Wall Street Journal: Investment Firm Taking Space in N.Y. College to Connect With Academia
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It was recently announced that Two Sigma Investments would be the first tenant in The Bridge at Cornell Tech. The Wall Street Journal reports:
Two Sigma Investments LP plans to open what it calls its Collision Lab at Cornell University’s technology campus now rising on Roosevelt Island.
The Soho-headquartered firm plans to take 9,200 square feet on the top floor of the Bridge at Cornell Tech, a six-story glass and steel commercial building designed to be a mixing bowl for Cornell Tech’s faculty members and students as well as technology-driven organizations and companies from a broad range of industries.
“Our goal is to gain value from the world’s data, particularly in areas related to economics and finance, and to do that requires immense talent,” said Alfred Spector, Two Sigma’s chief technology officer. “We think a connection between a firm like ourselves and really bright faculty and students at Cornell Tech allows us to recruit that talent and be near ideas.”
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