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Rochester’s Cognivue Inc. has been selected by the Global Alzheimer’s Platform (GAP) to participate in its pioneering Bio-Hermes clinical trial study. Also participating in the study are Eli Lilly & Co., AbbVie, Merck, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and other ...

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Premier Packaging Corp. plans to move its operations into a new 105,000-square-foot facility to meet growing customer demand. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Document Security Systems Inc., expects to be operational in the new Henrietta space by the ...

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A new collaboration between the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will help oncologists learn whether Black and white cancer patients respond differently to a game-changing immunotherapy treatment. The collaboration also seeks to improve ...

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Foodlink on Wednesday said it will phase out its drive-thru food distribution events in Monroe County next month while expanding its food-banking partnerships and capacity during the summer months. To better support food-insecure households during the transition period, Foodlink has ...

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Empire State Development has invested $250,000 in Mosaic Microsystems, a Rochester-based microelectronics and photonics packaging company. The seed investment was provided by New York Ventures, the venture capital arm of ESD. A total of $2.4 million in funding was raised ...

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Assured Edge Solutions, a custom vegetable processing and co-packing company, plans to grow its manufacturing operations at the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva. The initiative will create up to 21 jobs and retain 14. “The Cornell Agriculture ...

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Xerox Holding Corp. on Tuesday reported mixed results, including an 8 percent decline in first-quarter sales and a 21-cent improvement in earnings. For the quarter ended March 31, the document company reported revenues of $1.71 billion, down from $1.86 billion ...

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Eastman Kodak on Monday said it has acquired the assets of ECRM Inc.’s computer-to-plate (CTP) device business for the graphic arts and newspaper industries. Based in Massachusetts, ECRM is a global leader in imaging technologies for the graphic communications industry, ...

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Coordinated Care Services Inc. this week will collaborate with the Urban League of Rochester, N.Y. Inc. and Action for a Better Community Inc. on a two-day conference focused on diversity, racial equity and inclusion. “From Theory to Practice: The Individual, ...

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As the country continues to face social and racial unrest, one local school is tackling the issue head on. “We think it’s important to prepare kids to go out into the world as they are actually going to find it,” ...

Rochester’s Document Security Systems Inc. has launched a new business to develop utility-scale solar farms at superfund sites. Alset Solar Inc. was formed to provide a clean energy future to polluted or underutilized properties and supplement the power grid or ...

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COMET Informatics LLC has named John Chapman as CEO, replacing Leonard Gingello, who plans to retire on April 19. The succession was planned. Chapman brings nearly four decades of experience in the technology industry to the role, which includes experience ...

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More than one dozen area nonprofits will receive Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Community Health Awards to help improve health and health care in the community. The awards are part of more than $200,000 the health plan is donating to 53 nonprofits ...

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Xerox Holdings Corp. has taken the top position in Quocirca’s worldwide market landscape report for managed print services (MPS). Quocirca is the print industry’s leading source of independent market insight and advisory services. “Xerox continues to impress with its leadership ...

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Two Rochester-area companies have been awarded funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to support their decarbonization efforts. Ekostinger and Graphenix Development Inc., with four additional New York companies, will share $3 million in non-dilutive ...

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