Taking the fight to cancer’s stem cells
By GREGORY ZELLER // Many have said them, tried their best and fallen short – but the words still have unique and powerful meaning, in medical parlance and beyond. A…
Stony Brook University
5 incubators, 40 startups, one big showcase
The full calendar is here. Stony Brook University’s vast business-development ecosystem will take a bow, and enjoy a healthy dose of self-promotion, during the university’s first-ever Business Incubator Showcase. The…
Feinstein joins the LI Bioscience Hub
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has joined the ranks of the Long Island Bioscience Hub. The Feinstein Institute, the research wing of the Northwell Health…
Updating you on: Graphometric startup Web4Sign
By GREGORY ZELLER // There are good signs at Web4Sign, where everything is proceeding as planned. The graphometrically inclined Italian import has completed its move into Stony Brook University’s Center…
SBU joins inventor’s academy, adds 30 to HoF
The National Academy of Inventors is coming to Stony Brook University. The NAI will officially introduce an SBU chapter Monday in a campus installation ceremony that also inaugurates 30 university…
Before the cure, an HIV inhibitor?
By GREGORY ZELLER A cure for AIDS? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Few people understand the molecular world like Stony Brook prof Carol Carter, and the longtime researcher will tell…
SBU’s Jing Chen wins NSF award, $500K grant
Jing Chen, an assistant professor of computer science at Stony Brook University, has landed a prestigious award – and $500,000 grant – from the National Science Foundation to pursue her work…
The Debrief: Getting LIFT up where it belongs
Plenty of ups and downs lately for the Long Island Forum for Technology. First came news that a major federal contract has been held up by a competitor’s challenge, then…
SBU lands funds for online-only innovation MBA
Stony Brook University has been awarded $280,000 to create an exclusively online MBA program with a “concentration in innovation.” The money is part of $4 million included in the latest…
Sharpening skills, image at Innovation Boot Camp
By GREGORY ZELLER // Stony Brook University’s ninth-annual Innovation Boot Camp has decamped following an intensive series of workshops and homework assignments for eight up-and-coming startups. The campers, early-stage –…
A fundamental approach to national security
By GREGORY ZELLER // Virtually speaking, Stony Brook University is on the front lines of national defense. The mission of the university’s National Security Institute, which launched in 2014 and…
Nano-coating firm joins SBU’s Start-Up NY program
A nanotech startup preparing to pump $1 million into Long Island’s innovation economy is among several new companies joining the Start-Up NY program. Empire State Development has opened the books…
The Debrief: Dan Polner, go-to incubator guy
As incubator advocate – yes, that’s the actual title – in Stony Brook University’s vast business-development ecosystem, Dan Polner is a busy man. A 20-year finance professional (Berenson & Co….
Cuomo: State effort to isolate the Grumman Plume
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $6 million state study will go deeper than ever into Long Island’s drinking water supply. Speaking Thursday at Stony Brook University, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced…
Innovation Boot Camp set to hit stride
By GREGORY ZELLER // Eight technologies spawned from Long Island’s top research institutions are about to get the boot. Stony Brook University’s ninth-annual Innovation Boot Camp looms, giving the big…