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Two Local Startups Win Big at AFRL Commercialization Academy Demo Day; $300,000 Awarded

Go Figure wins Grand Prize of $200,000; Runner Up SkyTubeLive wins $100,000 Rome, NY – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), together with Griffiss Institute is happy to...

Dine & Development: The Shifting Landscape of DoD R&D Opportunities for Small Business

ROME, NY — The Griffiss Institute and the Cyber Research Institute, together, present a Dine & Development Training Series Workshop: The Shifting Landscape of DoD R&D Opportunities for Small...

Drones & Hovercraft Taking Off In Utica March 15

by Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – CNY Drones will host Experience FPV, an introductory indoor drone flying session on Friday, March 15, 2019, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, in the Utica Jewish Community...

Six Innovative Tech Startups Primed to Pitch Live for $300,000 at Demo Day

Best pitch of the evening takes home $200,000 on March 21, 2019 Rome, NY – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), together with Griffiss Institute will hold the...

Local Startup Wins DoD Cybersecurity Contract

A Central New York startup has won a SBIR contract to help the Air Force protect Cyber Physical Systems and the Internet of Things ROME, NY — Mentis Technologies, LLC, a...

17 Drone Teams to Compete in FOREST FURY

UTICA, NY – FOREST FURY, the Northeast’s low-cost, indoor Team Drone Challenge is set to take-off in the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Wildcat Field House on Sunday, April 7, 2019 from 9:30 am...

STEM Volunteers Seek Support

Lisa Marie Payne UTICA, NY – Today, CNY Drones, a community-based volunteer group, kicked-off its 2019 Fundraising Campaign. Founded in 2016, the group provides low-cost interactive drone...

Six Innovative Tech Startup Finalists Announced to Pitch at Demo Day

Six teams are preparing to pitch their startups live at Demo Day to win $300,000 in prize seed funding, provided by IDEA NY Mohawk Valley! ROME, NY – Griffiss Institute, together...

Drone Tech Meet at Utica JCC

Lisa Marie Payne   UTICA, NY – CNY Drones will host an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and MultiGP Drone Racing Chapter Tech Meet on Friday, February 1, 2019, 7:00pm to 10:00pm, in the...
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Due to the severe weather conditions and state of emergency declared by the City of Rome, Rome Labs & Innovare Advancement Center will be closed on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. This closure affects all Griffiss Institute staff, residents, guests, and program participants, including STEM campers, interns, visiting faculty, fellows, and incubator clients. We will resume normal business hours of operation on July 18, 2024.

If you are impacted by the tornado and need assistance please call 211 or text 898-211, the United Way of Mohawk Valley can assist you with proper resources during this time. www.211midyork.com