INCUBATION
Incubators for Collaborating & Leveraging Energy And Nanotechnology
Funded in part through NYSERDA and supported by the New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Nanoelectronics and Nanomaterials (CATN2), iCLEAN serves clean energy, nanotechnology, biotechnology and cyber physical system technology startups and established companies to transition innovation to commercial success by supporting each phase in the research, development and deployment continuum.
Leveraging CNSE’s industry-compliant advanced manufacturing facilities, faculty and engineering teams, and a nanotechnology eco-system of over 300 industry partners, iCLEAN offers unmatched incubation support. Over the past seven years, the CATN2’s iCLEAN Incubator has assisted 50+ clean energy companies raise $275,099,215 in private investment, receive $75,260,887 in public investment, and generate $80,587,673 in revenue and continue to sustain 156 jobs in the region.
The iCLEAN Incubator established the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) in 2010 as a venture creation and innovation competition to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship throughout New York’s colleges and universities. Since 2010, more than 2,500 students have participated in the NYBPC, more than 100 businesses have been started, and the NYBPC has seeded over $1M yielding over $20M in additional funding for these companies.
Founded in 2023 on Long Island, Chirality Biosciences develops proprietary technology addressing chiral separation to produce high-purity active pharmaceutical ingredients with an aim to reduce drug side effects.
Successful CNSE Launched and Supported Startups
LITHIUM-ION COMPONENT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
Lithium-ion component design and engineering company that helps improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries by increasing energy capacity, reducing charging time, lowering costs, and enhancing environmental friendliness.
Website: www.bess-tech.com
Founded in 2010 by CNSE PhD students
BESSTech’s solutions are applicable to both traditional Li-ion batteries and solid-state thin-film batteries, aiming to make batteries more energetic and ultra-fast charging.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Proof-of-concept support; Pilot-prototyping services; Business development support, including making introductions and identifying grant, partnership, and sales opportunities; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners; and Entrepreneurship support – including business plan drafting
RE-INVENTING ELECTROCHEMISTRY, SAFER BATTERIES & BEYOND
Eonix Energy is a pioneer in next-generation battery technology, focusing on rapidly designing materials that integrate seamlessly into current battery manufacturing processes to solve industry-specific challenges.
Website: www.eonixenergy.com
Founded in 2014 by 4 graduate students at CNSE
They have leveraged their accelerated materials discovery solution ‘ATLAS’ platform, an automated materials discovery solution for batteries, which accelerates development timelines and reduces costs. Eonix serves sectors including automotive, grid storage, defense, and electronics.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment that is subsidized with the NYSTAR (CATN2 and CENN) funding; Proof-of-concept support; Technology demonstration and test; Business development support; and Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners.
3D HUMAN TISSUE TECHNOLOGY
Humonix Biosciences is a specialty pharmaceutical research company revolutionizing drug discovery through innovative 3D human tissue models. These models aim to reduce reliance on animal testing by providing physiologically relevant preclinical systems that mimic human diseases. Their platform technology accelerates the drug development process, offering faster, more accurate data, reducing costs, and improving clinical success rates.
Website: www.humonixbio.com
2014 by CNSE PhD students
Humonix Biosciences creates 3D human tissue models for testing drug efficacy and toxicity, including models for retinal dysfunction, glaucoma, and in-development models for pulmonary conditions.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and cleanrooms; proof-of-concept development, prototyping, and technology demonstration; metrology, characterization, and reliability testing; business and funding support, including grant proposal assistance; collaborative research opportunities; workforce development through student engagement and pipeline creation; expert connections; and comprehensive entrepreneurship resources.
AI ASSISTING HEALTHCARE
iTrakNeuro's mission is to assist neurosurgeons and healthcare providers in achieving positive clinical outcomes for patients by improving the analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) data. Their AI-driven technology aims to identify and treat neuropathologies and vascular issues in the brain more effectively.
Founded: 2023 by CNSE faculty and collaborators
Ecosystem: iTrakNeuro’s AI software and hardware solutions enhance brain scan analysis, support remote medical treatments in challenging environments like remote areas, military settings, and space exploration, and apply neural networks to bridge the gap between neuropathology and drug treatments, potentially speeding up the development of targeted therapies.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to office, lab, and cleanroom facilities; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners; and Entrepreneurship support.
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING
Lux Semiconductors is advancing semiconductor packaging with innovative metal substrates, addressing limitations of traditional materials like organics and glass. Their technology improves thermal conductivity, structural stability, and signal integrity, meeting the demands of advanced electronics. Applications span defense, AI, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare, with manufacturing based in the USA.
Website: www.luxsemiconductors.com
Founded in 2017 by CNSE PhD students
Lux's substrates enhance thermal management (100x better than glass), reduce warpage (13x more rigid than organics), and improve signal integrity with patented coaxial vias.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Proof-of-concept support; Technology demonstration and test including metrology, characterization, and reliability; Business development support; Access to office, lab, and cleanroom facilities; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners; and Entrepreneurship support
OPTICAL BASED TECHNOLOGY
Magnolia Optical Technologies focuses on developing advanced optical materials and coatings creating materials that enhance the performance of optical systems, particularly in challenging environments. Their technologies are employed in various applications, including sensors, imaging systems, and protective eyewear, contributing to advancements in optical technologies for defense and commercial use.
Website: https://www.magnoliaoptical.com/
Founded in 2000
Magnolia Optical operates within the defense, aerospace, and commercial optics sectors, collaborating with government agencies, defense contractors, and commercial entities to provide solutions that improve optical performance and durability.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Proof-of-concept support; Pilot-prototyping services; Business development support, including making introductions and identifying grant, partnership, and sales opportunities; and Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners.
NEXT-GEN
IMAGING SOLUTION
MantaPoole Technologies is developing a roll-to-roll, manufactured, active multispectral light field (AMLF) micro-optics architecture for applications including autonomous surgery, industrial manufacturing, robotic farming, and real time robot vision. Plenoptics 3.0 enables smart machines to capture both spectral and depth information without compromising image quality, allowing them to identify an object’s composition, shape, and location.
Founded by a CNSE PhD student
As smart machines interact more autonomously with the real world, their decision-making is limited by sensor capabilities. A next-gen imaging solution is being developed to capture both spectral and depth information in a single camera, enabling machines to identify an object’s composition, shape, and location for enhanced performance in applications like surgery, manufacturing, and robotics.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Proof-of-concept support; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners.
NEXT GEN OF ELECTRIFICATION
Menlo Microsystems, also known as Menlo Micro, specializes in developing innovative electronic switches based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, aiming to revolutionize the electronic switching industry with their "Ideal Switch." Their innovations have garnered attention for potential applications in 5G networks, aerospace, and other high-performance electronic systems.
Website: https://menlomicro.com/
Founded in 2016 as a spin out from GE Global Research
Operating within the electronics and telecommunications industries, Menlo Micro collaborates with various sectors requiring high-performance switching solutions, including RF communications, power management, and industrial automation.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Business development support, including making introductions and identifying grant, partnership, and sales opportunities; and Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners.
ADVANCED SiC POWER SOLUTIONS
NoMIS Power specializes in Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices, offering innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of power electronics. Founded by industry and academic experts at CNSE, NoMIS aims to accelerate the global energy transition by providing advanced SiC technologies for clean energy applications.
Website: www.nomispower.com
Founded in 2020 by CNSE faculty and a post doc along with an industry expert
NoMIS Power's SiC devices offer high efficiency, enhanced ruggedness, and wide applications in EVs, solar, energy storage, and aerospace. They collaborate with the U.S. Air Force and Department of Energy to develop advanced power modules for EV charging, grid infrastructure, and aircraft systems.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, prototyping, lab facilities, and expertise; business development support, including partnerships, grants, and sales opportunities; funding for collaborative research; and assistance with workforce development and entrepreneurship.
RADIATION-HARDENED SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS
RadBOX Semi is a semiconductor company specializing in radiation-hardened solutions for space and defense applications. They collaborate with aerospace and defense industries to provide robust semiconductor components capable of withstanding harsh environments.
Founded in 2024 by CNSE professor
RadBOX Semi has successfully developed manufacturing-ready 300mm Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) substrates for rad-hard applications, marking a significant milestone as one of the first U.S. manufacturers of 300mm wafers for this critical application. These defect-free SOI wafers are ready for volume manufacturing, addressing the need for durable electronics in space, where satellites are continuously exposed to ionizing radiation.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Technology demonstration and test including metrology, characterization, and reliability; Access to office, lab, and cleanroom facilities; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners; and Entrepreneurship support.
MOLECULAR
TOOLS
sxRNA Technologies specializes in making RNA-based therapeutics better. They do this by engineering customized RNA nanoswitches, which can make any RNA-drug become tissue specific. This patented approach permits targeted therapy with cellular precision and is being used to develop cancer, viral and senloytic drugs.
Founded in CNSE professor & PhD student
sxRNA Technologies aims at using molecular tools aimed at combating diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. Innovated an RNA-based nano-switch platform (sxRNA) that can control gene expression in targeted cell types, with potential applications in biomanufacturing for improved therapeutic protein production.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to state-of-the-art process and metrology equipment; Business development support; Access to office, lab, and cleanroom facilities; Access to expertise and subject matter experts through faculty, students, and other partners; and Entrepreneurship support.
NEW FRONTIER IN SEMICONDUCTOR TESTS
Xallent has developed proprietary technologies that enhance the precision and efficiency of nanoscale device testing, contributing to advancements in semiconductor manufacturing and research.
Website: https://xallent.com/
Founded in 2013 by a PhD. Student at Cornell University
Xallent is a company that provides advanced nanotechnology solutions, including tools for semiconductor device testing and characterization. They offer innovative solutions for nanoscale imaging, analysis, and fabrication, catering to the needs of the semiconductor and nanotechnology industries.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test-bed facilities; Prototyping, testing, and reliability assessment; Business development, funding, and networking support; Grant assistance and federal/state outreach; Research funding and student recruitment; Expertise access and workforce development; Entrepreneurship support
A NEW ERA OF MEDICINE
Chirality Biosciences has developed proprietary chiral separation technology allows them to produce safer drugs, faster. Chiral separation delivers higher purity with less waste leading to better healing, faster paths to market, and a manufacturing system built to last, reducing side effects at the source.
Website: https://www.chirality.com/
Founded in 2023 on Long Island, Chirality Biosciences develops proprietary technology addressing chiral separation to produce high-purity active pharmaceutical ingredients with an aim to reduce drug side effects.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test bed facilities; Collaboration with leading scientists
PLUG & PLAY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Cytocybernetics provides a range of equipment to make electrophysiology easier. Their powerful Cybercyte dynamic clamp systems are user friendly and their Cytovolt voltage-sensitive dyes last up to four hours. The Cybersolver model builder has a drag and drop which makes it easy to build and use Markov and Hodgkin-Huxley models and the CyberQ enables rapid calculation of the FDA qNET metric for drug safety screening.
Website: https://cytocybernetics.com/
CytoCybernetics is a biotechnology company founded in 2013 as a University at Buffalo spinout.
Currently, CytoCybernetics focuses on cellular electrophysiology.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to collaborators that use the CytoCybernetics products in research to demonstrate their efficacy and provide third party validation leading to papers, presentations, and increased sales for CytoCybernetics
MITIGATING GAS AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
NanoFEA is a research, development, and manufacturing company specializing in cutting-edge getter technology. They offer a comprehensive range of products and services designed to identify and mitigate gas and particulate emissions in microelectronics and electronic packages. NanoFEA offers specialized getter design, modeling analysis, and prototyping services.
Website: https://www.nanofea.com/
NanoFEA is an Albany based startup focused on improving micro and nano electronics packaging. The packaging improvements of NanoFEA come in the area of advanced gettering technology, and offers a comprehensive range of getter products designed to address diverse gas and particulate emissions from microelectronic and electronic packages, devices, and modules.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test bed facilities; Collaboration with leading materials scientist; Funding through the CATN2 MIP
ADVANCED SENSING TECHNOLOGIES + DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Optoxense is a team of experienced technology entrepreneurs with skills covering sensing technologies, instrumentation design and fabrication, embedded computing, digital engineering, model-based system engineering (MBSE), firmware and application software, mobile apps, and web services. They perform photonics development using modern equipment and create a new paradigm for fiber optic sensing hardware to proliferate advanced sensing capabilities in the field, for both common and extreme environments.
Website: https://optoxense.com/
Founded in 2016 with headquarters in San Ramon, CA, OptoXense has a research operation at the Albany Nanotech Complex.
OptoXense performs photonics development using modern equipment, including high resolution optical spectrum analyzers, solid state light sources, sensitive power meters, high resolution imaging systems, nanopositioning devices, ultra high temperature microfurnaces, fiber polishing systems, and thermally controlled optical breadboards.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test bed facilities; Collaboration with leading materials scientist; and Funding through the CATN2 MIP.
QUANTUM COMPUTING ON A CHIP
SEEQC provides the processor platform for the next computing era. SEEQC was founded to break the barriers preventing quantum computers from scaling. Their team of physicists and engineers combines decades of expertise in superconducting electronics to build the world’s first quantum computer on a chip.
Website: https://seeqc.com/
SEEQC, which stands for Scalable Energy Efficient Quantum Computing, was founded in 2019 as a spinout from Hypres, a pioneering digital superconducting electronics company. SEEQC is developing the first digital quantum computing System-on-a-Chip. SEEQC combines classical and quantum technologies to address the efficiency, stability and cost issues endemic to quantum computing systems.SEEQC, which stands for Scalable Energy Efficient Quantum Computing, was founded in 2019 as a spinout from Hypres, a pioneering digital superconducting electronics company. SEEQC is developing the first digital quantum computing System-on-a-Chip. SEEQC combines classical and quantum technologies to address the efficiency, stability and cost issues endemic to quantum computing systems.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test bed facilities; Collaboration with leading materials scientist; Funding through the CATN2 MIP
RAPID INTEGRATION SILICON PLATFORM
Sionic Energy focuses on speed-to-silicon and global licensing. Rapid-Integration Silicon Platform™ lets you ship high-density cells up to 24 months sooner—no factory downtime. Factory-ready silicon cells delivered as an IP service. Technology Breakthrough: 100% Silicon, Drop-In Design 370 Wh kg⁻¹, 5-min charge—validated on standard 21700, pouch, and prismatic lines.
Website: https://sionicenergy.com/
Sionic Energy was founded by a team of Cornell University scientists in 2011. Sionic developed the first commercially viable 100% silicon anode battery platform and continues to build out its product offerings based on this core technology.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY CATN2/CENN
Access to advanced equipment, labs, and test bed facilities; Collaboration with leading materials scientist; Funding through the CATN2 MIP
To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.
