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Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Culminates at Demo Day

Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator Culminates at Demo Day

After a 10-week intensive program this summer, the 2023 Johnson Summer Startup Accelerator (JSSA) cohort celebrated innovation and progress at its culminating Demo Day on Sept. 9 at the Sage Atrium in Ithaca, New York.
Grow-NY Startups Enrich Robust Agri-Food System

Grow-NY Startups Enrich Robust Agri-Food System

The startups battling for $3 million in prize money in the fifth annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition aren’t just bringing revolutionary innovations to market that could change the way we feed our planet – they are enriching the region’s robust agri-food system, too.
Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship Announces 2023-24 Cohort

Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship Announces 2023-24 Cohort

After its inaugural cycle in 2022-23, Cornell University’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship, formerly known as the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative, enters its second year with a new cohort of 15 business students and 12 researchers who are eager to embark on their journeys to becoming C-suite startup leaders. 
Photonect Interconnect Solutions Wins $274K SBIR Award

Photonect Interconnect Solutions Wins $274K SBIR Award

Photonect Interconnect Solutions, an I-Corps alumni company, recently secured a $274,996 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its photonic technology.