UF Innovate | The Hub News

University of Florida Rank Among Top 100 Worldwide in Patents

The University of Florida (UF), along with the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) are setting the bar high by earning 218 patents altogether according to the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018. The report is published by the National...

National Science Foundation Awards TAO Connect $500K Grant to Develop and Launch Its AI-Based Chatbot

UF startup TAO Connect, a digital health company aiming to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and efficient, announced it has received $500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch its artificial intelligence-based chatbot. The addition of the chatbot will provide its users with a more humanized, engaging and...

Feathr Completes Acquisition of Digital Marketing Agency Springful to Expand Service Offerings

UF Innovate | The Hub graduate Feathr announced that it has completed its acquisition of Springful, a digital marketing agency based in Gainesville, Florida. The acquisition comes after an increased demand for Feathr Concierge. Feathr Concierge is a managed services program that allows the Feathr team to help customers set...

UF Innovate and Trimark Properties Announce Affiliation Agreement for Lab Near UF Campus

Trimark Properties and UF Innovate have agreed to a partnership on a newly-renovated laboratory in the Innovation District, less than a mile from the University of Florida campus. The 3,300-square-foot lab with private office space, named the 1140 Lab, was constructed by Trimark Properties and is located in Catalyst Park....

GuideWell Innovation Selects Six Women-Founded Health Tech Companies for Summer Scale-Up Accelerator Cohort

Sherry Benton, founder of TAO Connect, a company that incubated at UF Innovate | The Hub, has been selected as one of the six health technology companies for the Summer 2019 GuideWell Scale-Up Accelerator cohort. The GuideWell Scale-Up Accelerator is an eight-week technology accelerator program focused on “Scale-Up” health technology or medical device...

State of Innovation: All the Small Things

Today’s innovation generally rests squarely on the shoulders of yesterday’s giants. Recently, 2013 Cade Prize winner, UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client NanoPhotonica announced a $3.5 million investment led by Samsung Ventures. NanoPhotonica’s system of light emitting nano-materials, including Quantum Dots (QDs), and method of layering...

Electronics Giant Samsung Invests in Orlando Nanotechnology Company

A Lake Mary technology company has landed $3.5 million from a group of investors led by the technology giant Samsung. Florida-based DeepWork Capital also contributed to the round for UF startup NanoPhotonica, which has been developing technology to improve displays on devices such as flat-panel televisions and smartphones. While NanoPhotonica...

Benson Hill, RAPiD Genomics to Collaborate on Crop Improvement

Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, has entered into a partnership with RAPiD Genomics, a provider of genotyping and data analysis solutions for applications in the agriculture, forestry and livestock industries. RAPiD Genomics is an anchor client in UF Innovate | The Hub...

Measuring Vaccine Application and Field Virus Exposure

A new genomic test provides feedback on the uniformity of vector vaccine administration in poultry flocks and another can provide data on the level of field virus challenge on a farm. Next generation vector vaccines for poultry can be administered in the hatchery and are minimally interfered with by maternal...

UF Incubator Firm Gets $2 Million Boost for New Screen Technology

Two resident companies at a University of Florida business incubator recently received a hefty investment from Samsung to further develop technology that could revolutionize electronic displays, like televisions. Samsung Venture Investment Corporation has invested $2 million into Matrixx Technologies, a technology company based at UF Innovate’s The Hub, for an...