Forward Focused (Business Florida 2019 – The Regions)

North Central Florida — where innovative companies are born and workforce talent thrives — is home to the University of Florida, the nation’s 8th ranked public university, 12th most prolific patent earner worldwide, recipient of a record $837.6 million in research funding in FY 2018 and a catalyst for economic development. Many who were drawn […]

Morphogenesis and Lacerta Named as Finalists for SEBIO Awards (SEBIO)

Two UF startups who have incubated at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech have been named as finalists for the SEBIO awards. Sid Martin alum Morphogenesis is a finalist in Initial Venture Funding; Sid Martin resident client Lacerta Therapeutics is a finalist in the Strategic Investment category. Over the past two decades, the Southeast has […]

Oragenics Receives Approval for Phase 2 Study (Pharmacy Choice)

UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni startup Oragenics announced that it has been approved in Belgium to enroll patients in its Phase 2 trial for its drug AG013 for a mouth disorder, Oral Mucositis (OM). Receiving this clearance and allowing the company to expand its trial globally gives it an advantage to finish the […]

Pheronym Among a Select Group of Ag-bio Startups to Present in London (Ein NewsDesk)

Pheronym, an award-winning ag-biotech pest management company that has incubated at both UF Innovate | The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech, announced that Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO and Founder, will present at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London at the “Technology Showcase: Early Stage Technology Innovators Pitch Seven-Minute Snapshots of their Solutions.” A link […]

NanoPhotonica Partners With Lockheed Martin on QLED Applications (LaserFocusWorld)

NanoPhotonica, a resident client of UF Innovate | The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech alum, has won a contract with giant Lockheed Martin to demonstrate the application of its Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode (QLED) nanomaterials and device technology to new application and configurations. NanoPhotonica co-founder and CEO Chris Morton said, “We are pleased that […]

RTI’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology Wins 2018 Spine Technology Award (News-Medical.Net)

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse® 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry. RTI will accept the award at the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) 33rd Annual Meeting taking place September 26-29, 2018, in Los Angeles and […]

The Guys Who Brought You Tampa’s Armature Works Plan High-End Offices Next Door, and They’ve Already Signed a Lease With Med-Tech Company AxoGen (Tampa Bay Times)

Coming soon from the developers who brought you the Armature Works: Heights Union, two high-end office buildings next door to the trendy food hall, event space and co-working complex overlooking the Hillsborough River. Developers said they plan to go in for city permitting on the $102 million project in coming days. The equity and financing […]