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Cornell Startups

The businesses listed below were founded on licensed Cornell technologies to help create jobs and economic vitality in New York State and beyond.


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Achronix Semiconductor Corporation

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation offers two principle product lines: a commercial line of FPGA devices named Speedster® and a specialized line of products operating near 350 MHz for use in high radiation and extreme temperature environments.

Location: San Jose, CA
Year founded: 2005
Contact:

info@achronix.com

Adenios, Inc.

Adenios, Inc.

By controlling the permeability of the blood brain barrier, Adenios, Inc. is working to improve treatment for multiple central nervous system diseases.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

info@adenios.com

ADispell, Inc.

ADispell, Inc.

ADispell, Inc. focuses on creating solutions that address Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2010
Contact:

info@adispell.com

Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems, LLC

Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems, LLC

Agricultural Modeling and Training Systems, LLC, is based on technology from the Cornell University Ruminant Nutrition Modeling group. AMTS produces software that makes dairy and meat production more efficient and reduces potential negative environmental impacts.

Location: Cortland, NY
Year founded: 2005
Contact:

sales@agmodelsystems.com

Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc.

Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc.

Animal Ultrasound Services, Inc. was acquired by Micro Beef Technologies in 2000. Animal Ultrasound Service’s image analysis software, AUSKey®, developed at Cornell, evaluates ultrasonic images of live animals and carcasses.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 1993
Contact:

info@microbeef.com

ArcScan, Inc

ArcScan, Inc

ArcScan, Inc. develops and sells Artemis 3, a high-resolution ultrasound scanner that enables eye surgeons to design phakic and accommodative lenses to reduce the risk of bad outcomes in corneal surgeries and lens implants.

Location: Morrison, CO
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

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BinOptics Corporation

BinOptics Corporation

BinOptics Corporation develops and manufactures photonic chips for optical transceivers and other applications in the telecom, datacom, and optical storage markets.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2004
Contact:

info@binoptics.com

Bioworks, Inc.

Bioworks, Inc.

BioWorks, Inc. sells environmentally responsible products for insect and foliar disease control.

Location: Victor, NY
Year founded: 1993
Contact:

jacaulfield@bioworksinc.com

BZL Biologics, Inc.

BZL Biologics, Inc. is a clinical stage company working to commercialize antibody-based therapeutics and imaging agents for prostate cancer.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 1997

CoAxia Inc.

CoAxia Inc.

CoAxia, Inc. is a medical device company developing treatment for stroke patients.  Its product NeuroFlo™ is an innovative, catheter-based therapy to treat ischemic stroke.

Location: Maple Grove, MN
Year founded: 1996
Contact:

info@coaxia.com

Coferon, Inc.

Coferon, Inc. is developing orally active drugs that reach currently "undruggable" targets.  Their platform consists of molecules that have the ability to permeate cell membranes and then once inside, assemble to become larger molecules.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2009

Databeast

Databeast sells terminal emulation software for the Macintosh.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 1995
Contact:

questions@databeast.com

DNANO Systems, LLC

DNANO Systems, LLC is developing synthetic 3-D DNA polymers with a core focus on protein producing gels (“P-gels”).  P-gels produce proteins more efficiently than existing methods which reduces production costs. DNANO also seeks to use 3-D DNA polymers to create nanostructures with unique properties for use in diagnostics and drug delivery. 

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2005

e2e Materials, LLC

e2e Materials, LLC

e2e Materials, LLC is a clean technology company that produces petroleum-free, biodegradable composites out of soy proteins using a method that was developed at Cornell University. 

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

info@e2eMaterials.com

Electron Devices Global, Inc.

Electron Devices Global, Inc.

Electron Devices Global, Inc. is commercializing gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor devices. These devices target smart energy management and improve the energy power conversion of high voltage solar and wind energy resources, as well as, alternative energy vehicles.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2010

Etron, Inc.

Etron, Inc. develops, manufacturers, and markets microcomputer control systems for dairy farms.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 1998

Ezra Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Ezra Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Ezra Pharmaceutical, Inc. is developing a preventative therapy for diabetes-related blindness.  The company is pursuing a “therapeutic switch” strategy, leveraging a pre-existing FDA approved molecule for novel indications. 

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2010
Contact:

ceo@ezrapharmaceutical.com

Gene Network Sciences, Inc.

Gene Network Sciences, Inc.

Gene Network Sciences, Inc. uses massively parallel supercomputers to probe human biological data to find biological causes of human disease and new opportunities for diagnosis and treatment.

Location: Cambridge, MA
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

information@gnsbiotech.com

GeneWeave Biosciences, LLC

GeneWeave Biosciences, LLC

GeneWeave Biosciences, LLC develops novel gene-probing molecular diagnostic substances that reduce the cost of detecting drug resistant and toxic bacteria.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

dr225@cornell.edu

GenVec, Inc.

GenVec, Inc.

GenVec, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutic drugs for cancer and vaccines for infectious diseases including HIV, malaria, foot-and-mouth disease, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), HSV-2, and influenza.

Location: Gaithersberg, MD
Year founded: 1993
Contact:

Contact Form

Glycobia, Inc.

Glycobia, Inc.

Glycobia, Inc. is developing "glyco-engineered" bacteria that are capable of attaching human or human-like sugars onto proteins.  This technology offers a low-cost strategy for efficient production of authentic human glycoproteins in microbial cells with the potential to revolutionize the enterprise surrounding the manufacturing and engineering of therapeutics proteins.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2010

Hybrid Silica Technologies, Inc.

Hybrid Silica Technologies, Inc.

Hybrid Silica Technologies, Inc. (HST) develops nano-structured silica materials, with a current emphasis on fluorescent core-shell nanoparticles (C•spec™ particles) for imaging, diagnostics, and sensing.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2004
Contact:

mail@hybridsilica.com

Hµrel Corporation

Hµrel Corporation

HμREL Corporation develops bioanalytic devices that are used in pharmaceutical development and industrial and consumer product safety testing. A HμREL® is a microfluidic circuit that models real-time protein binding, metabolism, and extraction in the liver.

Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Year founded: 2004
Contact:

sli@hurelcorp.com

iFyber, LLC

iFyber, LLC

iFyber, LLC is a materials science company advancing coating technologies used to functionalize natural and synthetic fibers in the industrial, medical, military and consumer markets.   iFyber’s methods of applying uniform, functionalized coatings is an enabling technology for established and emerging markets.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2008
Contact:

info@ifyber.com

InFlora, Inc.

InFlora, Inc.

InFlora, Inc. is commercializing a collection of unique woody ornamental plants developed at Cornell University.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

lc12@cornell.edu

intElect Medical, Inc.

intElect Medical, Inc.

intElect Medical, Inc. develops and commercializes neurostimulation systems for improving the recovery of brain injury patients.

Location: Cleveland, OH
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

info@intelectmedical.com

Jodange, LLC

Jodange, LLC

Jodange, LLC's Top of Mind service uses linguistic analysis to extract and analyze opinion data  such as thoughts, feelings and statements from social media and documents.

Location: Yonkers, NY
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

info@jodange.com

Kionix, Inc.

Kionix, Inc.

Kionix, Inc. designs and manufactures high performance, silicon-micromachined, MEMS inertial sensors used in applications in the consumer electronics, industrial, health care, and automotive markets.  Kionix was acquired by Rohm Co. Ltd. in 2009.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2003
Contact:

info@kionix.com

Medeor, Inc.

Medeor, Inc. develops d-methadone, a novel nonopioid analgesic.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2001

MedImageMetric, LLC

MedImageMetric, LLC (MIM) is developing and commercializing software for measuring organs and tissues from medical images for the Chinese market.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2010
Contact:

yiwang@med.cornell.edu

MediVas, LLC

MediVas, LLC

MediVas, LLC is developing a biologic drug delivery system based on a new family of biogradable polymers.

Location: San Diego, CA
Year founded: 1998

Metabolon, Inc

Metabolon, Inc

Metabolon, Inc. offers biochemical profiling services (metabolomics) for use in research on complex biological processes as impacted by disease, drugs, diet, and the environment.

Location: Durham, NC
Year founded: 2003
Contact:

info@metabolon.com

Mezmeriz, Inc.

Mezmeriz, Inc.

Mezmeriz, Inc. designs and manufactures carbon fiber MEMS mirrors and mirror modules that can replace traditional silicon lattices in electronic devices.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

info@mezmeriz.com

MiTeGen, LLC

MiTeGen, LLC

MiTeGen, LLC designs and manufactures products for X-ray diffraction and crystallography of proteins and small molecule/inorganic compounds, and for manipulation and measurement of small samples in cell biology, histology, clinical diagnostics, entomology, archeology, and geology.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2004
Contact:

info@mitegen.com

Nano Surfaces, Inc.

Nano Surfaces, Inc.

Nano Surfaces, Inc. (NSI) produces environmentally friendly coatings that cost less and are more effective than traditional toxic tributyltin coatings. NSI's coatings address the demands of the antifouling, antimicrobial, and anticorrosion markets.

Location: Boston, MA
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

gattomon@gmail.com

New Objective, Inc.

New Objective, Inc.

New Objective, Inc. produces nanospray technology for mass spectrometry.

Location: Woburn, MA
Year founded: 2000
Contact:

sales@newobjective.com

Novomer, Inc.

Novomer, Inc.

Novomer, Inc. is a materials company pioneering a family of competitively priced high-performance green plastics, polymers and other chemicals.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

info@novomer.com

OptiGen, LLC

OptiGen, LLC

OptiGen, LLC provides DNA-based diagnoses and information about inherited diseases of dogs.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 1998
Contact:

genetest@optigen.com

Orthogonal, Inc.

Orthogonal, Inc.

Orthogonal, Inc. is developing environmentally safe, high-performance fluorinated photoresists to make "organic," or carbon-based electronics on the same machinery manufacturers use to make silicon-based electronics.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

info@orthogonalinc.com

Pacific Biosciences, Inc.

Pacific Biosciences, Inc.

Pacific Biosciences, Inc. is developing Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™), a technology platform to detect biological events at single molecule resolution.  Its first commercial application will be fast, low-cost DNA sequencing; future planned applications for the SMRT™ platform include RNA sequencing and analysis of protein synthesis.

Location: Menlo Park, CA
Year founded: 2002
Contact:

Contact Form

Phytex, LLC

Phytex, LLC produces phytase enzymes for an animal feed product called OptiPhos. This product enables poultry and pigs to absorb more phosphorus from their feed grain, creating substantially less phosphorus in their waste.

Location: Portland, ME
Year founded: 2000
Contact:

lisa.coverdale@tektm.com

Prendismo, LLC

Prendismo, LLC

Prendismo, LLC is home to the world's premiere collection of digital video content on business, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Prendismo arose from the eClips project at Cornell University and the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise (CCTEC).

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2008
Contact:

kaj22@cornell.edu

Q Therapeutics, Inc.

Q Therapeutics, Inc.

Q Therapeutics, Inc. develops neural stem cell based therapeutic products such as Q-Cells® to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), transverse myelitis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and certain types of stroke.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Year founded: 2003
Contact:

Contact Form

Re-Markable Paint Company

Re-Markable Paint Company

Re-Markable Paint Company produces eco-friendly temporary marketing paint and paint-remover for both natural and artificial grass on athletic fields. 

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2003
Contact:

Info@ReMarkablePaint.com

Reparo Therapy, Inc.

Reparo Therapy, Inc.

Reparo Therapy, Inc. is developing DNA repair-enhancing ingredients and products to treat or prevent cancers caused by UV or chemical carcinogens.

Location: New York, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

lih2017@med.cornell.edu

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD®)

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD®)

RF Nitro Communications, Inc. was acquired by RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD®) in 2008.  RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD®) designs and manufactures high-performance semiconductor components for use in mobile devices in broadband and aerospace markets.

Location: Greensboro, NC
Year founded: 2000
Contact:

customerservice@rfmd.com

RoseStreet Labs (RSL)

RoseStreet Labs (RSL)

RoseStreet Labs (RSL) creates innovative products in the semiconductor, renewable energy, and life science markets.

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Year founded: 2005
Contact:

bob.forcier@flipchip.com

SaltCheck, Inc.

SaltCheck, Inc.

SaltCheck Inc. is developing a new patient salt intake monitoring system that does not require laboratory facilities for use in doctor offices, clinics, and at-home.

 

Location: Boston, MA
Year founded: 2010
Contact:

Contact Form

SightSpeed, Inc.

SightSpeed, Inc.

SightSpeed, Inc. provides high quality, feature rich, and easy-to-use Internet video communications services for both businesses and consumers.  SightSpeed, Inc. was aquired by Logitech, Inc. in October 2008.

Location: Berkeley, CA
Year founded: 2003
Contact:

Contact Form 

Stealth Peptides International, Inc.

Stealth Peptides International, Inc.

Stealth Peptides is a clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company developing novel mitochondrial targeted therapies for diseases with clear unmet medical needs including cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases.  The company’s first clinical candidate, Bendavia™, targets the mitochondria to treat ischemia reperfusion injury.

Location: Rockville, MD
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

travis.wilson@stealthpeptides.com

Terrenew, LLC

Terrenew, LLC

Terrenew, LLC develops low-cost, environmentally-friendly products made of agricultural waste fibers that clean up contaminates and spills on land, water and gas.

Location: Geneva, NY
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

Contact Form

Veratag, LLC

Veratag, LLC

Veratag, LLC creates unclonable nanoscale security devices, called MEMflakes™ based on MEMs chips. MEMflakes™ are simple, cost effective and highly secure for use in RFID, lock and key, and other applications for identification, authentication, and anti-counterfeiting.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2007
Contact:

info@veratag.com

Vet-Aire, Inc.

Vet-Aire, Inc.

Vet-Aire, Inc. develops and sells "The Cornell™ Collar", a throat support device for horses that treats soft palate displacement without surgery.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2004
Contact:

info@vet-aire.com

Vitis BioScience, Inc.

Vitis BioScience, Inc. develops and sells virus-resistant grapevine rootstocks to nurseries that service the wine and grape industries.

Location: Geneva, NY
Year founded: 2006
Contact:

geh3@cornell.edu

Widetronix, Inc.

Widetronix, Inc.

Widetronix, Inc. designs and builds low power, long life batteries for microelectronics.

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

jgreene@widetronix.com

ZetrOZ, Inc.

ZetrOZ, Inc.

ZetrOZ, Inc. is developing a disposable, band-aid sized ultrasound patch that pain sufferers can wear during daily activities to ease chronic pain caused by arthritis, strained muscles or swollen joints.  

Location: Ithaca, NY
Year founded: 2009
Contact:

bguffey@zetroz.com