entrinsic bioscience Secures U.S. Patent Grant for Breakthrough Respiratory Disease Program
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client entrinsic bioscience (EBS), a company pioneering a next-generation protein modulation technology, announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. (USPN) 10,758,507 (‘507 patent) for novel therapeutic formulations in the treatment of a range of respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs. EBS is […]
Concept Companies Unveils New Office for Lacerta Therapeutics in Alachua’s Copeland Park
Gainesville-based developer Concept Companies has completed construction on a new 12,950-square-foot office and lab building in Copeland Park for UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company. With its official move-in date on July 27, 2020, Lacerta Therapeutics is the newest tenant in Alachua’s Copeland Park. […]
AGTC Joins the My Retina Tracker Program as a New Scientific Collaborator
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, announced that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker Program as a new scientific collaborator […]
FDA Broadly Supports Oragenics’ Pre-IND Development Program for Its SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced receipt of feedback to its Type B Pre-IND Meeting Request from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is in broad agreement with the company’s […]
TearClear Appoints Robert Bailey to Board of Directors
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, a global ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, announces the appointment of industry veteran Robert Bailey to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Bailey brings over two decades of leadership experience in the Ophthalmology industry having served on the executive teams as General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer for […]
Using HSV Helper Viruses to Increase AAV Production
Recognizing the industry-wide need to improve adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector manufacturing, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), has adopted changes intended to increase yield and purity. Some AAV manufacturing processes use adherent cells grown in stacked trays. AGTC sees that model as a barrier to scaling, pointing to the […]
The Key to Farming on Mars Might Be Breeding Parasitic Space Worms
The parasitic space worms are coming, and they’re ready to kill. No, it’s not the tagline for some Tremors in Space B-movie monster flick. Instead, it’s the result of some research recently published in the journal npj Microgravity by UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an Ag-biotech pest control company. And despite how it […]
RTI Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance for Dynamic Active Compression (DAC) Plate
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, recently received 510(k) Clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Dynamic Active Compression (DAC) Plate to provide stabilization and fixation of small bones of the foot. The DAC plate addresses an unmet need in […]
Dr. Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Associate Professor at University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience CEO Stephen Gatto, Receive University of Florida’s ‘Invention of the Year 2020’ Award
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client entrinsic bioscience (EBS), a company pioneering a next-generation protein modulation technology, announced that its co-founder, Dr. Sadasivan (Sagar) Vidyasagar, an associate professor at the University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience’s CEO, Stephen Gatto, received the “Invention of the Year 2020” Award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing for their novel amino-acid […]
UF’s Sid Martin Biotech Business Incubator Celebrates 25 Years
As one of the first biotech business incubators in the United States, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech has paved the way to success for many startup companies. Sid Martin celebrates its 25th anniversary today and continues to have a timeless impact. “The 25th anniversary of Sid Martin is a testimonial to business incubation – […]