Because science makes lousy TV ads, perhaps?
By J.L. KOMINICKI Yay. We’re first at something. Low-paying jobs in the hospitality sector. OK, that’s not quite the message Gov. Andrew Cuomo was putting out ahead of the July…
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NYIT gets nod for cybersecurity research
Nassau County has selected NYIT to run a cybersecurity research center in which new technologies would be developed to help safeguard critical national information and data. The center, which will…
Another step back for Long Beach
Renovation of the Long Beach Urgent Care Center – resulting in Long Island’s first off-campus, 24-hour emergency services department – was completed in “record time.” Unfortunately, state and federal regulators…
AVZ promotes 5 to partner team
Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co. may need to change the type size on the letterhead. The Hauppauge-based certified public accounting and business-advisory firm has promoted five longtime principals – Jill…
Utah firm acquires MedNet Technologies
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Melville website developer with an international portfolio of healthcare clients has been acquired by a Utah-based digital marketing specialist. MedNet Technologies, a 17-year-old firm founded…
Applied DNA added to Russell Microcap Index
A new index listing has Applied DNA Sciences anticipating new growth – and increased exposure to potential financiers. The Stony Brook-based biotech firm, which provides botanical-DNA-based security and authentication, has…
Keen stepping down as Farmingdale prez in ’16
Farmingdale State College President W. Hubert Keen will step down next June after nearly nine years in office. Keen, 70, led the school through a period of significant enrollment growth,…
SBU officially opens $40M computer center
Stony Brook University is lifting the curtain on its new Computer Science Building. The $40.8 million center – designed to accelerate SBU’s collaborative research in bioinformatics, smart energy, cyber engineering,…
Buncee goes to the head of the class
By GREGORY ZELLER // Buncee is putting the “e” in education. Educators across the country are embracing the Calverton-based company’s “digital canvas,” which was originally designed as an e-greeting-type multimedia…
At clean-gen startup ThermoLift, the heat is on
By GREGORY ZELLER // With a new roster of heavy-hitting contributors, an advanced prototype being readied for field tests and significant fundraising in the bank – plus another major investment…
Debrief: Diane Fabel, Center for Biotechnology
As honcho of the 30-year-old Center for Biotechnology – a catalyst for the development of biomedical technologies and companies located on the Stony Brook University campus – Diane Fabel wears…
Biamonte bringing BNL data tech to market
By GREGORY ZELLER // The CEO of Green Sulfcrete, an environmentally friendly concrete alternative, is looking to cement himself in the big-data industry. Through Startup America – a White House…
The Inventors: Solomon Wasserman and the actually-keep-you-dry raincoat
By GREGORY ZELLER // If there’s one thing a raincoat should do, it’s keep you dry in the rain. But they don’t, actually, or at least not from about the…
Qosina heading to Dr. Atkins’ former digs
Qosina Corp., an Edgewood-based distributor of components for the medical device and cosmetics industries, is moving its headquarters to a Rechler Equity Partners building near MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. The…
Bioscience Hub readies $8.4M funding effort
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Long Island Bioscience Hub has announced plans to award $8.4 million in grants to local startups bringing bio-medical breakthroughs to market. The hub is a…