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November 2023

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This new benchtop device uses acoustophoresis to replace the cell washing steps of the labeling processes in which cells are transferred from one suspension buffer to a new one.

• This action occurs along a microchannel etched into a chip the size of a microscope slide.
• Fluids from the two buffers flow together along this channel side by side forming two adjacent non-mixing streams in this laminar flow environment.
• An acoustic standing wave is formed along the center of this microchannel using an ultrasound transducer.
• When the cells in one buffer stream encounter this standing wave, they are pushed into the adjacent buffer stream resulting in the cells being washed by a new buffer solution.
• The radiolabeling procedure is made up of many cell washing steps with different buffer solutions as well as cell concentrating steps required for the radiolabeling incubation step.

Leveraging the small-scale, chip-based function of acoustophoresis by chaining together a series of chips, the radiolabeling process is automated with each chip performing a single step in the process which can be engineered into a single benchtop instrument.

Clarkson University Joins Joins NY I-Corps Hub

Clarkson University, based in Potsdam, NY, is joining the NY National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub, centered at the City University of New York (CUNY), as a new partner institution. Clarkson will help the Hub meet its goal of enabling researchers from diverse backgrounds to bring scientific discoveries to the marketplace.....Read More.

Is your NYC-based startup or business ready to scale? Whether you’re tech-driven with a focus on community solutions or a B2B venture aiming for market leadership, here’s your chance to accelerate with a $25,000 boost. We’re seeking visionary founders across sectors, committed to innovation and impact. Join the TechImpact Startup Competition, co-sponsored by Accompany Capital and The Tech Incubator at Queens College.

Competition Categories

Whether you’re a fledgling startup or in a growth phase, this competition is designed for ventures that align with the following impactful categories:



1. Community Betterment (25k)

2. Health and Wellness ($25k)

3. Financial Empowerment ($25k)

4. B2B Innovations ($25k)

A total of $100,000 will be awarded. Don’t miss this opportunity to win $25,000 to scale your venture and make a lasting impact. Each finalist will receive additional rewards: mentorship, co-working space, or interns support.

Build a Better Foundation Series:

Inflation Reduction Act

November 16, 2023 | 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

David Reed, Esq., Reed Business Law

Americans pay more for prescription medicines than any other country, and the Biden administration has committed to changing that. Through Medicare, the U.S. government already pays for many prescriptions for those age 65 and over. In 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It aims to save $25 billion annually on pharmaceutical drugs by 2031.

The IRA intends to achieve these savings by requiring marketers of certain drugs to negotiate price reductions with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Big Pharma argues, and recent lawsuits allege, this requirement violates those marketers’ First and Fifth Amendments rights under the U.S. Constitution. If the law is allowed to remain unchanged, they predict a loss of profits that will force pharmaceutical companies to pull back on developing groundbreaking new treatments. This means they will license fewer compounds in development, pay lower up-front fees for those they do license, make fewer success payments for the drugs that move through development, and share smaller royalty percentages on the drugs that do make it to market. Speaker will discuss the realistic impacts of the IRA and the lawsuits, and how they will they effect drug developers.

New York Tech Meet Up

Monday December 11, 2023 | 6PM-9PM

HAVE YOUR COMPANIES SIGN UP TO PITCH

The NY Tech Meetup (NYTM) has been a monthly staple for the NYC tech ecosystem since 2004! Co-founded by Scott Heiferman, Meetup.com founder, and Dawn Barber, NYTM began its life in a meeting room of meetup.com’s offices with only four attendees. It is now the world's largest meetup group with over 60,000 members! 

At each event, attendees are provided time for networking amongst the tech community members and feature tech demos by a diverse set of founders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs.

NYTM is a perfect place to start if you are new to tech, to New York city, or to the New York tech ecosystem.

November 16, 2023 | 11AM-12PM

Investors, professionals running accelerators/incubators, public officers and grant givers are invited to Upstate Capital’s webinar “Year-end Benchmarking with Invest NY” on November 16 @ 11AM. Learn how to use the platform to give more visibility to your startup alumni and support programs to an international audience, track key metrics on your alumni to measure their growth over the years, and scout and discover relevant startup candidates to join your next accelerator batch.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: December 14th - Con Edison Energy Storage Day

NY-BEST and Con Edison of New York are teaming up again this year to present an informative and engaging half-day virtual event on Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM ET. The event will focus on opportunities for energy storage in Con Edison territory.

Energy storage installers, vendors, and project developers interested in developing energy storage in Con Edison territory are invited to attend this timely and informative event. Attendees will learn first-hand from Con Edison senior managers about the utility’s network, needs, programs and opportunities for energy storage. The agenda includes:

• Discussion of Con Edison programs of interest to energy storage developers, including:
• Demand Response Programs
• Bulk Storage procurements
• Electric Vehicles – PowerReady
• Energy Storage Interconnection – Appendix K Best Practices
• Low-Income Make Ready Program
• Updates from NYC on its clean energy initiatives impacting energy storage;

The half-day video-conference event will consist of panel discussions, featured presentations and opportunities for attendees to ask questions.

Ecosystem News and Reads

Ramping Up Business Development Resources at Heyground Harlem

As part of the drive to expand our business incubation capacities at Heyground Harlem, they will be launching alumni-led skill-share workshops and expanding our ecosystem partner workshops in the coming months. 

The skill-share workshops are designed to offer hands-on knowledge and facilitate collaborative incubation through our peer learning model. Last month, Communtas hosted two pilot workshops: a hybrid fundraising workshop led by Josue De Paz (Cohort 6 alum and First Tech Fund founder) and a virtual marketing workshop led by Monique Marshall (Cohort 9 alum and Black to Business founder).

The partner workshops connect changemakers with resources in the local impact ecosystem. Communitas recently partnered with fellow Siegel Family Endowment grantee PiTech @ Cornell Tech to host a "speed tech dating" workshop where alums and cohort 11 founders consulted on their ventures with graduate students working at the intersection of public interest and technology. 

Communitas will be rolling out ongoing skill-share and partner workshops in 2024, which will be accessible to Heyground Harlem members, cohort participants, alumni, and guests. Stay tuned for updates!

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Announces $10M to Boost Southern Tier Clean Energy Manufacturing

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that $10,000,000 is being made available through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to help manufacturers across New York, including the Southern Tier. Schumer visited Allegany County earlier this month to highlight how investing in clean energy can help companies in the Southern Tier grow.

New York Consortium Wins $40M from CHIPS Act

The funding for the New York consortium, which also includes the University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cornell University and IBM, is among the first grants to be awarded under the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act authored by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York and signed into law last year. Albany Nanotech is owned and operated by NY CREATES, a state-run nonprofit.

Startup Failure - Whose Fault, The Founder or The Community?

In developing ecosystems, it is important to understand the roots of the failure so that as a community, we may be able to identify, rectify and possibly prevent that failure from happening again.

BIANYS Job Board and Talent Network

Associate Director - Southern Tier Clean Energy Incubator Program

If your Incubator and/or Member Companies would like employment opportunities posted to the BIANYS Talent Network please submit requests here.

Recent Filings

Exosteller Raises $15M in Series A Funding

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

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