Ready to roll, MunchMoney already tastes the big time
By GREGORY ZELLER // Several different fuses lit Chris Kane’s lightbulb moment, but if there’s a recurring theme in this origin story, it’s his own munchies. Kane, now the CEO…
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In new Janam mobile, same strength, twice the input
By GREGORY ZELLER // The tough guys (and gals) at Janam Technologies are at it again, introducing another user-friendly upgrade to their rugged-computing mix. The Woodbury-based tech firm – which…
With new ‘partner,’ it’s sun-for-all and all for SUNation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Trumpeting a “strategic partnership” benefitting a wider regional customer base, a Long Island-based solar-system installer has executed a non-hostile takeover of another Island solar firm. Ronkonkoma-based…
NYSERDA, Israeli innovators ink clean-energy pact
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new collaboration between New York State’s advanced-energy gurus and Israel’s top innovation agency will look to speed clean-energy breakthroughs to global markets. Speaking Tuesday at…
Hempstead, Southampton earn downtown-demo dollars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island downtown-redevelopment efforts will be bolstered by a cool million, each, in state funds. Round Five of the Restore New York Communities Initiative doles…
At SNCH, a bellyful of practice with risky pregnancies
By GREGORY ZELLER // Expectant South Shore mothers enduring high-risk pregnancies have a new resource. South Nassau Communities Hospital has opened a new Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine adjacent to its…
AEC focuses global attention on next-gen generation
By GREGORY ZELLER // The future is imminent for AEC 2018, the Advanced Energy Conference that will unite global energy leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs in New York City on a…
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…
SBU rounds out the curriculum for some bio majors
Stony Brook University now offers a biology degree for students not necessarily enamored with gross anatomy. The university this week announced a new Bachelor of Arts in Biology program that…
At Marcum, food-biz buddy Biscotti eyes a new kitchen
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a name like Biscotti, he has to be good for the food industry. And Louis Biscotti has been just that, particularly during his five-year run…
In Albany, an aggressive vertical lunge for Farrell Fritz
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island law firm has made a bold thrust into the Capital District. Uniondale-based Farrell Fritz this week announced the launch of its new Regulatory…
Applied DNA won’t let the bed thugs bite
By GREGORY ZELLER // You’ll sleep better knowing your gorgeous new bedding comes from 100 percent source-verified recycled plastic. So say global textiles manufacturer GHCL Ltd. and Applied DNA Sciences,…
Matching state grants boost regional SBIR innovators
A Stony Brook University-based small-biz booster program is doubling down on federal Small Business Innovation Research award winners. Through a $1.2 million Empire State Development Corp. incentives package administered by…
With top advisors, SmartCoparent smartens up
By GREGORY ZELLER // Any parent will tell you the value of good advice, and of course that applies to SmartCoparent. The subsidiary of Hauppauge-based Aeonic Ventures – which recently…
Adelphi alum endows $1M to ‘Faculty Leadership’ effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $1 million endowment from a former student will help Adelphi University faculty members become the academic leaders of tomorrow. The Garden City-based university announced this…