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SBU doesn’t need a LIFT to rework MEP

By GREGORY ZELLER // Ann-Marie Scheidt and Jeffrey Saelens would like to make something clear: Long Island’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership program is under Stony Brook University’s exclusive control. Despite several erroneous…




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…