Leading the fight against C. Diff
By GREGORY ZELLER // Researchers battling the insidious clostridium difficile infection are making progress on several new fronts, including a novel “poop pill” developed by Symbiotic Health, a spinoff from North…
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Serious brain drain: When CSHL considered leaving
Cold Spring Harbor Lab officials considered moving the facility off Long Island in 1948 due to transportation concerns and the fact that local life was not very “rich.” At the…
Cuomo orders minimum wage panel
Attention food startups: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered up a state wage board to study the food sector in New York and make recommendations on the minimum wage workers should…
Hain Celestial posts record quarterly sales
Lake Success-based Hain Celestial Group reported record third-quarter numbers led by surging sales of its organic products and the boost of new acquisitions, despite the impact of a strong U.S….
Goddard Labs snags biotech honor
Goddard Labs, a Calverton-based startup that has developed breakthrough food and water testing technology, has been named Best in Show of the Mid Atlantic Bio Angels’ 1st Pitch Life Sciences…
Quick — how do I grow my business?
You’ve heard of speed dating and speed networking. Now comes speed … mentoring. Set for May 19, the program is an outreach by the state’s year-old Business Mentor NY initiative…
In gluten-free baking, still room for innovation
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Bakers are no longer known primarily for innovation. Television contests may demand interesting new shapes for cookies and cakes, but in the early 21st century, virtually…
Sharestates lands $30M to expand RE investments
Sharestates, the Great Neck-based online real estate investment platform, announced a $30 million commitment from Ranger Direct Lending Fund that will expand the startup’s direct lending in residential, commercial and mixed-use properties…
Farmingdale opens biz school expansion
Farmingdale State College officially opened its three-story, $19.3 million business school expansion on Thursday, adding new classrooms — eight of them with tiered “collaborative” seating — and offices for 40…
BUFFALO WATCH: More Paychex for Western NY
In another non-Long Island score for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Start-Up NY program, former Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano is spearheading a “multi-million-dollar investment” that will bring 267 new jobs to…
CSHL plans new center to push research to market
BY JOHN L. KOMINICKI // Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory plans a $75 million therapeutic research center that would help speed to market treatments for cancer, autism and other diseases without…
At BNL, the force is with them
Brookhaven National Lab researchers have been kicking the tires on a 40,000-pound superconducting magnet – basically an elephant-sized MRI – that will be used to look at shattered atoms that…
An all-around great quarter for Henry Schein
The good times roll on at Henry Schein, with the Melville healthcare products distributor reporting record first-quarter results. Net sales for the quarter ended March 28 were $2.5 billion, a…
Traverse Biosciences inks R&D, licensing deal
BY GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook-based startup Traverse Biosciences has inked an exclusive R&D agreement that could lead to an $8 million sublicensing option. Traverse, a resident of the Long…
Cablevision: Just trying to stay ahead of consumers
A loss of 28,000 video subscribers may sound like big trouble for a cable company, but Cablevision Systems Corp. is taking the decline in stride. In fact, despite that precipitous…