Lucent EMS Solutions Takes Runner-Up in State Competition
The student-founded startup placed as a runner-up at the 2026 New York State Commercialization Competition and won $110,000.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Remote Work
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Lucent EMS Solutions, a student-founded startup, finished as a runner-up in the 2026 New York State Commercialization Competition, winning $110,000. The competition was held during the New York State Innovation Summit in Buffalo and is hosted by FuzeHub with support from Empire State Development's NYSTAR division.
Why it matters
Post-call documentation can keep ambulances off the road and delay crews from responding to new calls, making the paperwork burden a practical concern for emergency services across New York. The competition awarded $430,000 to early-stage businesses, highlighting state support for emerging technology ventures.
Lucent EMS Solutions won $110,000 of the $430,000 awarded to early-stage businesses in the competition. The company says its tool could cut post-call paperwork from nearly an hour to under 10 minutes, though the stub does not confirm independent verification of that figure.
The players
Lucent EMS Solutions
A student-founded startup developing hands-free clinical documentation software for emergency medical services.
FuzeHub
An organization that hosts the New York State Commercialization Competition to support early-stage business development.
The details
Lucent EMS Solutions developed a hands-free digital tool that captures clinical data in real time, logs medical treatments, and drafts patient care reports for first responders to review. The technology aims to reduce overtime costs and limit transcription errors.
Timeline
2026: Lucent EMS Solutions finishes as runner-up in the New York State Commercialization Competition, held during the New York State Innovation Summit in Buffalo.
Industry Context
The award comes through the state's commercialization support structure run by Empire State Development's NYSTAR division. It places a student-founded EMS documentation startup within that state program alongside other early-stage businesses competing for a $430,000 pool.
If the software performs as described, emergency medical crews could spend far less time on post-call paperwork and return to service sooner. Its effect on New York ambulance operations would depend on whether services adopt the tool.
The takeaway
Tools that cut documentation time for first responders can free crews to answer more calls, so watch whether emergency services in New York begin adopting digital reporting systems like this one.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Wbng.
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