Biocogent, a company headquartered at the Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI) at Stony Brook University, was recently awarded Platinum status by EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings. Platinum is EcoVadis’ highest ranking and is awarded to the top one percent of companies assessed.

Company President Joe Ceccoli said Biocogent ranked among the best companies in the EcoVadis listing, which amounts to around 75,000 assessed or rated companies. “Our market is demanding that companies undergo sustainability audits and be rated against industry standards and company peers,” Ceccoli said. “A company’s rating and commitment to sustainability is a key indicator for our customers and has a direct financial impact on the business.”

Founded in 2010, the bioscience company develops, manufactures and sells novel dermatologic active compounds (increasingly plant and bio-based) and currently has 52 products that it sells to more than 16 countries around the world. It has additional locations at the Innovation and Discovery Center (IDC) adjacent to the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), local warehouses and a newly acquired factory dedicated to biomanufacturing in Bellport, NY, occupying a total of 32,000 square feet, 13,000 of which are at LIHTI.