NYC Innovation Hot Spot News & Stories

The New York City Innovation Hot Spot, led by CUNY Industrial and Applied Research (IAR), again played a leading role at the sixth-annual New York State Innovation Summit organized by Albany-based FuzeHub and supported by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR). NYC Innovation Hot Spot supported companies and program staff   The Summit, a multi-day event held in Rochester on October 28-29, 2025, brought together entrepreneurs, resea

Liam Trotzuk and his Goldholly co-founders might consider themselves accidental entrepreneurs. Although Trotzuk and Jeffrey Chung have been friends since their high school days at Collegiate in NYC, and Trotzuk and Andrew Little met while studying at Brown University, none of them initially envisioned pursuing the startup path . Each had pursued their own career path, from Trotzuk’s turn in strategic planning at JetBlue, to Chung’s work in the arts and innovation at Sotheby’s

Noise. In NYC especially, it’s all around us. Working in a noisy office might be a nuisance.  But in a manufacturing setting or on the...

Following a successful pilot bootcamp last year, the NY I-Corps Hub and NYC Innovation Hot Spot together hosted the second annual...

Marie Eric Seeking practical solutions to everyday challenges is an instinct for Tastee Tape co-founder Marie Eric. As a middle school...

Ariella Trotsenko, Director of the NYC Innovation Hot Spot, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the Board of the Business Incubator...

The fifth annual NYC Innovation Hot Spot Network Resource meeting, held on April 9th, was perhaps the most dynamic yet. With more than...

During early summer 2024, the NY I-Corps Hub and NYC Innovation Hot Spot hosted the first Discovery Bootcamp for I-Corps graduates in...

Relying upon the speed and efficiency of computers has become so second nature that most people don’t stop to think about what drives it all

The New York City Innovation Hot Spot, led by CUNY Industrial and Applied Research (IAR), took center stage at the New York State...

A conversation with Patty Rechberger. FuzeHub is a nonprofit that supports small and mid-sized manufacturing companies in New York State

The SBA has awarded the City University of New York the prestigious 2024 FAST Center designation

If you’ve spent time on the Upper East Side of New York City, you’ve probably strolled past The Rockefeller University—even if you didn’t...

From a near-empty bank balance to securing more than $9 million in federal and state grants in one a year might sound like overnight success

In early March 2024, the NYC Innovation Hot Spot hosted an inaugural Network Resources Meeting at CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal...

Three NYC Innovation Hot Spot startups took center stage at the New York State Innovation Summit in Saratoga Springs, held in...

In early October, Ariella Trotsenko, director of the NY Innovation Hot Spot at CUNY, and Cira Cardaci, manager of the NY I-Corps Hub,...