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ULC taps industry vet as U.K. robot ruler

By GREGORY ZELLER // A high-tech Hauppauge manufacturer has found the perfect human to lead its European robotics revolution. Graeme Cleeton has been named vice president of United Kingdom operations for ULC…



Google touts $165B biz impact

Google helped drive $165 billion in economic activity last year, the search giant reported, helping 1.4 million businesses. The New York numbers: $26.4 billion in economic activity for 129,000 firms…



Thomson-Reuters to shed IP-science division

Thomson-Reuters has agreed to sell its giant Philadelphia-based Intellectual Property & Science business to a group of private-equity firms based in the U.K. and Canada. The division, which has almost…





Traverse, SUNY, DoD set big test for TRB-N0224

Stony Brook-based biotech Traverse Biosciences will share a Department of Defense award with SUNY Upstate Medical University to fund a critical field test of Traverse’s leading drug candidate. The effectiveness…


Study is big news for Vagus pioneer Tracey

By GREGORY ZELLER // Medical science has taken an enormous step toward “using electronics to replace drugs.” Kevin Tracey’s words sound downright science-fictional. And no, researchers cannot wave a medical…



Praise for Westbury’s $10M downtown award

By GREGORY ZELLER // Downtown Westbury will get a $10 million lift through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Cuomo, who’s been touring New York’s 10 economic zones this week…


Watchdog: Newsday buyback is good news

By GREGORY ZELLER // The international horse-trading that landed Long Island’s primary newspaper back in domestic hands is a horse of another color for a staunch opponent of the recent…


Applied DNA, Melville startup in doc deal

By GREGORY ZELLER // Applied DNA Sciences has its eyes on sensitive government documents and critical legal evidence. The Stony Brook-based supply-chain, anti-counterfeiting, anti-theft and product-authentication specialist has signed a…


Winthrop, NYU Langone in partnership talks

Mineola’s Winthrop-University Hospital is in partnership talks with NYU Langone Medical Center. “This first step represents a momentous milestone for Winthrop,” John Collins, the hospital’s president and chief executive, said…