PreAct, named “Company of the Year” at Thursday’s finals, will get $1 million.
Innovation
NextCorps outpaces goals set three years ago
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Since its move to downtown Rochester’s Innovation Zone in early 2018, the entrepreneurship and innovation catalyst has nurtured 106 startups.
Health & Science
Medical tech firm with RIT roots gets $14 million boost
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Led by Austin McChord, Casana has developed a toilet seat-based system designed to transform in-home cardiovascular monitoring.
Education
RIT sponsored research hits another record high
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In its most recently completed fiscal year, RIT secured a $82 million in research grants, a 39 percent increase over its record-setting 2018-19 total.
Innovation
RIT leads effort on ventilator prototype
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The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, together with regional business and health care partners, acted quickly to address a looming shortage.
Innovation
Face shield effort gains steam
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Volunteers with fast-growing Face Shields Roc are making the personal protective equipment at home on 3-D printers.
Innovation
Seed funding to boost health startup
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Heart Health Intelligence plans to use the $2.2 million to help bring to market its high-tech toilet seat.
Innovation
VPG Medical offers free wellness tracker
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The app uses cameras embedded in smartphones and tablets to track a person’s heart rate, which can be an early indicator of a fever.
Innovation
VisualDx earns Gates Foundation grant
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The Rochester company will use the funds to develop a version of its medical diagnostic tool for use in remote areas.
Innovation
The ‘winner-take-most’ economy
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Fewer than a half-dozen ‘superstar’ tech hubs today account for nearly all innovation-sector job growth—and Rochester is not one of them. But with help from Washington, could our region become a future star?
Innovation
Luminate semifinalists set to compete
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Twenty-two firms are slated to take part in Lightning Rounds tomorrow at the Strong Museum of Play. Ten will be chosen to participate in the startup accelerator program.