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Lockheed’s Syracuse-area unit wins $19.3 million contract modification for submarine hulls
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in the Syracuse area a $19.3 million
The story of local rental website, OrangeHousing.com
As a property manager in Syracuse, during the late 1990s, Donna Glassberg noticed a problem that needed a solution. Renters struggled to find housing in an easy, accessible way. While walking in her Syracuse University neighborhood, Glassberg would see cars pulled off to the side of the road, with people writing numbers off the for-rent
NYSERDA seeks applicants for 76West clean-energy competition
Clean-energy companies have until March 2 to apply for the next round of the 76West clean-energy competition. Now in its fifth year, 76West is one of the “largest competitions in the nation focused on supporting and growing emerging clean-energy businesses and economic development,” the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) says. About
CathBuddy made best investor pitch in Medical Device Innovation Challenge
SYRACUSE — The judges chose CathBuddy Inc. of Woodbury on Long Island as the winner of the Jan. 10 pitch event in the Medical Device Innovation Challenge. The pitch event was held at the CNY Biotech Accelerator at Upstate Medical University, located at 841 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse. The CNY Biotech Accelerator sponsors the
Crouse Health using AI software for stroke care
SYRACUSE — Crouse Health announced it is using a computer-aided triage system in its stroke-care services. A company called Viz.ai is providing the system. Viz.ai has offices in San Francisco, California and Tel Aviv, Israel. The firm says it focuses on using applied artificial intelligence (AI) software in health care to “reduce time to treatment
Top Digital Health Trends for 2020
Last November, we saw the rollout of the latest upgrades to Amazon’s Echo speaker line: earbuds, glasses, and a ring that connect to Amazon’s personal assistant Alexa. These new products are just three examples of a growing trend to incorporate technology seamlessly into our human experience, representing the ever-expanding frontiers for technology that have moved
Teams pitch their products in Medical Device Innovation Challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Six medical-device startup companies are hoping to win some funding after making their product pitches at the Medical Device Innovation Challenge. The
Clarkson instructors receive robot to continue human-robot handover interaction research
POTSDAM — Two assistant professors at Clarkson University are using a new mobile grasp robot to continue their research related to intuitive human-robot handover interactions. Natasha and Sean Banerjee, assistant professors in computer science, acquired the robot through a joint Facebook and Carnegie Mellon grant, the university announced on its website. The Banerjees submitted one
Governor proposes $9M drone test facility at Griffiss Airport
Gov. Andrew Cuomo would like to establish a $9 million small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) experimentation and test facility at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. Cuomo’s idea is the 23rd proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda. The governor delivered his annual address on Jan. 8. A UAS includes a drone and equipment
Business organizations react to Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State address
CenterState CEO, MACNY, and Unshackle Upstate are among the groups that reacted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address on Wednesday with statements
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