Constellation, Sands family commit $4M to Thompson Health
Constellation Brands and the Sands family have pledged $4 million to UR Medicine Thompson Health for a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua. This is the […]
Finger Lakes Region
REDCs to vie for $750M in state funds in 2018
Round VIII of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative is now underway, kicking off the 2018 competition for more than $750 million in state economic development resources. The competition places […]
ImagineRIT set to kick off spring festival season with 429 exhibits
The ImagineRIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival will mark its 11th year with more than 400 exhibits and a performing arts contest. The campus-wide event showcases the innovative and creative spirit […]
UR expert to lead National Science Foundation unit on artificial intelligence
Henry Kautz, founding director of the Goergen Institute for Data Science at the University of Rochester, has been tapped to direct the National Science Foundation division that supports artificial intelligence, […]
Vuzix technology tapped for Amazon Web Services’ internet of things
Vuzix Corp.’s M300 smart glasses as the launch hardware for Amazon Web Services’ internet of things, or IoT, analytics. AWS IoT Analytics runs sophisticated analytics on massive volumes of IoT data […]
Rochester shines in New York State Game DEV Challenge
Rochester boasted three winners in the second round of the New York State Game DEV Challenge. Students from Rochester Institute of Technology students took home top honors, while Peter Lazarski, placed […]
Innovative Solutions plans move to expand, foster startups
Innovative Solutions plans to expand and move its operations to a new location in Henrietta. The project, which is expected to top $2.1 million, will create up to 15 new […]
Applications open for state’s $15M medical school capital funding program
Applications are now available for the New York Fund for Innovation in Research and Scientific Talent, a $15 million medical school capital funding program to encourage recruitment and retention of […]
Venture Creations’ ThermApparel partners with MS Foundation
ThermApparel has partnered with MS Focus: The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to provide cooling relief to MS patients who suffer from heat sensitivity. A company in Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture […]
Toptica to add jobs, expand Farmington facility
Photonics and laser manufacturer Toptica Photonics Inc. plans to expand operations at its Farmington facility, creating up to 10 new jobs. The expansion, supported by Empire State Development, includes the […]