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Spotlight on Sanatela: Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment
Despite advancements in cancer therapies, testing is performed inside a patient’s body with no lab standard to determine which treatment will work best. Sanatela Medical is helping doctors get closer

Spotlight on VPG Medical: Making Cardiac Monitoring Effortless
Wearable health monitoring solutions can be extremely valuable to both physicians and patients, but only if there is compliance. VPG Medical is reducing the need for behavior change by putting

Spotlight on Think Biosolution: Enabling Customized Remote Patient Monitoring
Patient monitoring typically takes place in hospital or clinical settings, meaning doctors lack a complete picture of their patients to be able to effectively individualize care and prevent rehospitalizations. Think

The Impact of 5G
5G has been in development for years, and we are now on the cusp of dramatic changes in terms of capacity, speed, timeliness, and reliability of wireless communications. Osmund deSouza,

Spotlight on What’s Good: Encouraging Consumers to Shop with Purpose
Many consumers want to shop from environmentally and socially conscious brands, but they are limited by choice and challenged by inconvenience. Jennifer Young, Founder of What’s Good, talks about some

Spotlight on SunDensity: Solving Inefficiencies in Photonics
Dr. Nish Sonwalkar, Founder and CEO of SunDensity, has developed a Photonic Smart Coating (PSC™) technology that improves the efficiency of solar panels as well as electronic devices and architectural

Attributes of a Successful Startup
What do investors look for in a company? NextCorps President, Jim Senall, sits down with Don Golini, founder of SANICA Ventures and QED Technologies International, successful entrepreneur, startup mentor, chairman

Better Living and Business Performance Through Mindfulness
Mindfulness teaches us to ground ourselves in the moment and direct our attention in ways that refresh us. Mindfulness coach, Sabrina Vogler, CPC, CEC, joins us to describe the many

Business Models for Investing and Resources
In part three of his conversation with Luminate Managing Director, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Dr. Milton Chang gives his thoughts on how and when to exit a business and tips for

Navigating Investment
In part two of a three-part conversation with Luminate Managing Director, Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Dr. Milton Chang describes the different types of investments and misconceptions around the challenges of raising

The Path to Entrepreneurship
Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, Managing Director of the Luminate accelerator, sits down with Dr. Milton Chang, Managing Partner of Incubic Management, author of Toward Entrepreneurship, and Luminate Board Member. In part

Flower City Pro-Am Hackathon
Scott Root, Professional Development Manager from Wegmans’ IT Department, shares how to get involved with Wegmans’ Flower City Pro-Am Hackathon, a 24-hour hackathon taking placing March 28-29, 2020. Focused on