ULC Robotics lands FAA drone certification
A Long Island robotics developer has earned the Federal Aviation Administration’s permission to operate unmanned aerial systems below 400 feet anywhere in the United States. The Section 333 Exemption gives…
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Extended beta complete, meet Bettr for iOS
By GREGORY ZELLER // Bettr late than never. Originally scheduled to go live in December, Bettr – the social media-management app invented by Hofstra University chums James Knaus and Ashish…
Before the cure, an HIV inhibitor?
By GREGORY ZELLER A cure for AIDS? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Few people understand the molecular world like Stony Brook prof Carol Carter, and the longtime researcher will tell…
In Long Beach, a place for startups to make waves
By GREGORY ZELLER // Graham Beck is flexible. Like his father, Planet Payment founder Phillip Beck, the young entrepreneur has an innate ability to go with the flow. This at…
Where founders dream of living
Sagaponack’s 11962 zip code was rated the nation’s most expensive place to live, with a median sales price of $8.5 million, according to PropertyShark.com. The tony Hamptons hamlet easily topped…
Global NY Fund roadshow to hit Bethpage
A road tour promoting state stipends for New York companies looking to expand abroad is coming to Bethpage. The Global NY Fund Tour is a series of informational sessions scheduled…
ReCharge NY powers up 13 on LI
New York State bet heavy on Long Island in its latest round of ReCharge NY funding. Leveraging $16.2 million in capital investments, the New York Power Authority will send 1,296…
Circling in on laboratory breakthroughs
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a rare business plan that doubles as a regional economic strategy. But then Dynamic Supplier Alignment is in the rarities business. As a supply-chain specialist…
In renewables, no Island should be an island
By GREGORY ZELLER // A report this week detailing state incentives and private investments funneled into structural energy-efficiency projects shows Long Island trailing well behind the rest of New York…
Back story: How FLI Charge took flight
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mission impossible: a six-week window to prepare a functional but unattractive wireless charging-pad prototype for the glaring spotlight of the nation’s largest consumer-electronics showcase. Impossible, at…
Invenergy seeks Brookhaven IDA assistance
A Chicago-based owner/operator of energy storage and generation projects across North America and Europe is looking to shine in Shoreham. And Invenergy – whose portfolio includes wind, solar and natural…
Nader named new Farmingdale president
John S. Nader, provost at SUNY Delhi and the former mayor of Oneonta, has been appointed president of Farmingdale State College, succeeding W. Hubert Keen, who retires in July. Nader, the…
SBU’s Jing Chen wins NSF award, $500K grant
Jing Chen, an assistant professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, has landed a prestigious award – and $500,000 grant – from the National Science Foundation to pursue her work…
Fougera Pharmaceuticals plans $88M Melville plant
Fougera Pharmaceuticals plans to consolidate its local operations into a new $88 million Melville plant that will retain almost 400 jobs and give the firm room for additional growth. Fougera,…
The Debrief: Getting LIFT up where it belongs
Plenty of ups and downs lately for the Long Island Forum for Technology. First came news that a major federal contract has been held up by a competitor’s challenge, then…