grumps, heroic cardiologists – and na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na … Batman!
Mayday! Mayday! This is not a red alert, dear readers, though it is a red-letter date as the new month begins and we hurdle the hump of this busy…
CSHL, Northwell extend cancer-fighting ‘affiliation’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two of Long Island’s cornerstone bioscience institutions have extended a longstanding – and highly successful – collaboration. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and New Hyde Park-based Northwell…
In Cell and Gene hub, LI’s best socioeconomic destiny
By GREGORY ZELLER // The cutting-edge Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Hub coming to Nassau County will do more than “radically alter the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases,”…