RTI Surgical Completes Acquisition of Paradigm Spine
UF startup RTI Surgical has announced it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Spine. Paradigm Spine’s primary product is the Coflex interlaminar stabilisation device. According to a press release, this is a “differentiated, minimally invasive motion preserving stabilisation implant that is FDA PMA-approved for the treatment of moderate to severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in […]
Captozyme Named to Gator100 List of Fastest Growing Companies
Captozyme Inc. was named among the top 50 fastest-growing UF alumni led businesses on the University of Florida’s annual 2019 Gator100. Captozyme is a graduate of both UF Innovate incubators. Sponsored by the UF Alumni Association and in partnership with the UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, the Gator100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or […]
Pheronym Secures $100K Grant for First Ever Agriculture Bio-Control Experiment in Space
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, announced it has received a $100,000 research grant from the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory to conduct agriculture bio-control experiments in space. The science will focus on Pheronym’s breakthrough nematode bio-remediation technology and determine the impact that space travel has on […]
Starship Nematode: One Tiny Step for a Nematode, One Big Step Toward Sustainable Agriculture in Space
An exciting collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech client Pheronym (Alachua, FL), will send nematodes (small round worms) into space to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission represents a look into the future where food crops will be grown in space. The […]
Gene Therapy Offers Hope to People With Achromatopsia, an Inherited Retinal Eye Disease
For years, people with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), such as achromatopsia (ACHM), have been undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or delayed seeking genetic testing to confirm their diagnosis due to the lack of treatment options. Thanks to the rapid advancement of gene therapy research, this situation is changing. Achromatopsia patients, however, still face a long journey in pursuit […]
Oragenics, Inc. Receives Further Validation for Lantibiotic Compound OG716
UF startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (“OM”), announced the publication of a preclinical study using the lead compound from its lantibiotics program, OG716, in the peer-reviewed journal, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Oragenics is an alumnus of UF Innovate | Sid […]
Ology Bioservices Appoints Vaccines and Biologics Manufacturing Industry Veteran, Brandon Brega, as Chief Operating Officer
UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the appointment of vaccines and biologics manufacturing industry expert, Brandon Brega, to the position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Brandon will lead manufacturing and operations at the company’s 183,000 square foot Department of Defense Advanced […]
Area Companies Innovating Medicine and Patient Care
Imagine a medical company dedicated to repairing peripheral nerve damage that could save the arm of a battle-injured U.S. soldier, or another that created a blood test for detecting concussions. Another company is working fervently to create a vaccine to prevent and/or reverse Type 1 diabetes while a digital health company has developed a patented […]
Entrinsic Health Solutions and Markey Cancer Center Launch Phase II Study for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients with Quality of Life-Limiting Diarrhea
UF startup Entrinsic Health Solutions in partnership with the University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center announced initiation of active accrual and first consented patient in its Phase II study evaluating enterade® – a glucose-free, medical food – in neuroendocrine tumor and carcinoid syndrome patients. Entrinsic Health Solutions is located in the UF Innovate | Sid Martin […]
Expertscape Ranks World’s Top Doctors and Institutions in Type 1 Diabetes
UF researcher Dr. Mark Atkinson is honored for his preeminent contributions to the treatment and understanding of Type I diabetes. As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the world’s top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of Type 1 Diabetes. According […]