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We had over 200 people register for the 2026 Finger Lakes Science and Technology Showcase this year. We are grateful that so many researchers, industry partners, entrepreneurs, students, and community leaders from across New York State joined us at the Memorial Art Gallery for a day of innovation, discovery, and collaboration. From engaging speed networking pitches and dynamic industry conversations to impressive research poster presentations and an inspiring keynote address, the Showcase highlighted the innovative and cutting-edge work taking place throughout the Finger Lakes ecosystem and beyond.

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Networking That Invites Collaboration

Attendees participated in the Speed Networking Pitch session that featured faculty, startups, industry leaders, and organizations focused on advancing science and technology innovation throughout New York State.

Keynote Presentation – Beyond Smart Display Glasses: Creating a path to Comfort, Context, and Depth in Spatial Computing.

We were honored to welcome Barry Silverstein, Director of the Center for eXtended Reality (CXR) from the URochester. He delivered a compelling keynote exploring the future of augmented reality, wearable computing, and the technical challenges shaping the next generation of immersive technology.

Partner Appreciation Awards

Congratulations to our 2026 Partner Appreciation Award Recipients! We are so thankful for their dedication to Science and Technology and the support of their partnership with our centers. These awards recognize the exceptional innovation and measurable impact that they contribute to New York State.

2026 CoE-DSAI Partnership Award Recipient Buffalo Solar

2026 CEIS Partnership Award Recipient James McGrath 

New Partnership with TechRochester

One of the exciting changes this year was the new partnership between this event and TechRochester’s Technology Woman of the Year awards event. We were honored to collaborate because it so closely aligned with our programming and was a terrific opportunity to expand networking, visibility and engagement across similar audiences. Both events took place at the Memorial Art Gallery creating a full day dedicated to innovation, leadership, research and technology connections in the Finger Lakes Region. We are proud to be associated with TechRochester and this event that recognizes amazing women, their accomplishments and important contributions to the Tech community. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the region’s technology community by bringing together people in new and meaningful ways. Connect and learn more on the

Poster Competition Winners

This year’s poster session showcased outstanding student and faculty research across areas including Data Science, Biomedical Technology, Optics & Photonics, AR/VR, Sensors & Materials and more! Thank you so much to all our participants including this year’s winners:

1^st Place – Haolin Liao and Zongyuan Lu for their poster on Polarimetric imaging of peripheral nerves: an intraoperative aid

2^nd Place – Zhengdong Gao for the poster on Development of high-Q microresonators on thin-film lithium niobate platform

3^rd Place – Arthur Masiukiewicz for the poster on The µSiM-MVB – A Microfluidic System for Sepsis Drug Development and Immune Cell Studies

Thank you to all the presenters, exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, and attendees who helped make this year’s Showcase such a success. Events like these contribute to strengthening the collaboration between academia and industry and broaden innovation opportunities across the Finger Lakes region, New York State, and beyond. We look forward to the next Showcase in April 2027.

View all the photos from the showcase in our .