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UF Innovate | Accelerate: A New Name for UF’s Incubation Services

The University of Florida’s incubation services program has a new name – UF Innovate | Accelerate – to better unify its world-class business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, under one best-in-class program.

Local Tech Startup Continues Breakthrough Success in Global Display Industry

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident Mattrix Technologies has found a way to use technology invented at UF to reduce OLED manufacturing costs for large screens and bring these incredible displays to a wider market.

UF Innovate Welcomes Lauren Asmus as Client Experience Manager

UF Innovate | Incubation Services is delighted to welcome Lauren Asmus as the program’s first Client Experience Manager. Lauren joined the team on August 16 and will serve clients and implement entrepreneurial programs at UF Innovate | Incubation Services’ facilities Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub.

Gainesville Tech Fund Selects Mattrix Technologies for Inaugural Investment

Mattrix Technologies is the first company targeted for investment by the newly established Gainesville Tech Fund, organized by venture capital firm Kirenaga. The investors in the fund include successful entrepreneurs and local business leaders.

As Director of UF Innovate’s Incubation Services, Mark Long ‘Got Stuff Done’

UF Innovate is saying goodbye to the man who wrote the book on business incubation. Mark Long, the author of several such books, has directed UF Innovate’s two business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, since January 2016. He will retire on June 30. “Mark’s positive, ‘get stuff done’...

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.

Sid Martin Biotech Bids Long-Time Leader Merrie Shaw Goodbye

Merrie Shaw has made a tremendous impact on the economies of Alachua County and the state of Florida by helping companies find talent, funding, and partnerships.

UF Startup Shadow Health Is Going Big and Staying Home

In early December, local UF startup Shadow Health, which develops virtual simulations for nursing and healthcare education, became part of Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, that is part of RELX, an even larger global provider of information-based analytics. The acquisition will hasten Shadow Health’s ability to reach its biggest goals.

Alachua’s Life Sciences Ecosystem Raises Over $1.0 Billion in 2020

UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech announces the City of Alachua’s life sciences industry has raised more than $1 billion in 2020. The life sciences community has accelerated growth with government grants and contracts, mergers and acquisitions, successful financing rounds, and sales revenue.

PanVent Emergency Ventilator Created to Fill Urgent Need During COVID-19

Dr. Samsun Lampotang has spent his career engineering solutions to medical problems. At the start of 2020, Lampotang’s focus was on designing, building and validating mixed reality guided intervention simulators to train physicians and nurses in medical procedures without putting patients at risk. But then COVID-19 changed all this.