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$45M Raised, 114 New Jobs Created: I-Corps Startups Accelerate Deep Tech Growth in 2025
$45M Raised, 114 New Jobs Created: I-Corps Startups Accelerate Deep Tech Growth in 2025 1280 853 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Startup ventures emerging from I-Corps teams welcomed a total of 119 new paid employees during the year. Alumni secured $16,617,873 in SBIR and STTR awards and raised $29,713,562 in capital to support research, commercialization progress, and long-term scaling.

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Buffalo Scientist Advances Therapeutic to Rebuild Damaged Lung Cells 
Buffalo Scientist Advances Therapeutic to Rebuild Damaged Lung Cells  2560 1408 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alum and University at Buffalo researcher Anna Blumental-Perry is advancing a novel therapeutic designed to rebuild damaged lung cells, a breakthrough that could significantly improve treatment for chronic respiratory…

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Ascribe Closes $12 Million Series A Financing to Advance Next-Gen Natural Crop Protection
Ascribe Closes $12 Million Series A Financing to Advance Next-Gen Natural Crop Protection 1280 720 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Ascribe Bioscience, an Ithaca, NY–based agricultural technology company, has closed a $12 million Series A financing round to support the commercial launch of its flagship biofungicide, Phytalix®.

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RAI helps make West Virginia farms more sustainable, profitable
RAI helps make West Virginia farms more sustainable, profitable 2560 1391 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

The Regenerative Agricultural Innovations, LLC (RAI), led by Dr. Matt Wilson, professor of animal sciences at West Virginia University (WVU), is helping make small farms in West Virginia more sustainable and profitable.

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Brite raises $650k for platform to support at-risk students
Brite raises $650k for platform to support at-risk students 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Brite has developed a student support platform that uses behavioral data and predictive analytics to proactively identify at-risk college students and facilitate timely interventions. The company has raised over $650K in funding and has established partnerships with seven universities across the country.

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OWiC Technologies Wins $2.3M NIH Fast-Track SBIR Award 
OWiC Technologies Wins $2.3M NIH Fast-Track SBIR Award  670 893 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alumni company OWiC Technologies has been awarded a $2.35 million Fast-Track SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).

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Assurtek invents first AI dental drill
Assurtek invents first AI dental drill 1080 840 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alum Assurtek Surgical is commercializing the world’s first AI-powered dental drill technology.

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Nanopath creates 15 jobs, secures $14M for diagnostic platforms
Nanopath creates 15 jobs, secures $14M for diagnostic platforms 1280 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Nanopath is developing molecular diagnostic platforms to detect viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens using a single patient sample.

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Niffy Drone Solutions earns Air Force contract for AI platform
Niffy Drone Solutions earns Air Force contract for AI platform 1028 1182 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Angelo Niforatos, a recent Syracuse University graduate with master’s degrees in engineering and business, used his NSF I-Corps experience to accelerate his startup, Niffy Drone Solutions.

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Burlington Bio awarded $305k for agricultural biomaterials
Burlington Bio awarded $305k for agricultural biomaterials 2048 1365 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alum Burlington Bio, a biotech startup spun out of the University of Vermont, was recently awarded a $305,000 Phase I SBIR grant from the NSF.

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