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Turbett Surgical, Potsdam Sensors assist in COVID-19 response
Two companies associated with Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture Creations business incubator are playing significant roles in the COVID-19 response. Turbett Surgical, which graduated from RIT’s Venture Creations incubator in 2017, is donating bacterial filtration material ideal for facemasks for second-line workers. Turbett Surgical currently uses the material to protect surgical instruments from 100 percent […]
RIT researchers develop tools to teach disaster management and resilience skills
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers have created two new serious games that could be used as important learning tools for solving world problems like the coronavirus pandemic. A group of RIT professors, students and National Science Foundation-funded college students from across the country have developed serious geographic information systems games for disaster resilience research. The […]
Application window opens for 2020 GrowNY
The 2020 Grow-NY business competition is accepting submissions, officials at Empire State Development said. Grow-NY is in the second year of its three-year initiative and focuses on enhancing the emerging food and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Southern Tier regions. The competition attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups […]
VPG Medical offers free wellness tracker
VPG Medical, Inc., a Rochester-based developer of advanced solutions for the home-based health monitoring and personalized wellness markets, announced today that it has launched a free wellness tracker for Monroe County residents to use during the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak. The tracker leverages the company’s HealthKam technology, which is an APP utilizing the embedded camera in […]
ShopLocalli’s platform keeps retailers going
With many stores being forced to close with social distancing measures in place, ShopLocalli.com is keeping local retailers afloat. An online marketplace that helps maintain business operations, ShopLocalli offers same-day delivery for products sold by local artists and retailers. Current sellers on the platform include well-known local stores such as Aaron’s Alley, Krudco Skateshop and […]
Chamber of Commerce shares resources on COVID-19
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has collated resources to help businesses make informed decisions for continuity during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Rochester Chamber has also joined a U.S. Chamber of Commerce task force to help the American business community and policymakers undertake responsible, fact-based planning. Here they are: World Health Organization Coronavirus Resources Government Resources Federal Health […]
Cuomo signs bill to guarantee paid leave for quarantined workers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a three-way agreement with the Legislature on a bill guaranteeing job protection and pay for New Yorkers who have been quarantined as a result of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The program bill also includes the permanent comprehensive paid sick leave policy first advanced in the fiscal 2021 Executive Budget proposal. This […]
GreenLight Biosciences to build pilot plant, create 30 jobs
Bioperformance company GreenLight Biosciences plans to construct a pilot plant at Eastman Business Park. The project will create up to 30 new jobs that will support the production of GreenLight’s RNA-based solutions for the agriculture and healthcare industries. The pilot plant will enable GreenLight to bring GreenWorX™, its cell-free biomanufacturing process, to market in order […]
NextCorps series to teach customer discovery
NextCorps this week will host a four-part workshop series on the Lean LaunchPad process of customer discovery. Attendees will gain critical customer insight and use Lean LaunchPad techniques to build on business ideas over the course of three weeks. At the end of the customer discovery program, the group will focus on securing funding and […]
ProAmpac to create innovation center, add 40 jobs
Flexible packaging manufacturer ProAmpac will expand its existing facility to establish an innovation center in Ogden. The company will build a 25,000- square-foot addition to its facility on Manitou Road, with plans to hire up to 40 new employees. The innovation center will focus on packaging development and design and will also host regional and […]