HighCrate could be fashion’s next haute idea
By GREGORY ZELLER // Jason Sidana wants Amazon to know: It’s nothing personal. The cofounder of Hicksville-based e-commerce platform HighCrate is actually a big fan of the ubiquitous online retailer….
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In Hannover, the Internet der Dinge
Big happenings in Hannover, Germany, where satellite communications ace Globecomm Systems has announced a plan to back up AT&T’s cell network with a new satellite service. The partnership, which will…
Automated, intuitive office planning? Suite.
By GREGORY ZELLER // Office space. Maybe not the final frontier, but still pretty important. And Richard Boz, founder of Huntington Station software firm Aenvision, is boldly going where no…
Bionic hand, big stare top Hofstra pitch challenge
By GREGORY ZELLER // A 3D-printed bionic hand and a digital-age update on the classic “staring contest” were the big winners Thursday at the Hofstra University CPXi Venture Challenge. The…
Jasmine Universe is now officially a thing
By GREGORY ZELLER // World, meet Universe. Jasmine Universe, an energy-use startup developing technology to maximize efficiency in home and work environments, made its official public debut Thursday at Advanced…
Big projects deserve better environmental oversight
By MICHAEL SAHN // This year’s state budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for big projects on Long Island, including a proposed bridge or tunnel to Westchester and a…
State microgrid program ups the ante
Another $8 million is up for grabs in Phase II of the NY Prize microgrid competition, officially kicked off Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Following 2015’s $8.3 million Phase I,…
Feinstein joins the LI Bioscience Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has joined the ranks of the Long Island Bioscience Hub. The Feinstein Institute, the research wing of the Northwell Health…
Plotting career choices beyond the lab
In what may be a collaborative first for Long Island’s innovation community, all of the region’s top research institutions will come together – along with representatives of the nation’s biggest…
At Impish Lee, everyone’s a softwear designer
By GREGORY ZELLER // Most startups must deal with a few curves. And then there’s Impish Lee, the Sea Cliff-based lingerie maker founded by sisters Noelle and Kali Ventresca. Manufacturing…
LI Index seeking new publisher
The Rauch Foundation is seeking proposals from other organizations to take over its Long Island Index project, launched in 2003 as an experiment in what has been called “advocacy through data.”…
The people have spoken: It’s 3D-printed tissue
With nearly half-a-million votes cast, Northwell Health is ready to declare a 3D bioprinting project the winner of its $100,000 Medical Innovation Contest. The month-long multimedia contest, featuring television commercials…
Moustache Brewing does a little aging of its own
By JIM MCCUNE // Enjoy them now, because they grow up so quickly. We’re talking, in this case, about Riverhead’s award-winning microbrewery, Moustache Brewing Co., which turns 2 on April…
Andrew Whiteley is now executively in residence
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s become vogue for research institutions to staff “entrepreneurs-in-residence,” experienced innovators who can help science-based startups find their commercial footing, because they’ve been there and done…
FDA has a date for stem cells hearing
The Food and Drug Administration has rescheduled a critical public hearing on potential regulations for the burgeoning stem cell industry. “Request for Comments – Draft Guidances Relating to the Regulation…