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January 9, 2024

Lygenesis Raises $37 Million, Creates 6 Local Jobs

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Lygenesis, a biotech startup based in Pittsburgh, has raised over $37M to create cell therapies
for life-threatening diseases.

January 7, 2024

Burlington Solar Startup Raises Over $17M

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Verde Technologies, an I-Corps alumni startup from the University of Vermont, was recently selected by the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), to partner on an $11.25 million cost-shared award for developing tandem solar modules at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

January 6, 2024

ECM Therapeutics Raises $26 Million, Employs 7

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ECM Therapeutics, developers of tissue repair gel Hydrogel and biotherapeutic agent Matrix- bound Nanovesicles, has raised $26M and hired a team of 7 at its Pittsburgh headquarters.

January 6, 2024

Cornell Clean Tech Startup Creates Local Jobs, Opens Manufacturing Facility

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Heat Inverse’s passive cooling films have the potential to reduce emissions from the electric grid, refrigeration industry, data centers, dairy operations, and more. The I-Corps alumni startup has secured $1,275,000 in Small Business Innovation Research grants from the NSF, along with support from the Launch NY Seed Fund.

Person showing wire and metal colliding.

January 5, 2024

Rochester Photonics Startup Raises $450,000, Wins SBIR Awards

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Photonect Interconnect Solutions, a photonics company that is revolutionizing optical connections with innovative laser-based technology, won an NSF SBIR Phase 1, NASA STTR Phase 1, DoD SBIR Phase 1 and is part of the Activate Fellowship Program.

January 5, 2024

Rochester Battery Tech Startup Raises $9.5M, Creates 42 Local Jobs

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Located in Rochester, NY, Cellec Technologies creates customized energy storage solutions for aerospace customers that suffer from critical battery failures when operating in extreme environments.

Female doctor explaining something to female patient in a medical facility.

January 4, 2024

Reia Raises Over $3 Million for Women’s Health Startup

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Reia is redesigning pelvic organ prolapse treatment options to allow women to reclaim their independence and lifestyle.

January 4, 2024

Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5 Million, Creates 13 Local Jobs

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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.

Man looking with question in laboratory.

January 3, 2024

Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M

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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.

January 3, 2024

Syracuse Startup Battling Plastic Pollution Creates 8 Local Jobs, Raises $1.3M

Syracuse Startup Battling Plastic Pollution Creates 8 Local Jobs, Raises $1.3M https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Syracuse_RTRN.jpg 541 451 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Syracuse_RTRN.jpg January 3, 2024 February 6, 2025

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.