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MTI Micro Receives Additional Funding from the US Department of Energy
May 12, 2008 – U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies released an additional $500 thousand dollars of funding to its program with MTI Micro for the development of manufacturing techniques and the optimization of MTI Micro's unique Mobion([R]) technology platform. More

Language Analytic Corporation Awarded $100,000 Phase I SBIR from the National Science Foundation
May 7, 2008 - This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will prototype and assess feasibility of ‘Virtual Collaborative Spaces. Morere

Sun Adds Comprehensive Video Capabilities to Ubiquitous Java Platform with On2Technologies
May 7, 2008 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA), today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with On2 Technologies (AMEX: ONT) to add comprehensive video capabilities. More

BullEx Digital Safety Honored By Small Business Administration
May 6, 2008 - They ranged from a lumber company to a fuel supplier, from dentists to a pool manufacturer, from restaurants to a funeral home. More

Veratag founder John Schneiter receives Entrepreneur of the Year recognition
April 10, 2008 - The Center for Economic Growth awarded companies and individuals at the 12th Annual Technology Awards. More

FirstNano/CVD and CUNY Brooklyn College/NYSTAR-CAT sign Sponsored Research Agreement to develop ZnO nano materials and related devices
March 24, 2008 - FirstNano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) (NASDAQ: CVV) and The City University of New York at Brooklyn College, today announced the signing of a Sponsored Research Agreement to jointly develop Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nano materials and related semiconductor devices. More

CVD Equipment Expands First Nano Laboratory

March 11, 2008 - CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) (NASDAQ: CVV) completed the acquisition of a new 13,000 square foot building to facilitate the scale up and commercialization of new products for the Nano, Solar, Energy and Semiconductor fields. More

XOS Introduces High Definition X-Ray Fluorescence (HD XRF) for Rapid Detection of Lead in Toys & Consumer Products
February, 2008 - rThe next generation technique for lead detection, assists manufacturers and regulators with this important public health issue. HD XRF provides an unprecedented combination of rapid results and pinpoint accuracy. More

MTI Micro hires rep in Japan
January 22, 2008 - MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has hired a representative to expand business in Japan. MTI Micro, a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTY) in Albany, N.Y., makes fuel cells for handheld devices such as PDAs and cell phones. More

MTI Micro starts pilot production line
January 8, 2008 - MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., a developer of micro fuel cells, has started its new developmental pilot production line in its facility in Albany, NY., plant. More

BullEx makes cover of mag's annual buyer's guide

MTI Micro partners with Virginia defense contractor
December 26, 2007 - MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc., a division of Mechanical Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTY) of Albany, N.Y., has signed a teaming agreement with a defense contractor to see if MTI Micro's Mobion-brand fuel-cell technology might be used in ground sensors and similar military applications. More

Innovation Center News

May 19, 2008
Watervliet, NY - Advisory Board Meeting
Advisors from around the nation convened in Watervliet to work with participant entrepreneurs at the Innovation Center.  Special guest Mary Ann Tyszko, president and CEO of SRC Tec, shared lessons learned in rapidly ramping-up operations to serve the urgent needs of defense customers.

May 8, 2008
Watervliet, NY - Help for Companies Serving Homeland Security

New York State Senator Vincent Leibell spoke to technology entrepreneurs in the Hudson Valley about the critical on-going nature of the homeland security marketplace.  Kelsey Kohler, Executive Director of the Watervliet Innovation Center, about the challenges in serving the homeland security and defense markets, as well as the support available through the Center. More

May 6, 2008

Fishkill, NY- Businesses offered update on security: It's called "Help For New York Companies Serving Homeland Security." More

May 1, 2008
Albany, NY - The Innovation Center offered a workshop on Selling to Government: Step by Step Instructions for Getting Started. Representatives from key State and Federal support agencies helped attendees learn about the tools and resources available to help small and medium size businesses navigate the arena of government contracting. Featured speakers included representatives from Empire State Development Corporation, the New York State Office of General Services, the Small Business Administration and the Small Business Development Center at the University at Albany. More

April 25, 2008
Watervliet, NY - Watervliet Innovation Center Briefing Series: Assemblyman Bob Reilly More

April 10, 2008
Albany, NY - Center for Economic Growth Technology Awards acknowledged technology companies and individuals in Tech Valley. More

March 24, 2008
Watervliet, NY – Ian Phillips, Product Manager for Specialty Gases and Process Chemicals with Airgas, provided compressed gases safety training for employees of Innovation Center companies. More

March 19, 2008
Watervliet, NY – Frank Tabert, Deputy Director of the New York State Office of Homeland Security, met with Innovation Center participants, sharing insights on how technology entrepreneurs can best work with the Office of Homeland Security and hearing updates on the products and technologies offered by Innovation Center companies. More

March 18, 2008
A stronger link has to be created in upstate New York to get small business innovations into the federal and state marketplace. That was the premise behind a conference Monday that drew close to 200 area entrepreneurs and their colleagues to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. More

March 17, 2008
Rensselaer, NY - The Center for Economic Growth’s F. Michael Tucker, CEO and Kelsey Kohler, Executive Director of the Watervliet Innovation Center provided an overview of the breadth of services available to small manufacturing and technology businesses seeking government procurement opportunities, as part of a panel discussion on Small Business Assistance at Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand’s Procurement Conference.

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