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NY I-Corps Hub Stories

Tell Me More: A Conversation with Your I-Corps Team: Vibhor Mahajan
Vibhor Mahajan, PhD Where did you grow up, and what sparked your interest in entrepreneurship? I feel like I’ve taken a very non-linear...
Mar 206 min read


Tell Me More: A Conversation with Your I-Corps Team: Ioannis (John) Kymissis, Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering, Vice Dean for Infrastructure and Innovation, Columbia University SEAS
Where did you grow up, and what sparked your interest in entrepreneurship? I grew up in New Hyde Park, on Long Island. I started at MIT...
Feb 117 min read


Navigating an Entrepreneurial Path with Nearabl
CUNY is a national leader in Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) grants, which provide grants to professors and their labs that are working...
Nov 18, 20245 min read


SUITED Workshop Introduces Entrepreneurial Strategies & Resources to PUIs
Nearly 80 academics and administrators from predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs) from across the country, including from...
Nov 11, 20243 min read


From Manicures to Making a Difference: Creating Safer, Bio-Derived Coatings
When Jiye Son was a teenager on Long Island working part time in a nail salon, she became aware of the health challenges posed by the...
Oct 16, 20245 min read


Tell Me More: A Conversation with Your I-Corps Team, Featuring Carlo Yuvienco
Director of the Ford Biotechnology Incubator, Ford Center for Life Science Innovation at The Rockefeller University
Sep 3, 20245 min read

Annual National Innovation Network Meeting Is Largest Yet
Great things are ahead for the I-Corps network! This was the recurring message shared during the National Innovation Network meeting held...
Aug 5, 20244 min read


An Interview with Kelly Reardon-Sleicher, Program Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs, at the University of Albany’s Office of Economic Development
When did you join the UAlbany team, and what do you do? I’m still relatively new here—I’ve been in this role since the end of last summer...
Jul 11, 20245 min read


Sentinel Turns “Pain Points” into Progress
Many unexpected innovations emerged from the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. For Sherin Kannoly, transitioning from the monotony of...
Jun 4, 20245 min read


Tell Me More: A Conversation with Your I-Corps Team
Cira Cardaci is Manager of the NY I-Corps Hub. Previously, she was a co-founder of a women’s health technology startup. Cira received her...
May 15, 20245 min read
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