Snow Dragon, i3Assemblies join START-UP NY program

Snow Dragon Corp. and i3Assemblies Inc. are among 39 startup companies that have joined the START-UP NY program.

START-UP NY stands for SUNY Tax-free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate NY.

Under the program, which launched in October 2013, businesses can operate tax-free for 10 years on eligible land and space. Businesses partner with colleges and have access to industry experts and advanced-research laboratories, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office.

SUNY Oswego sponsors Snow Dragon, which currently operates at the Syracuse Technology Garden. 

Binghamton University sponsors i3 Assemblies, according to Cuomo’s office. The firm operates at 100 Eldredge St. in Binghamton, its LinkedIn page says.

The latest 39 businesses have committed to create 817 new jobs and invest more than $30 million statewide over the next five years, the governor’s office said in the release. 

START-UP NY now has commitments from 202 companies to create at least 4,490 new jobs and invest more than $251 million over the next three-to-five years throughout New York.

About the companies
Snow Dragon, “a new to New York” company, will be the U.S. branch of its parent company, Cein Biotechnology Ltd. Co. of China. 

Cein has developed hardware and software technology to scan and analyze the vein structure of the human finger as an authentication technique with wide application opportunities in the banking, retail, education, medical, and security industries. 

Cein created Snow Dragon to develop the second generation of the scanning and analysis technology so it can “access Western markets,” Cuomo’s office said. 

The company will create seven new jobs and invest $80,000.

i3 Assemblies Inc. is a new manufacturing company that offers integration of advanced process and product development with “manufacturing solutions” to provide complete system builds and testing from prototype to volume production. 

i3 Assemblies’ products will be the electronic components found in “life-saving” medical diagnostic/imaging devices; space exploration and satellite technology; and the electronics “will be installed in end-use products throughout the world,” Cuomo’s office said. 

The company plans to create 140 new jobs and invest $8.2 million.

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