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2024 SPIE I-Corps regional course cohort

March 15, 2024

Optics and Photonics Innovators Explore Commercialization at SPIE Photonics West

Optics and Photonics Innovators Explore Commercialization at SPIE Photonics West https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_6498-1-scaled.jpg 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_6498-1-scaled.jpg March 15, 2024 March 27, 2024

This January, a regional I-Corps cohort comprised of optics and photonics researchers traveled to San Francisco to explore the market potential of their innovations at SPIE Photonics West, a convention that brings together researchers, engineers, and industry leaders to learn about the latest updates in light-based technologies.

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January 5, 2024

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

Rochester Photonics Startup Raises $450,000, Wins SBIR Awards https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rochester_Photonect.jpg 1920 1080 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rochester_Photonect.jpg January 5, 2024 February 6, 2025

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

Rochester Battery Tech Startup Raises $9.5M, Creates 42 Local Jobs https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RIT_Cellec-scaled.jpeg 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RIT_Cellec-scaled.jpeg January 5, 2024 February 6, 2025

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.

November 22, 2023

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kumpan-electric-mLxy5nt9Z90-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kumpan-electric-mLxy5nt9Z90-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg November 22, 2023 March 27, 2024

This fall, researchers developing battery technologies explored the market potential of their innovations in a specialized I-Corps regional course led by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub. The course began with two weeks of virtual entrepreneurship training, then moved to an in-person format at the Battery Show conference in Detroit, MI.

July 19, 2023

Photonect Interconnect Solutions Wins $274K SBIR Award

Photonect Interconnect Solutions Wins $274K SBIR Award https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20181105_144648.jpg 996 560 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20181105_144648.jpg July 19, 2023 December 11, 2023

Photonect Interconnect Solutions, an I-Corps alumni company, recently secured a $274,996 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its photonic technology. Pioneering the development of laser adhesion techniques for attaching optical fibers to photonic chips, Photonect is poised to revolutionize data center operations.

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September 8, 2022

NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub

NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GEM-Day-2-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast https://www.in-icorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GEM-Day-2-scaled.jpg September 8, 2022 August 17, 2023

The National Science Foundation has awarded Cornell University a $15 million, five-year grant to lead the newest Innovation Corps Hub, I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region.