Nanoelectromechanicsto Polyfluoroalkyls: Not Your Typical Summer Job at the Innovation Law Center

The recently renamed Innovation Law Center (ILC) assisted over 20 start-up companies during the summer. Students researched IP landscapes and markets for new technologies. Assessments were completed on drone applications, and new technologies in software, biotech, clean energy and optics. Students also presented information on IP protection to Genius NY, NEXUS, and StartFast accelerators and drafted a guidebook on IP Protection for Software. To read more about their work, click here. To learn more about obtaining research or hosting a presentation, click here.

FDA Reorganization To Accommodate The Collaborative Nature of Innovation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reorganizing its internal operations to increase collaboration. One of the key goals is to increase the speed at which drugs and medical devices are reviewed and approved to keep up with high-speed innovation. To learn more about the changes to the FDA, click here.

“There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch”: Can the Internet Strike a Long-Term Balance Between Generating Revenue and Protecting User Data?

Do you know how much information about you is worth? Well, the websites and platforms that you use do and are making a profit from it.  Read more about personal data use and what is being done to make users aware here.

USPTO Issues an Update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide

On August 29, 2018, the USPTO issued updates to its AIA Trial Practice Guide (AIA TPG).  The AIA TPG was first published in August 2012 and guides practitioners on procedures including inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, derivation proceedings, etc. The update incorporates the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“the Board”) current practices and provides further explanations to already-included practices. The update accounts for six years of the Board’s experience with the program. To learn more about the update and the AIA TPG, click here.

Prolonged Outage Sparks Concern About USPTO’s Aging Tech

In August, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) online patent filing system was taken offline for repair due to a glitch. The system, which dates back to the 1980s, was not fully back online until August 22, leaving attorneys with no choice but to physically mail and fax patent documents. The issue comes only two and a half years after another lengthy system outage, creating concerns about the fragility of the aging information technology system and highlighting the need for improvements. To learn more about the USPTO system outage, click here.

Massachusetts Becomes 49th State to Adopt Uniform Trade Secrets Act

On October 1, 2018, Massachusetts will be the 49th state to adopt the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which provides protection against trade secret misappropriation. The move leaves New York as the only state that has not adopted the act. Since 2016, there is also federal protection via the Defend Trade Secrets Act.  To learn more about the difference between the two laws, click here.

Governor Cuomo Signs The HotSpot Fix

On Friday, August 24, the HotSpot Fix Legislation was signed into law as Chapter 246. The new law supports startup companies and incubator operators and is a part of the New York State Innovation HotSpot Program. This program, separate from StartUP NY, has been effective in bringing and keeping start-up tech companies in New York State. The new legislation allows previously denied companies in Certified Incubators across the State to enter the program and continues to support the Certified Business Incubators of New York State. To learn more about the New York State Innovation HotSpot Program, click here.

The Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneurship Program Partners with Techstars

Blackstone LaunchPad is a global, campus-based entrepreneurship program. Accessible to students globally, the program is designed to support and mentor students, staff and alumni regardless of their majors or experience. In NYS, there are launchpads at Syracuse University, SUNY Albany, the University of Buffalo, Cornell University and NYU. The Blackstone LaunchPad recently partnered with Techstars, another network providing assistance to entrepreneurs.  The goals of the partnership include transforming student ideas into successful enterprises, thereby facilitating job growth and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems. The new partnership also creates expanded access to resources including the Techstars platform, which offers over 10,000 mentors, world-renowned content, resources, perks and startup services. To learn more about the new partnership between the Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars, click here.

Bioentrepreneurs-in-Residence Support Commercialization Activity for Long Island Bioscience

Bioentrepreneurs-In-Residence (BEIRs) work to identify technology from partner institutions that are good candidates for licensing and company formation. The BEIRs have the support of the Stony Brook Center for Biotechnology business and technology development staff and external industry advisors to develop successful commercialization strategies. Ultimately, the goal is to help companies position themselves to prepare for SBIR/STTR grant opportunities, and Angel and VC investment. The Hub is a collaboration between Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the Feinstein Institute at Northwell Health. For more information on the newest appointees and the Bioscience Hub, click here.

Stony Brook Scientists Work Towards Sustainable Energy

Scientists at Stony Brook University’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center are working towards solutions to curb energy use and increase use of sustainable power sources. The work includes 35 projects ranging from self-cleaning solar panels to fast-charging electric car batteries. The projects’ timing couldn’t be better, as they aim to lower the $1 trillion dollars that Americans spent on energy last year and reach New York State’s 2030 goal of using renewables to generate half of the state’s electricity. To learn more about the center and its projects, click here.

Startup Supplies The 3D Printing Industry

Stony Brook University has teamed up with a high-tech startup to make strides in the additive manufacturing industry. The startup, ChemCubed, specializes in producing advanced materials for additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing. ChemCubed was founded when the need for 3D printing materials became apparent and became a part of Stony Brook’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center.  Since then, the company has focused on producing materials for end-use application and is now considered to run a half-length ahead of the 3D printing field. For more information on ChemCubed, click here.

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Annual Fall Technology Conference

Thursday, September 27, 2018 – DoubleTree, Binghamton, NY

The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST) Consortium will host its Annual Fall Technology Conference in partnership with the Southern Tier Clean Energy Incubator. This year’s conference, “Clean Energy and Energy Storage Technologies: Growing a Clean Energy Economy,” will include panels featuring experts in the clean energy field focused on a variety of topics, ranging from technology innovations to energy storage. To learn more about NY-BEST’s Annual Conference, click here. To register for the event, click here.

Upstate Unleashed Conference and Venture Ecosystem Awards, OnCenter, Syracuse

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 – OnCenter, Syracuse, NY

The Fourth Annual Upstate Unleashed Conference and Venture Ecosystem Awards event features Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph, CEO Talks, an Ecosystem Update, and the Venture Awards. The conference, led by Upstate Venture Connect (UVC), will run from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and host over 400 entrepreneurial leaders. To learn more and register for the Upstate Unleashed Conference, click here.

FuzeHub Workshops

Wednesday, October 9, 2018 – DoubleTree, Binghamton, NY; Thursday, October 10, 2018 – Larkin at Exchange, Buffalo, NY; Thursday, October 18 – Friday, October 19 – Clean Energy Business Incubator, Stony Brook, NY 

FuzeHub will host a series of workshops across New York State throughout October 2018. The event is aimed to help “hardware” physical product developers accelerate the commercialization and scale-up process and includes workshop exercises and one-on-one meetings with experts and instructors. To learn more about the FuzeHub Workshops and register, click here.

The 14th International Conference on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – The Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), Stony Brook, NY

The CEWIT conference offers a forum for presentations of cutting-edge research and the exchange of information on emerging technologies and innovative applications. For more information about the CEWIT conference, click here.

Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp

Thursday, October 18 – Friday, October 19, 2018 – CNY Biotech Accelerator, Syracuse, NY

The CNY Biotech Accelerator will host the second annual Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp featuring workshops taking place over two days. The workshops include panels and presentations with over 48 speakers and cover topics including product design and development, market landscape, business plans, risk management, etc. Advanced registration is required for the event and attendees must register separately for each workshop. University faculty and students may attend for free. To register, click here. To learn more about the Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp, click here.

I-Corps Short Course

Friday, September 28, Saturday, September 29 and Friday, October 26, 2018 – Blackstone Launchpad, Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University and i-Corps Node N will offer a free Short Course consisting of three sessions over two weeks. The I-Corps Short Course is targeted to academic researchers and student entrepreneurs with a tech innovation in any STEM field looking to explore its market potential. The course aims to support innovation education, technology development, and infrastructure building. To learn more about the program and apply, click here.

Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars Training Camp

Thursday, November 8 – Friday, November 9, 2018 – New York, NY

The Blackstone LaunchPad will host its Techstars Training Camp in New York City. For more information, click here.

Save the Date for NEXT 2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018 – Holiday Inn Conference Center, Livepool, NY

Cohosted by the NYS STLC and now in its fifth year, the NEXT conference will take place in November. NEXT focuses on innovation in technology, manufacturing and biotech. The event brings together fast-track companies, managers, researchers, medical professionals, investors and entrepreneurs in Central NY to meet and learn from each other and from global thought leaders and industry experts. In addition to workshops, NEXT will feature two keynote speakers: Chris Kelly, former Chief Privacy Officer of Facebook, and Rob Shepherd, head of Cornell University’s Organic Robotics Lab (ORL). To register for NEXT 2018, click here.

Global NY

Is your NYS business thinking about exporting? If you’re already sending some of what you make overseas, would you like to expand that part of your operation? Many small-to-medium companies want to reach global markets, but they need to manage their risks. As the result of the National Export Initiative (NEXT) and Global NY initiative, the federal and state governments are willing to share this risk with you. Global NY can connect your company to the State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program. The STEP Program is offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through Empire State Development (ESD). To learn more about STEP and how it can help your business, click here. NYS STLC has also compiled an Export Control Guidebook to assist individuals considering the export of their technology.