‘Everything everywhere’ with Anne Shybunko-Moore
By TOM MARINER // The title of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” accurately describes a treasure of Long Island, Anne Shybunko-Moore, CEO and owner of an important 52-year-old…
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Fifty years and one full circle at Contract Pharmacal
By TOM MARINER // A familiar theme for success – and for staying on Long Island – is “family owned and operated.” Look no further than Contract Pharmacal Corp., which…
Bioscience ‘roller coaster’ racing toward new heights
By TOM MARINER // Broad Hollow Bioscience Park has already contributed mightily to Long Island’s “bio” ecosystem – and an old friend of regional commercialization is poised to take it…
At CSHL, excellence has always started at the top
By TOM MARINER // Through 132 years, eight Nobel Prizes and a body of research that’s literally unmatched around the world, one thing has never changed at Cold Spring Harbor…
No. 709: It’s a heatwave, complete with fiery politics, hot dogs and an absolutely sizzling Carlos Santana
Wave as you go by: Welcome to Wednesday, red-hots, as we sweat out the summer’s first big-time heatwave – but proceed, undaunted, on our super-cool mission of inventive socioeconomic…
Graphic content: New York Tech’s animated history
By TOM MARINER // The $99.7 billion movie industry and the $198 billion videogame industry both bank on computer-generated realism that was birthed on Long Island. One master innovator on…
For videogame pioneers, the real ‘Pitfall’ was lethargy
By TOM MARINER // “Pitfall!,” the chart-topping 1982 videogame smash that spent 64 weeks atop the software charts, celebrated its 40th anniversary this spring. The birthday brought to mind memories…
At BNL, an energetic history of medical innovation
By TOM MARINER // Upton-based Brookhaven National Laboratory is a national treasure operating at the forefront of energy science – but it’s also made profound contributions to medical sciences. One…
Sometimes, innovation’s apple falls close to the tree
By TOM MARINER // A tireless leader, real innovation, deep devotion among staff – these are the hallmarks of many successful tech firms headquartered on Long Island. But let’s not…
Short version: If computing advanced, Ken chipped in
By TOM MARINER // A hundred-billion tiny computer chips are all around us – so essential that their current shortage is depriving us of everything from cars to toasters. When…