Collaboration that goes well beyond the pale
By JIMMY MCCUNE // Several years after opening A Taste of Long Island, a shared commercial kitchen and local-specialty food market, home brewer and foodpreneur Jim Thompson and his daughter…
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Glen Cove brownfields in line for Albany support
Roughly 630 acres across two Nassau County sites are among the statewide properties designated Thursday for Albany-supported revitalization opportunities. All told, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the designation of 11 new…
A lot more than pipe dreams for ULC Robotics
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two steps ahead of “the next big boost to the U.S. economy,” there is ULC Robotics. The “big boost” in this case is robotics, and the…
A thirst to get electrolytic detoxification to market
By GREGORY ZELLER // You’ve heard the grim news: Nitrates, phosphates, arsenates and pharmaceuticals are migrating to local rivers and lakes and ultimately to the Island’s underground aquifers of fresh…
Schein inks distribution deal for diabetes products
A new U.S. distribution agreement puts a Long Island healthcare-products stalwart in the thick of the fight against type 2 diabetes. Global medical-technology provider Medtronic has selected Henry Schein Medical,…
Legal site for millennials powers up
LawNearMe.com, a website that helps mobile users quickly find local attorneys when necessary, is finding its deeper side. The millennial-focused startup, launched last year by Jericho native Samuel Shusterhoff, a…
FabLab: A chance for LI to get real
By GREGORY ZELLER // An MIT-centric network bringing maker spaces to the masses may soon spread to Long Island. Launched in 2001 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the FabLabs…
Siegelman, Baronci joining RMF
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek has added veteran attorneys Jerry Siegelman and Anthony Baronci to its real estate practice, which is being reorganized and expanded under co-chairs Eric Rubenstein and Benjamin Weinstock. “Jerry and…
Creighton replacing Strain at Farrell Fritz
Robert Creighton has been elected managing partner of Farrell Fritz, replacing the long-serving Charles Strain, who will continue as a partner and member of the firm’s management committee. Creighton is…
There’s no beach it fears to tread
By GREGORY ZELLER // Forgive John Cornwell for not coming up with a snappy name, just yet, for his first invention. It’s a portable, lightweight cart that’s strong enough to…
The art of bringing healthcare to market
By GREGORY ZELLER // Dr. Leonardo Interactive Webservices multiplies an impressive medical pedigree with a deep stockpile of exclusive healthcare content to produce a zillion-combination design formula. And no exaggeration…
Terrorism? Yep, there’s an app for that
In the face of threatened terrorist strikes in New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced new statewide efforts to mitigate the threat, including a technological weapon available to all…
Bio Hub names newest resident entrepreneurs
A “biotechnology strategist” and a longtime Big Pharma executive are throwing their weight behind the Long Island Bioscience Hub as its newest bioentrepreneurs in residence. The hub is a National…
ALA Scientific: Improbable past, bright future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale’s ALA Scientific Instruments was launched by two men who had what might be diplomatically described as ideological differences. Founders Jonathan Adams and Jurgen List both passed…
The Debrief: Chris Czura has the pulse of the future
Healthcare and data-driven tech are the cornerstones of the innovation economy, making the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the R&D wing of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the public face…