UF Innovate | The Hub News

Nematodes Successfully Launched Into Space for First-Ever Agricultural Bio-Control Experiment on ISS

UF startup Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, announced that its first-ever agricultural bio-control experiment featuring beneficial nematodes is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory after a successful launch at the Kennedy Space Center. The nematodes were on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, launching the...

etectRx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker

UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx®, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its breakthrough patented ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap® System. The ID-Cap System is the first and only ingestible event marker to transmit digital messages from within the...

Opinion: Set Realistic Goals for Gainesville’s High-Tech Future

Do you know what Gainesville really needs on its march to become Innovation City? More food trucks. OK, that’s a simplification. But it is one of the “baby steps” that Jim O’Connell says the city should take as Gainesville continues to nourish and grow its own start-up tech culture. O’Connell...

Vertaeon Launches New Website Showcasing Innovative Risk Analytics Tools

UF Innovate | The Hub resident startup Vertaeon, a software as a service company offering a comprehensive web-based solution for supply chain risk and impact analytics to identify vulnerabilities and related cost/brand impacts for complex supply chains, announced the launch of its newly designed website www.vertaeon.com, showcasing innovative risk analytics...

Pheronym-Treated Nematodes Three Times More Effective in Attacking Agricultural Pests

UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of a second peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nemastim™ pheromone extract for bioremediation of agricultural pests. In a joint study with the USDA and the University of Idaho, nematodes treated with pheromone extracts increased...

Arranta Bio Announces the Acquisition of Captozyme™, Creating a Center of Excellence for Microbiome Development and Clinical Supply

Arranta Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the acquisition of UF Innovate alumni startup Captozyme™, a leader in health care for and through the gut using novel enzymes and live biotherapeutics. With the acquisition, Arranta Bio will establish its Center of Excellence for process and analytical development...

Nematodes in Space on the ‘Future of Agriculture’ Podcast

Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller, founders of UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to solve numerous agricultural problems, talk about their nematodes project on ‘Future of Agriculture’ podcast. They recently received funding for the development of space nematodes under...

UF Innovate Featured on Florida Trend’s October Issue

Biotech innovation and entrepreneurship are changing the game in the ‘Greater Gainesville’ area. That’s why UF Innovate, the University of Florida Office of Research commercialization arm, was featured in Florida Trend‘s October 2019 issue. Mark Long, director of incubation services, oversees two of the state’s leading business incubators, UF Innovate...

Local Crowdfunding Company Announces New Services to Bridge the Justice Gap

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Personal Justice, a nonprofit fundraising & digital marketing consultancy firm, has announced the launch of its new platform and fundraising service for public interest lawyers and social justice advocates. The justice gap is the unmet demand for legal services by low-and middle-income individuals...

Specnova Chooses Ashland to Distribute Tart Cherry Extract in the US

Ashland, a global leader in providing specialty chemical solutions to customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, has signed an exclusive agreement with UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Specnova, a natural ingredients biotechnology company, that gives Ashland exclusive rights to distribute NordicCherry tart cherry extract...