I-Corps Alumni

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Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs
Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs 2560 1705 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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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Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M
Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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.

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Syracuse Startup Battling Plastic Pollution Creates 8 Local Jobs, Raises $1.3M
Syracuse Startup Battling Plastic Pollution Creates 8 Local Jobs, Raises $1.3M 541 451 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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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Binghamton Startup Wins $21.2M NYDOT Contract to Build Cleaner, Cheaper Roads
Binghamton Startup Wins $21.2M NYDOT Contract to Build Cleaner, Cheaper Roads 1365 2048 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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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Cornell Biotech Startup Raises Over $10 Million, Creates 13 Rural Jobs
Cornell Biotech Startup Raises Over $10 Million, Creates 13 Rural Jobs 7952 4503 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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.

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Photo: Pitt School of Medicine student Adi Mittal meets Katalin Kariko, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine, at the National Collegiate Inventor's Competition.

Astria Biosciences Wins $275K SBIR Award
Astria Biosciences Wins $275K SBIR Award 936 702 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Astria Biosciences, which spun out of research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh, is developing the first simple, whole blood-based test to detect the presence and monitor the progression of cerebral aneurysms.  

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Empower Equity Awarded $1.2 Million Contract to Revolutionize Air Force Supply Chain 
Empower Equity Awarded $1.2 Million Contract to Revolutionize Air Force Supply Chain  1536 1034 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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. 

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Charging Ahead: ExoPower Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant 
Charging Ahead: ExoPower Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant  2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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).  

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Shooting for the Stars: Exostellar Raises $15 Million Series A Round
Shooting for the Stars: Exostellar Raises $15 Million Series A Round 1912 1236 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

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. 

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Photo: Alexa Schmitz, Ph.D. ’18, (right) co-founder and CEO of REEgen, talks with Brooke Pian, lab director at REEgen, at the Center for Life Science Ventures in Weill Hall.

REEgen Awarded $275K SBIR Grant for Rare-Earth Tech
REEgen Awarded $275K SBIR Grant for Rare-Earth Tech 1140 641 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

This August, I-Corps alumni company REEgen won a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the NSF to further refine its technology to more sustainably extract rare-earth elements.

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