UF Innovate | The Hub News

Oxidien Among Top Three Winners of Digital RESI June Innovation Challenge

The 3-day Digital RESI June conference announced the Top 3 Winners of the Innovation Challenge. UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals was among the winners. Watch Oxidien’s virtual poster, short pitch, and other supplementary materials here. Oxidien Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage drug development company developing a treatment for enteric hyperoxaluria,...

Pheronym Wins $225,000 NSF Grant for Commercializing Nematode Pheromones for Eco-Friendly Pest Control in Agriculture

UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its nematode pheromone focused pest control solution. The $225,000 award will help the company bring its patented approach to the market by...

ReWalk Expands Product Offerings in Deal With Myolyn, LLC

Marlborough medical device manufacturer ReWalk Robotics has entered into two agreements to distribute product lines to the U.S. market from two companies in Florida and Israel. One of the companies is UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate company Myolyn. The Myolyn MyoCycle Functional Electrical Stimulation products facilitate...

Arranta Bio Announces Completion of Its Microbiome Process Development Laboratory Expansion and Commitment to Additional Early Clinical GMP Capacity

Arranta Bio, the leading microbiome contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the completion of its process development laboratory expansion project and a commitment to add additional early-clinical GMP capacity at its Center of Excellence for Microbiome Process Development and Early Clinical Supply. Arranta has completed the expansion of purpose-built...

Pheronym Receives Grant to Achieve Commercialization Milestones

UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, received a $25,000 grant from Agstart to help reach commercialization milestones which the COVID-19 health crisis had forced to postpone or cancel. Pheronym is a pioneer in the use of nematode pheromones to control both...

SATLANTIS’ Optical Camera Is Already on the International Space Station

SATLANTIS‘ optical camera has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after five days of travel. In a few days it will be manually placed by ISS astronauts on the Japanese Kibo module. “It was a complete success and an international milestone, as it is the first time that a...

Grit Drives Display Technology Expert to Advance the Field of Nanotechnology

For one researcher in the Florida High Tech Corridor, grit has always been the difference-maker. Courage to try something new and determination to be successful are what led Alexandre “Alex” Titov into the field of nanotechnology, where he remains motivated to make a significant impact in The Corridor region and...

Dr. David Shulkin Named to SmartSteward Board of Directors

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client SmartSteward, Inc., a digital health company focused on advanced infection control and antibiotic stewardship software for skilled nursing facilities, is pleased to announce the members of its Board of Directors and the addition of Dr. David Shulkin, the ninth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Board will...

Vertaeon Co-Founder Partners With Auburn Engineering’s 100+ Women Strong and Corporate Relations

At a time when the future seems uncertain, Rekha Menon-Varma, a chemical engineering graduate from Auburn University, offers solutions. UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Vertaeon – the business she co-founded – provides assessment tools and mitigation solutions for risk management. More specifically, Varma’s business focuses on enterprise and...

JAXA HTV-9 Spacecraft to Carry Science, Technology to Space Station

A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with experiment hardware, supplies, and spare parts is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (2:30 a.m. May 21 in Japan). The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unpiloted H-II Transport...