Some pig: USDA, Codagenix target swine flu
By GREGORY ZELLER // With Zika virus, Foot and Mouth Disease and other global threats already in its crosshairs, Farmingdale biotech Codagenix Inc. is challenging another high-profile opponent: swine flu….
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Restructuring plan dents Veeco’s second quarter
Thin-film equipment manufacturer Veeco Instruments took it on the fiscal chin in the second quarter, but the rough stretch is all part of the plan, according to Chairman and CEO…
BNL snags key role in $50M battery effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // A host of advanced Brookhaven National Laboratory technologies will bolster a $50 million national campaign to create next-generation electric-vehicle batteries. The laboratory’s National Synchrotron Light Source II…
Record grant for Suffolk Community College
That’s one for the books at Suffolk County Community College, where a U.S. Department of Labor job-training grant has set a new funding high-water mark. It’s actually 2,949,237 for the…
India’s pharma king earns Suffolk IDA nod
Suffolk County has burnished its reputation as a choice commercial destination for early-stage pharmaceuticals. The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency on Thursday approved a corporate incentives package for Evaric Pharmaceutical,…
More LI funding through $2B Smart Schools effort
Three more Long Island school districts will receive funding for technology upgrades through Albany’s Smart Schools program. A total of roughly $2 million will be funneled to the East Moriches,…
Cleary out as BNL commercialization manager
By GREGORY ZELLER // Connie Cleary is no longer Brookhaven National Laboratory’s commercialization director. Although some BNL webpages showed her as an active laboratory employee and Cleary’s own LinkedIn account…
Spectronics subsidiary goes global with new site
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Spectronics Corp. subsidiary focused on automobile leak-detection technologies has hit the gas on a souped-up website, part of a larger expansion effort for one of…
Albany offers to help with e-waste recycling costs
From the Partially Funded Mandates File comes a $3 million state fund that will help New York municipalities cope with an unexpected garbage detail. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a…
LI jobless rate dips to 3.8%
The Long Island unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent in June, down from 4.5 percent a year ago, according to preliminary data released by the state Labor Department. Nassau’s rate…
Northwell, Mayo Clinic tackle painkiller epidemic
By GREGORY ZELLER // Northwell Health will join the Mayo Clinic and one of the nation’s largest medical schools on a three-year study targeting painkiller addictions. Citing “a growing epidemic…
Best-run cities in America? Not around here.
New York City is No. 148 on the list of America’s 150 best-run cities, topping only Detroit and the nation’s problem-plagued capital, according to a study by personal finance platform…
7 LI firms in line for cheap(er) power
Seven Long Island companies have been awarded lower-cost power from the state’s ReCharge NY program in exchange for creating or preserving 1,300 jobs and investing more than $31 million in…
Hofstra, SCCC land entrepreneur training funds
Hofstra University and Suffolk Community College are in line for grants of about $81,000 each to help local entrepreneurs write business plans, attract financing and develop markets. The money comes…
Tech showcase, video VCs: pop goes the startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // With an updated database, a first-ever VC pitch and new iOS and Android apps incorporating a host of innovative functionalities, it’s fair to say the brains…