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…
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SmartCoparent: Pulling together for divorced duos
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the mind behind the Moiety scheduling app comes the next evolution in peaceful co-parenting for the matrimonially challenged. SmartCoparent is the second product by Hauppauge-based…
SBU races ahead of the curve with three-year MD
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new medical-training curriculum will allow Stony Brook Medicine students to complete their MDs a year faster. The SBU School of Medicine has introduced a peppier…
Applied DNA journeys deeper into India, and pharma
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new professional collaboration will deepen a Long Island biotech’s ties with global pharmaceutical and nutraceutical manufacturers. Stony Brook-based Applied DNA Sciences has signed a memorandum…
In the land of milk and Cuomo, opportunity flows
By GREGORY ZELLER // Unemployment’s down, personal income’s up and private-sector jobs across New York State have never been more plentiful. These statistical truths and more color Empire State Development…
At Janam, breaking the mold (by not breaking)
By GREGORY ZELLER // Go ahead, drop it onto concrete from as high as 1.2 meters. It can take it. Behold, the XT100, the latest “rugged touch computer” produced by…
Busy Chu takes reins at Plainview’s Edgewise Energy
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plainview-based Edgewise Energy has done the C-suite shuffle, with Sammy Chu rising to chief executive officer. Co-founder Chu, formerly chief innovation officer, succeeds co-founder James Emlock,…
‘Official ride’ Uber announces SBU campus partnership
By GREGORY ZELLER // In its splashiest PR move since it rolled onto Long Island, Uber has been named the “official ride of the Stony Brook Seawolves.” Yes, Stony Brook…
Adelphi orchestrates new provost, baton included
By GREGORY ZELLER // Adelphi University has plucked its next provost from the orchestra pit. The Garden City university has named Steve Everett, currently dean of the University of Illinois…
Debrief: Howard Schneider sticks to the facts
News flash: Howard Schneider knows journalism. From his 1967 master’s degree at the Columbia Journalism School to his 35 years as a Newsday reporter and editor to adjunct teaching positions…
A decade in, still smarter than your average innovator
By GREGORY ZELLER // Three offices, 80-odd employees and one huge corporate takeover later – not to mention bragging rights on some of the cleverest commercial products in the land…
Fellow in the fold, Hofstra entrepreneurs look west
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Bring the Mountain to Mohammed File comes the Hofstra University Center for Entrepreneurship, which is bringing a little Silicon Valley to Hempstead. And vice-versa,…
Action! Hot CEO blog goes vlog with Dowling debut
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mirroring the evolution of his digital marketing agency, Greg Demetriou is adding some live action to his thriving industry blog. Spun out of his Edgewood-based Lorraine…
For adult learners, all’s fair at Farmingdale State
Billed as a “how-to boot camp” for students of a certain age, the Adult-Learner College Fair is coming to Farmingdale State College. Noting that “nearly half of those enrolled in…
For soaring startup Flygirl, smaller is way, way better
By GREGORY ZELLER // Entrepreneur Lisa Abbey always had a nose for the niche, but the roots of her burgeoning beauty business are colored by experience. A hair stylist with…