UF Innovate | The Hub News

Acquisition of Verigo Leads to New, Fresh Food Waste Solution (Waste 360)

A Philadelphia-based food preservation and waste reduction company has launched a new data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality through the supply chain. This new platform was made possible through a recent acquisition by the company. AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a food preservation and waste reduction solutions company for fresh produce,...

Co.Accelerator: Giving Gainesville Start-ups a Helping Hand (WCJB)

A Gainesville business at UF Innovate | The Hub is providing start-ups with a place to seek mentorship and gain momentum for their business venture. On this Tech Tuesday, TV20s met with the Co.Accelerator to learn about the impact it is having on our small business community. Small businesses strengthen...

AgroFresh launches FreshCloud (FruitNet)

AgroFresh Solutions, a global leader in produce freshness solutions, has announced the launch of its FreshCloud platform, a data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring the quality of produce throughout the supply chain. The initiative has been made possible by AgroFresh’s acquisition of Verigo, a disruptive Internet of Things (IoT) company that...

Txtsignal: A Business Utilizing the Science of a Text (WCJB)

Technology advances every day, one medium we might not even realize we use so much is text messaging. On this tech tuesday, TV20 met with a Gainesville business owner who uses the immediacy of this communication to spread messages across the country. “We are experts in text messaging,” said Matt...

NASA Selects Hub Alum Bascom Hunter to Help Advance Space Research, Technology

Three Louisiana businesses, including UF Innovate | The Hub alumni company Bascom Hunter, are among 304 proposals selected by NASA to advance research and technology in the first phase of its 2018 Small Business Innovation Research program. The contracts, which last for six months, have a maximum funding of $125,000....

Bayer Takes Efficiency to New Heights with Hub Client Precision Silver (Farms.com)

Ontario producers and crop advisors came to Bayer CropScience’s Research Farm in Ennotville on July 11, to see new developments and products first-hand at the 2018 Dead Weeds Tour. Precision agriculture technology in the farming community has expanded in recent years, and Bayer is taking a leadership position. A recent...

Essential Validation Services Tests Oils in Booming Market (The Gainesville Sun)

Inside the Chemistry Lab Building on the University of Florida campus Wednesday, a small laboratory room smelled like a mix of lavender and citrus. It smells like that most days, according to those who use it. The reason? More than 1,000 vials of essential oil, or natural oils extracted from...

Captozyme Initiates Clinical Study of Nephure™ Oxalate-Reducing Enzyme (BusinessWire)

UF Innovate incubator graduate Captozyme, Inc. announced that it is initiating a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, cross-over study, with Nephure™, an oxalate reducing enzyme, to determine the extent to which Nephure vs. placebo reduces urinary oxalate excretion (mg/24 hour) in healthy subjects who are provided a controlled diet. Captozyme...

Actionable Quality Assurance Selected as a Worldwide Technology Provider for Texas Chicken® and Church’s Chicken® (Markets Insider)

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Actionable Quality Assurance (AQA), a Software-as-a-Service technology company, is pleased to announce an expansion of its relationship with Texas Chicken® and Church’s Chicken® with a rollout of AQA’s quality management solution across 27 countries where the rapidly growing chicken restaurant brand operates. The...

Admiral Selected as 2018 Red Herring Top 100 North America Finalist (Markets Insider)

Adblock recovery platform and visitor relationship management pioneer Admiral, was selected as a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region. Admiral is a resident client at UF Innovate | The Hub....