Nomorobo: De-bugged, and loving it
By GREGORY ZELLER // At times, the fates have appeared aligned against Aaron Foss and his robocall annihilator Nomorobo. While the developer’s creation has killed it on landlines – literally,…
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URGENT effort eyes women for larger utility roles
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mixing gender equity, evolving workforce needs and a dash of economic-development sauce, the Workforce Development Institute and several big-name utilities are partnering with Nassau Community College…
Part techie, part accountant, all cop
By GREGORY ZELLER // A sophisticated forensic-accounting operation with the technical chops to track cybercriminals around the globe is setting up in Syosset. Accounting stalwart EisnerAmper LLP, which already boasts…
At Northwell Health, putting their backs into it
By GREGORY ZELLER // Potential triggers for crippling backaches and revolutionary cancer treatments marked a big week for the human spine at Northwell Health. First, on Nov. 14, the health…
Following big deal, Applied DNA gets defensive
By GREGORY ZELLER // Just a week after closing a $5 million stock deal with a single private investor, Applied DNA Sciences is enlisting big-time with the U.S. military. This…
Three LI tech firms among Deloitte’s fastest, again
With one return engagement and a pair of debuts, Long Island has once again landed three up-and-coming firms on Deloitte’s annual ranking of North America’s 500 fastest-growing technology companies. The…
On ray beams, death stars and petaflops
By GREGORY ZELLER // A national research team led by Stony Brook University scientists is about to get a close-up look at neutron-star explosions, thermonuclear supernovae and other spectacularly volatile…
Live, from LI: It’s short-attention-span theater!
By GREGORY ZELLER // John Richardson knows startups. He launched two in his early teens, and therein learned a primary entrepreneurial lesson: business-development growing pains strike nearly all early-stagers, in…
In Southeast Asia, Brimes Energy feels the love
By GREGORY ZELLER // They love Brimes Energy in the Philippines. With the sovereign nation’s Energy Regulatory Commission promising R&D “incentives,” the circa-2014 Hauppauge-based startup is about to commence the…
Centricity event highlights Feinstein heart, tech
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinstein Institute flexed its investigative muscle Nov. 10, highlighting the awesome breadth of its clinical research programs in a day-long symposium at its Manhasset headquarters….
Schumer: Biz-development funds big deal for SBU
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York’s two U.S. Senators, including the freshly minted Senate minority leader, are heralding a series of competitive U.S. Department of Commerce grants that will fund…
President Donald Trump and your taxes
By EDWARD McWILLIAMS// Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8 after an election season that focused heavily on taxes – both the president-elect’s…
‘NBTY Inc.’ is gone forever, though not really
Possibly sensing it had the cart before the horse, Ronkonkoma-based NBTY Inc. has announced an immediate corporate name change. The 45-year-old manufacturer and distributor of vitamins, nutritional supplements and beauty…
Patent secured, heartfelt app-maker stays tuned
By GREGORY ZELLER // An East Islip startup on the edge of financial ruin – and the brink of mobile-tech greatness – has taken a big step forward. Science Mobility…
At Chembio, looking beyond the numbers
By GREGORY ZELLER // While it made “important advances … intended to prepare the company for growth,” according to its CEO, Chembio Diagnostic Systems has suffered another subpar fiscal quarter….