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Local Entrepreneur Works to Promote Unique Water Bottle

WKTV News Channel 2 UTICA, NY– A group of five start up businesses recently competed to win funding for their companies and a Westmoreland native took home one of the top...

Commercialization Academy’s Demo Day Sees Local Startups Win Big; Awards $50,000

ROME, NY — Griffiss Institute, along with Wasabi Ventures, hosted five local startups that had completed the 2015 Commercialization Academy, as they pitched an audience of 100+, on how they have...

AFRL/RI and Griffiss Institute Receive Recognition at FLC Northeast Regional Awards

ROME, NY — Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) and Griffiss Institute (GI) were recently honored during the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer’s...

Griffiss Institute Awards 50K

WUTR Eyewitness News ROME, NY – Five starter businesses went head to head Monday night and two teams walked away with $25K. Big smiles and hope coming out of Griffiss this...

Entrepreneurs Compete for Thousands of Dollars in Rome

Time Warner Cable News ROME, NY – It’s similar to the show, “Shark Tank.” Five hungry start-ups with licensed Air Force Research Lab technologies and connections to the Mohawk...

Griffiss Institute Becomes National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2015 Champion

ROME, NY — Griffiss Institute (GI) has announced that it has become a Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2015. Griffiss Institute will be joining a growing global effort among...

Event to Promote Technology Transfer

DAN GUZEWICH, Rome Sentinel A local version of the TV reality show “Shark Tank” is coming to Rome next month — with the goal of promoting the transfer of technology...

Wasabi Ventures and Griffiss Institute Announce the 2015 Commercialization Academy Demo Day

ROME, NY — Griffiss Institute is working with Wasabi Ventures to host five startups who have completed the 2015 Commercialization Academy, to pitch an audience of over 200, at Demo Day, on October 5...

Griffiss Institute Unveils Redesigned Website

ROME, NY – The Griffiss Institute (GI), located at 725 Daedalian Road in Rome, recently unveiled its newly redesigned website. The current site supersedes the prior version, which was designed in...
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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