Innovate WNY

Oncolinx won the $1M 43North startup competition in Buffalo, NY. The company aims to treat cancer using your body's own antibodies. So you won a million dollars, now what?

In this episode Innovate WNY's Nate Benson breaks down the 16 finalists of the 43North competition with 2015 winner Ace Callwood. Ace talks about what the finalists can expect and predicts his top startups to place.

43 North Executive Director Bill Maggio sits down to talk about the world's largest startup competition, the growing startup ecosystem in Buffalo and more.

So you've created a start up. Well if you're operating in New York State you'll likely get slammed with a fine or an unheard of regulation. So now what? This week on the Innovate WNY Podcast we sit down with Matt Pelkey from Colligan Law. The firm assists startups with legal questions, getting organized and ensuring New York State can't come at them for money.

Margaret Finan, and her startup "If Then Giving," are aiming to shake up the concept of giving to charity. Using the concept of if then statements, the Buffalo startup develop the concept of situational giving. IF a certain criteria is met, THEN I will give money automatically. Can it work? We spoke to Finan to find out.

Bak USA Director of Products Christian Bak sat down to talk about the company's expansion, new investment, new products and how things are going at the Buffalo based tablet maker.