UF Innovate | The Hub News

Karl LaPan, New UF Innovate Director, Plans Continued Growth, Success for Program

Following a record-breaking year of growth for Alachua’s biotechnology industry, the University of Florida’s programs for entrepreneurial incubation and innovation, UF Innovate, has hired a new director of incubation services who’s looking to continue the program’s upward trajectory.

Inspira Awarded $1.98M NIH Grant for Diabetes Therapy

Inspira Therapeutics was awarded a $1.98 million NIH grant to develop its polymeric biomaterial-based tolerogenic treatment for type 1 diabetes.

Gator Alumna Launches Byppocampus, an Eco-Friendly, Student-to-Student Campus Food Delivery Program

UF Innovate | The Hub resident Byppo Technologies, Gainesville’s innovative local food service platform, is partnering with Aramark, a global leader of acclaimed services in food, facilities, and uniforms, to bring a revolutionary campus dining experience to the University of Florida.

2021 Cade Prize for Innovation Accepting Entries

The 2021 Cade Prize for Innovation is accepting entries from inventors and entrepreneurs in Alabama, Georgia and Florida from June 1 - August 2, 2021.

AavantiBio and Resilience Announce Strategic Collaboration for Gene Therapy Development and Manufacturing

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident AavantiBio, a gene therapy company focused on transforming the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases, and National Resilience, Inc. (Resilience), a company building the world’s most advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem and who recently acquired UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices, announced a strategic collaboration to support the development and manufacturing of AavantiBio’s pipeline of therapies, including its lead program in Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA).

TAO Connect for Employers Launches To Increase Access to Digital Mental Health Tools in the Enterprise Space

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, announced its expansion into the enterprise space with the launch of TAO Connect for Employers.

Enagás and SATLANTIS Start Microsatellite Camera Calibration Tests To Detect Emissions

Enagás and SATLANTIS, a UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident company specializing in high-performance optical loads for observation of the Earth for small satellites, are carrying out high-precision optics calibration tests, which will be inserted into a constellation of space microsatellites, known by the acronym GEISAT (Greenhouse Gases), to detect and quantify methane emissions on Earth.

Pheronym Closes First Seed Round Led by Sacramento Angels

UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-agtech pest management company, has announced it has closed $242,000 in seed funding led by the Sacramento Angels.

etectRx Announces Launch of MyTPill Study To Address Medication Adherence Among HIV+ Prescription Opioid Users

UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced the launch of a study to monitor antiretroviral therapy adherence among prescription opioid users living with HIV.

UF Innovate Names New Director of Incubation Services

UF Innovate is pleased to welcome Karl R. LaPan as the incoming director of incubation services. He will join the team May 3 and work alongside current Director Mark S. Long, who will retire this summer. LaPan comes to the position with more than 20 years of experience in business incubation.