NYC Issues Request for Expressions of Interest to Create Climate Solutions Center On June 28, 2021, NYC announced the first step in an effort to create a Climate Solutions Center on Governors Island that would serve as a research and educational hub… Read More ›
Universities Incubators & Pipeline
University & Incubator Contributions to NYC’s Digital and New Economies in 2021 Q3
NYC’s Pandemic Response Institute to be Created and Led by Columbia University and Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr On September 29, the Office of the Mayor, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and the New York City Department of Health… Read More ›
The “New York Recovery Challenge 2021” Start-up Competition Launched by Cornell Tech & Partners
On September 29, 2021, the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech, along with Google for Startups and Tech:NYC announced a $150k Start-up competition called the “NYC Recovery Challenge 2021,” for the purpose of furthering Cornell Tech’s mission of building… Read More ›
NYC’s Pandemic Response Institute to be Created and Led by Columbia University and Dr. Waafa El-Sadr
On September 29, the Office of the Mayor, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) announced the selection of Columbia University to launch, operate and coordinate NYC’s… Read More ›
NYU Carbon to Value (C2V) Cohort Company CarbonFree Partners with NYU Carbontech Leadership Council Member
In the third quarter of 2021, an NYU C2V year one cohort company CarbonFree, entered into a partnership with an NYU Carbontech Leadership Council member, Fluor to accelerate the deployment of CarbonFree’s CO2 mineralization solution, showing the importance of NYU’s program in fostering… Read More ›
NYU Carbon to Value (C2V) Program Launched in 2021 Q2
NYU’s substantial commitment to the environment was highlighted in the second quarter of 2021 both in terms of its efforts in relation to the Carbon to Value initiative and its efforts in relation to the circular economy and can also… Read More ›
The State of NYC’s Digital Economy in Q2 2021: Universities
INTRODUCTION & Q1 SUMMARY The first quarter of 2021 saw NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute begin its new Technology Venture Program, intended to launch the next generation of NYU technology based ventures. This effort sought to build upon a foundation that over the years… Read More ›
The State of NYC’s Digital Economy in Q1 2021
INTRODUCTION In taking a look at the state of NYC’s digital economy covering the first quarter of 2021, the area that looms largest is not surprisingly the devastating effect the pandemic has had on the larger economy. Positive news and… Read More ›
NYU Tandon Professor Contributes to Innovative Model of ‘Onboarding’ AI into the Workplace
In a report published in the July-August 2020 edition of the Harvard Business Review entitled, “A Better Way to Onboard AI,” NYU Tandon School of Engineering Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation, Anne-Laure Fayard sets forth an innovative model… Read More ›
NYC Comptroller Seeks to Increase Access to Digital Economy amidst Tech Companies’ Increasing Presence
Noting the loss of 479,000 jobs in the city’s private sector and 253,000 jobs in the restaurant, retail, accomodations, building and personal services industries, today NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer announced a comprehensive Workforce Development Plan, which aims to “dramatically expand the scale,… Read More ›