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VisualDx receives grant to extend medical knowledge in underserved areas
VisualDx, a healthcare informatics company focused on enhancing medical decision-making worldwide, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve and extend knowledge of front-line clinicians in remote, underserved areas. Accurate, safe, and high-quality medical care is difficult to deliver in low- and middle-income countries where there can often be a […]
Venture Creations adds new coach
Former Xerox executive Katherine O’Brien has been hired as the newest coach at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture Creations technology business incubator. O’Brien joins a team of three venture coaches, along with Interim Director Peter Parts, Interim Associate Director Roy Pierce, and support staff. Venture coaches provide one-on-one consulting to early- and mid-seed stage start-up […]
MCC names Katherine Douglas as interim president
Katherine Douglas has been named interim president of Monroe Community College. The State University of New York Board of Trustees approved the appointment this week. Douglas brings more than 40 years of experience in community college education to MCC. Most recently, she served as president of SUNY Corning Community College for eight years until her […]
Butler/Till appoints Jones as CEO, outlines plans for expansion
Butler/Till, a results-driven media and communications agency, has appointed Kimberly Jones as President and CEO. The company also said that it will begin construction on its new headquarters in downtown Rochester this year to accommodate growth. The agency plans to double the number of employees at its New York City location reflecting continued growth in […]
Li-Cycle to establish first U.S.-based facility at Eastman Business Park
Li-Cycle Corporation, a lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, will establish its first US-based facility in New York State at Eastman Business Park. The Canadian business will set up operations in Monroe County in an effort to tap into the robust lithium-ion battery supply chain in the United States and the lithium-ion battery ecosystem in Rochester. […]
American Packaging renews funding for RIT program with $1M gift
The American Packaging Corp. has renewed its support for Rochester Institute of Technology and its packaging science program with a gift of $1 million. Funding from the long-time corporate partner will support two innovative packaging centers at the university: the American Packaging Corp. Center for Packaging Innovation, a comprehensive teaching, research and testing laboratory; and the […]