Space, the Final Frontier – For Nematodes
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their fourth peer-reviewed study, this one focused on the results of their collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory) […]
TearClear Raises $22 Million to Advance Multiple Clinical Programs in Development
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, a global ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, has raised $22M in a Series B funding round. The investment will be used to advance multiple clinical programs in development, with two lead candidates in glaucoma paving the way for future indications. Participating in the raise was […]
The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech Mentioned As Best Startup Incubators by Coara
Coara, a software development company based in Switzerland, Germany and Estonia, mentioned UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech as two of the best incubation programs worldwide among 16 incubators for startups in 2020. Learn more about The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech Mentioned As Best Startup Incubators by Coara.
Pheronym Milestones Are Recognized by Society of Invertebrate Pathology
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has been selected as Research Highlights in the past two years by the Society of Invertebrate Pathology (SIP), Division of Nematodes for the company’s technical milestones. The paper “Conspecific and Heterospecific Pheromones Stimulate Dispersal of Entomopathogenic […]
Morphogenis and USF Health Form Clinical Research Partnership
USF Health has partnered with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumn Morphogenesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for cancer patients, on a two-year contract that runs the gamut. The affiliation agreement will allow for clinical and clinical research collaborations, opportunities for students to intern for Morphogenesis, and the company will […]
Axogen Recon Clinical Study Completes Target Enrollment of 220 Subjects
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced that its phase 3 pivotal RECONSM Clinical Study supporting its Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for Avance Nerve Graft has reached its enrollment target of 220 subjects. RECON […]
AGTC Announces Updated Development Plan for Its X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Clinical Program
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced next steps in the clinical development of the company’s potential treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by mutations in […]
Harvard’s Tough Gel Technology Licensed to Amend Surgical for Oral Surgery Applications
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced that its tough gel adhesive technology has been licensed by UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Amend Surgical, a Florida-based medical device company focused on developing and manufacturing novel biomaterials. Through a licensing agreement coordinated by Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD), Amend […]
Montagu Private Equity LLP Completes Acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM Business
Montagu Private Equity LLP, a leading European private equity firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical OEM business. Following the acquisition, the OEM business will operate as a standalone company and retain the RTI Surgical name. The new RTI Surgical will further […]
Tiny Florida Medical Research Firm Faces Giant Challenge — COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based medical research business with roots in Gainesville, found itself at a crossroads earlier this year right before the COVID-19 pandemic struck America. The company’s previous project had been working on modifying genes related to bacteria in the hopes of stopping oral mucositis in […]