When Elon Musk came to Shoreham
By GREGORY ZELLER // Spoiler alert: He hasn’t, yet. But with the South African-born Canadian-American magnate, engineer and inventor already investing $1 million in the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe…
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Survey: No brain drain at Farmingdale State
Brain drain? Not at Farmingdale State College. The State University of New York school is trumpeting a recent survey of alumni that shows 90 percent of bachelor’s degree recipients are…
Pitch Night heralds latest LI LaunchPad
By GREGORY ZELLER // The newest member of the LaunchPad Long Island family will celebrate its grand opening with a showcase of regional innovation. LaunchPad Westbury, an 8,000-square-foot co-working space…
Proposed plant applauds renewable/fossil study
As renewable programs struggle to set a new national energy tone, the Long Island-based subsidiary of a major independent power producer is lauding a new international study calling for greater…
Following crash course, ParqMi shifts into drive
By GREGORY ZELLER // A software startup determined to help you find a parking space is hitting the gas. Fresh off a three-month stint at StartFast, the mentorship-driven “venture accelerator”…
BNL shines in annual ‘Oscars of Invention’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Brookhaven National Laboratory has once again flexed its technological muscle, scoring five finalists in the 2016 R&D 100 Awards, R&D Magazine’s annual championing of the year’s…
Henry Schein acquires Polish dental supplier
Same Poland, new market for multifaceted medical maker Henry Schein. The Melville-based healthcare products provider, whose animal-health division has served customers in Poland since 2014, has announced an agreement to…
Old Westbury, CSHL snag chunky NSF grants
High-profile plant-genetics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and new-fangled teaching methods at SUNY-Old Westbury have earned National Science Foundation backing. The NSF announced this week that professors at SUNY-Old Westbury…
NYIT designers nab prestigious Donghia awards
Two innovative NYIT students spent the summer redesigning their futures after landing prestigious Angelo Donghia Foundation scholarships. John Sanchez and Lana Kravtchenko, both entering their fourth year at the NYIT…
Hofstra’s new approach to mechatronic mastery
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative Hofstra University certificate program is speeding professional engineers toward the multidisciplinary systems expertise required by 21st century dynamics. By focusing on mechatronics – the…
CEO out as struggling Misonix reshuffles
Surgical device-maker Misonix has named an interim CEO following the resignation of longtime chief executive Michael McManus. McManus, who led the Farmingdale firm for 16 years, announced Aug. 29 he…
Appointments pump up SBU cardiovascular team
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Stony Brook University School of Medicine has added some heavy cardiovascular muscle. Joanna Chikwe, a professor at the Mount Sinai Health System’s Icahn School of…
Molsbergen takes the stick at charter ace ExcelAire
ExcelAire has a new sky king. Former NetJets President Robert Molsbergen has been named president of the MacArthur Airport-based charter-jet manager, a subsidiary of worldwide aviation-services provider Hawthorne Global Aviation…
At SBU, Rocking the Space Vibe
By GREGORY ZELLER // The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is funding a five-year mission that has Stony Brook University geologists exploring strange, new worlds – and gearing up for…
Northwell’s new-look ER dazzles in Bay Shore
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s 30,000 square feet bigger and renovations have cost about $60 million to date, but the Bohlsen Family Emergency Department at Southside Hospital isn’t done growing…