Binghamton-Based Pharmacy Tech Firm Employs Hundreds in Broome

The national headquarters complex for a technology company called iA is located in Binghamton but many area residents may not have heard of the business.

The company was known as Innovation Associates when it was founded in Johnson City in 1972 by Harry Boyer. After a couple of decades, the firm began focusing on developing high-volume automation equipment for pharmacies.

A robotic device on display at iA headquarters in Binghamton. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Today, iA has about 130 employees at its headquarters site in the Charles Street Business Park in Binghamton's First Ward. Another 200 people work at the company's manufacturing facility in Johnson City.

Tom Utech, iA chief executive officer, said the ongoing consolidation in the pharmacy industry is providing the company with opportunities to improve the way prescriptions are filled.

Equipment developed by iA can be demonstrated to customers at the company's facility in Binghamton's First Ward. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

iA has developed advanced robotics and specialized software for use by major pharmacy retailers and online pharmacies. The company's technology also is used by private and government healthcare organizations.

Utech said iA now is putting more resources into its software development efforts and in enhanced robotics as the pharmacy business continues to evolve.

LISTEN: Tom Utech and Alecia Lashier of iA discussed the company's mission and its operations in a WNBF Radio interview on July 15, 2026.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Alecia Lashier spoke about the business at iA's corporate headquarters in Binghamton's First Ward.

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Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com.