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Spotlight on ThermoLift’s Gen-2 Prototype

By GREGORY ZELLER // ThermoLift’s second-generation TC-Cycle has made a whirlwind multistate debut. Representatives of two U.S. Department of Energy laboratories traveled to Michigan in October to check out the…



In Brazil, a big forward step for Chembio

The national health-regulatory agency of Brazil has approved commercial use of Chembio Diagnostics’ rapid field rest for the Zika virus – a major step toward selling the product in the…



Feds STEP up for smaller New York exporters

Empire State Development will use a federal grant to pump up Global NY, the international division of Albany’s main economic-development engine. The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded ESD a…




Systemax spins positives after 3Q dip

Despite impressive gains by its Industrial Products Group – including the group’s 27th consecutive quarter posting revenue growth and a nearly 10 percent increase in its sales force –Systemax Inc….



CSHL spinoff earns $2M TopSpin buy-in

By GREGORY ZELLER // A cutting-edge Long Island biotech with a unique cancer-fighting platform has closed a critical $2 million funding round. DepYmed Inc., spun out of Cold Spring Harbor…



Revenues, earnings ‘solid’ at CA Technologies

A nip-and-tuck bottom-line battle between software-based revenues and subscription fees turned profitable for CA Technologies, according to the digital solutions provider’s quarterly earnings statement. Reporting Oct. 27 on the second…


Boston wins big in Buffalo biz contest

Oncolinx, a Boston startup that develops cancer immunotherapies known as antibody-drug conjugates, was the $1 million winner in this year’s running of the 43North business plan contest in Buffalo. The contest,…



At Zuznow, giving enterprise mobility a voice

By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s been a busy week for artificial intelligence-focused app-developer Zuznow, which has taken a bold step into voice-controlled software and recruited an IBM veteran to up…