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January 4, 2024

Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs

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Iconic Air is a Morgantown, WV based startup offering an emission mapping and analytics platform designed to help carbon consuming companies across the United States identify and address leaks.

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January 3, 2024

Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M

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Abceutics, an I-Corps alumni company based in Buffalo NY, was acquired by Merck, a global leader in biopharmaceuticals, for a potential consideration of up to $208 million.

January 3, 2024

Syracuse Startup Battling Plastic Pollution Creates 8 Local Jobs, Raises $1.3M

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RETRN Bio, a Syracuse-based startup that upcycles plant waste materials into food packaging plastics, raised $1.3 million in grant funding from sources that included USDA/NIFA, NSF STTR, FuzeHub, V4C Climate Tech, and others.

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January 2, 2024

Binghamton Startup Wins $21.2M NYDOT Contract to Build Cleaner, Cheaper Roads

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KLAW Industries, a startup based in Binghamton, NY, was selected by the New York State Department of Transportation to partner on a $21.2 million infrastructure project using their innovative material Pantheon™, a carbon-negative replacement for cement in concrete made from waste glass diverted from landfills

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January 1, 2024

Cornell Biotech Startup Raises Over $10 Million, Creates 13 Rural Jobs

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AvantGuard, a Cornell University spinout developing antimicrobial solutions, has raised more than $10 million in funding since participating in the I-Corps regional and national programs.

December 14, 2023

Empower Equity Awarded $1.2 Million Contract to Revolutionize Air Force Supply Chain

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I-Corps alumni company Empower Equity (EMPEQ) has been awarded a $1.2 million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Air Force’s AFWERX program, which supports technology innovations with air and space applications.

November 30, 2023

Charging Ahead: ExoPower Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant

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ExoPower has received a $251,522 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), marking a significant leap toward revolutionizing the way we power material handling vehicles (MHVs).

November 22, 2023

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kumpan-electric-mLxy5nt9Z90-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kumpan-electric-mLxy5nt9Z90-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg November 22, 2023 March 27, 2024

This fall, researchers developing battery technologies explored the market potential of their innovations in a specialized I-Corps regional course led by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub. The course began with two weeks of virtual entrepreneurship training, then moved to an in-person format at the Battery Show conference in Detroit, MI.

September 29, 2023

Shooting for the Stars: Exostellar Raises $15 Million Series A Round

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I-Corps alumni company Exostellar, a cloud resource optimization and management platform, is on the trajectory to be a star in the tech startup world. Founded by Cornell University computer science professor Hakim Weatherspoon, the company recently announced a successful $15 million Series A round — bringing Exostellar’s valuation to $40 million.

July 19, 2023

Photonect Interconnect Solutions Wins $274K SBIR Award

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Photonect Interconnect Solutions, an I-Corps alumni company, recently secured a $274,996 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its photonic technology. Pioneering the development of laser adhesion techniques for attaching optical fibers to photonic chips, Photonect is poised to revolutionize data center operations.