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DEBRIEF: Leo Guthart, Topspin Partners

A Harvard man through and through (BA physics 1958, MBA 1960, doctorate in business administration 1966), Leo Guthart held leading positions at several national corporations before launching private equity fund…



At Henry Schein, good Fortune continues

Henry Schein’s big year continues: Not only did the Melville-based health care products distributor land Thursday on the Fortune 500 list for the 11th consecutive year, but it moved up…




Invention, with a side order of altruism

By GREGORY ZELLER While cutting-edge laboratories, university-based startups and seven-figure investments monopolize Long Island’s innovation spotlight, invention can happen anywhere. Just ask students in the Science Research Program at Commack…



Stony Brook startup gets $100K seed investment

By GREGORY ZELLER Investment partners Accelerate Long Island and the Long Island Emerging Technologies Fund announced a $100,000 infusion into Right Dose Inc., a high-tech startup borne from research conducted…


On Kickstarter, beers and boards win big

By GREGORY ZELLER // The Kickstarter crowdfunding platform is a worthy metaphor for humanity itself. Invented by necessity and forever evolving, it’s a vast engine of ingenuity fueled by the…


CA names Otto Berkes as chief tech officer

A week after folding in agile developer Rally Software, CA Technologies has hired a familiar name to help run it all. Otto Berkes, a veteran technology executive at HBO and…




The Debrief: Mark Lesko, Accelerate Long Island

Three-year-old Accelerate Long Island has been quietly investing in biotech and clean-gen startups, building an MIT-styled mentoring program and pulling together the stray ends of the entrepreneurial ecosystem via dinners,…


Office Depot CIO joins Cablevision

Technology veteran Keith Sherwell has been named chief information officer at Cablevision, leaving a similar job at Office Depot after nine months. The Cablevision post is a new position that…