Luminate NY Initiative Welcomes Bio-Heavy Cohort II
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2018 — New York state’s Luminate NY accelerator held its Lightning Awards at the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House in Rochester, going from 21 chosen competing companies to 10 finalists. The optics, photonics, and imaging startups will each receive an initial investment of $100,000 and will be a part of the initiative’s second cohort, which will launch in January 2019 at the newly renovated Sibley Building in downtown Rochester.