A High-Tech Walk Across Florida – Gainesville
According to the Florida Tech Corridor Council, a public-private organization that seeks to grow the region’s technology jobs, Gainesville is one of the cities across the center of the state on the spotlight of innovation for its research, technological innovations as well as homegrown startups. UF Innovate comprises Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The […]
US Biotech Startup Eyes 2020 Avian Necrotic Enteritis Vaccine Launch
Founded in 2015, UF startup Curtiss Healthcare commercialized UF researcher Dr. Roy Curtiss III’s research into orally distributed Salmonella vector vaccines. The startup, a resident client at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, is developing a platform of vaccines for chickens with a view toward becoming the head of an antibiotic-free animal health industry in […]
Pheromones Give Nematodes a Boost in Controlling Pests
UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company that develops and produces nematode pheromones that can be used to direct beneficial nematode behavior, has established a cooperative research agreement with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The ARS team, Pheronym CEO Fatma Kaplan, and Ed Lewis, head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, […]
OxThera Initiates Extension Part of a Phase 3 Study of Oxabact in Primary Hyperoxaluria
UF startup OxThera AB, a privately-held Stockholm-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people living with Primary Hyperoxaluria, announced that the first patients in a Phase 3 study of Oxabact® have completed the study and transitioned to an open-label extension part. All clinics participating in the study will continue to treat patients in […]
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publication on Oragenics, Inc.’s Lantibiotic Antimicrobial Compound Identifies Alternative Mechanism of Action
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech client Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (“OM”), announces the publication of a collaborative study investigating an additional mechanism of action of the company’s lantibiotic compounds, which shows the formation of water permeating pores across bacterial […]
RTI Surgical® Wins 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company that graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, has announced MedTech Breakthrough has selected TETRAfuse® 3D Technology as the “Best New Technology Solution – Orthopedics” in their 2019 Awards Program. MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization recognizing the top companies and solutions in […]
State of Innovation: All the Small Things
Today’s innovation generally rests squarely on the shoulders of yesterday’s giants. Recently, 2013 Cade Prize winner, UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client NanoPhotonica announced a $3.5 million investment led by Samsung Ventures. NanoPhotonica’s system of light emitting nano-materials, including Quantum Dots (QDs), and method of layering these materials together, form the […]
AxoGen CEO Says Innovation and Culture Gives Company a Hiring Edge
Karen Zaderej, chairman, president & chief executive officer at UF startup AxoGen, discusses the company’s hiring practice in a competitive job market. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”
Medical Device Company MLM Biologics Graduates from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech Program
The company is commercializing its FDA-cleared bio-ConneKt® Wound Matrix to the advanced wound care market. UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, the leading biotechnology incubator at the University of Florida, is pleased to announce that resident company MLM Biologics, Inc. has graduated from its program. MLM Biologics is a medical device company that provides evidence-based […]
RTI Surgical Manager Moderates Panel of Women Entrepreneurs in Marquette, Michigan
Four prominent Michigan businesswomen came together at Barrel + Beam in Marquette Township for a Women in Entrepreneurship panel discussion held by Innovate Marquette SmartZone. Ruth Solinski, human resources manager at RTI Surgical, moderated the panel, which consisted of: Marina Dupler of Barrel + Beam, Shailah Bunce of Rock River Farm, Jen Ray of Donckers […]