Sujatha Ramanujan has been named CEO of the NSF STELLAR Engine, led by the University of Rochester. The initiative leverages $31M in federal and NY…

Governor Hochul announced Gekko Photonics as the $1 million “Company of the Year” winner in Round 9 of Rochester’s Luminate NY accelerator, awarding over $2…

Ten deep-tech startups will compete in NextCorps’ Luminate Finals 2026 on Sept. 30 in Rochester, with up to $2 million in follow-on funding on the…

The University of Rochester received up to $13.7M from the NSF to advance the OPAL laser facility to its final design phase. Set to be…

The U.S. National Science Foundation awarded up to $13.7M to the University of Rochester to advance the NSF OPAL project into its final design phase.…

Monroe Community College has opened its new $69.6M Sydor Optics Advanced Technology Center at the Brighton campus. Partnering with local industry leaders, the facility is…

Rochester’s L3Harris engineered, built, and tested the Optical Telescope Assembly for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Capturing panoramas 100x wider than Hubble, this local…

Four years after the CHIPS Act, billions in investment are driving semiconductor growth across Upstate New York. The Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo Tech Hub corridor benefits from funding…

Four years after the CHIPS Act, billions in investment are driving semiconductor growth across Upstate New York. The Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo Tech Hub corridor benefits from funding…