FDA pushes off stem cell hearing
The Food and Drug Administration has indefinitely postponed a public hearing on stem cell regulation due to what it called “considerable interest.” “Due to this interest, and to give stakeholders…
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At Northwell, a $100K slam dunk
By GREGORY ZELLER // Fans of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will help dictate the course of scientific research at Northwell Health. A new multimedia contest featuring television commercials and…
SUNY Old Westbury gets Start-Up NY site
SUNY Old Westbury has been green-lighted for the Island’s sixth Start-Up NY incubator, to be built in LIFT’s Morrelly Center for Homeland Security in Bethpage. The center will start out…
LICA, NYIT team on ed series for entrepreneurs
The Long Island Capital Alliance is partnering with NYIT on an educational and mentoring series for entrepreneurs, with a first session scheduled for April 5. Called “Growing Your Business from…
You know the mother of invention. Here’s the son.
By GREGORY ZELLER // Science research coordinator Lisa Runco has seen many students come through Great Neck’s North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, but never one quite like Scott Soifer….
The FDA seeks a cure for stem cell quackery
By GREGORY ZELLER // With federal regulators looming and a charged FDA hearing set for later this year, the nation’s stem cell community is tense, particularly clinicians incorporating stem cell therapies…
Broom maker sweeps up state support
Industrial broom maker Super Sweep has agreed to add 29 jobs and expand manufacturing in Huntington Station through a deal cut with the New York’s Empire State Development agency. The…
Half of U.S. unicorns founded by immigrants
Immigrants launched more than half of U.S.-based startups valued at $1 billion or more according to a new study by the non-partisan National Foundation for American Policy. The 44 companies…
urSwim readies its next big splash
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new website, a forthcoming app, additional staff and a fresh marketing push – they may be calling for snow on Sunday, but Marina Montes is…
Sharestates tops $100M in capital raised
Great Neck-based Sharestates said it has topped $100 million in capital raised through its online crowdfunding platform, thanks in large part to partnerships with institutional investors, which have contributed about…
SlipFinder hoping for smoother sailing ahead
By GREGORY ZELLER // Warmer than usual weather and the coming start of spring have boaters itching to pull off the winter shrink wrap. SlipFinder is ready for them. SlipFinder…
For Landscaper Outlet, the green is all online
By GREGORY ZELLER // How old school is East Norwich-based Martin Viette Nurseries? Consider: Russ Ireland is the third Russ Ireland to run the family business. Ireland – actually Russ…
Savvyroo hops and pivots to a new business model
By GREGORY ZELLER // If there’s a trope that best suits Savvyroo, it’s “the numbers don’t lie.” It’s always been the thrust of the startup data-driven digital-education platform, which disseminates the…
Move complete, Codagenix takes aim at Zika
By GREGORY ZELLER // Be afraid, Zika virus. With 1,500 square feet of new wet-lab space and buckets of confidence, the big thinkers at Codagenix are targeting your chemical code…
SemiPro: All set for a little Spring training
By GREGORY ZELLER // Now batting: SemiPro. Originally scheduled to go pro last fall, the scheduling and stat-tracking app for amateur athletes – brainchild of rookie entrepreneurs Jason Le Goff…