Number of jobs created by Cornell startups
33 jobs
Total funding raised by Cornell startups
$34 million
Key Facts
- Cornell’s incubators have provided startups with essential resources, including access to state-of-the-art labs, mentorship, and connections to investors.
- Llume, co-founded by Ilayda Samilgil and Professor Rob Shepherd, has developed a patented fiberoptic sensor aimed at monitoring human fatigue and performance.
- Meiogenix focuses on non-GMO plant breeding with its team including CEO Ricardo Garcia de Alba and CTO Gaganpreet Sidhu, Ph.D.
- TETmedical emerged from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and developed a novel stroke confirmatory test under the leadership of David Fischell.