News - UF Innovate

Gator Alumna Launches Byppocampus, an Eco-Friendly, Student-to-Student Campus Food Delivery Program

UF Innovate | The Hub resident Byppo Technologies, Gainesville’s innovative local food service platform, is partnering with Aramark, a global leader of acclaimed services in food, facilities, and uniforms, to bring a revolutionary campus dining experience to the University of Florida.

Setlow and Bizon Co-Edit Behavioural Brain Research Journal

Barry Setlow, Ph. D. and Jen Bizon, Ph.D. co-edit an invitational special issue of the Behavioural Brain Research journal titled “Amygdala and value-based decision making,” based on related previous work.

Morphogenesis Awarded SBIR Funding for Cervical Cancer Therapy

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has obtained funding to develop a new therapeutic drug to treat cervical cancer.

UF Health First in U.S. To Implant New, Advanced Deep Brain Stimulation System

A team of University of Florida Health neurosurgeons and neurologists recently became the first in the U.S. to implant a newly FDA-approved, technologically advanced deep brain stimulation system designed to more precisely target motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and two other movement disorders.

New Model To Help Patients Holistically Manage Pain Established at UF Health Jacksonville

The PAMI POST-Ed program, created to help people manage pain by using a combination of traditional methods mixed with new coaching and education, has been established at UF Health Jacksonville.

entrinsic bioscience Secures $49 Million in Financing To Accelerate Development and Commercialization of Next Generation Functional Ingredients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident entrinsic bioscience (EBS), a company pioneering a next-generation protein modulation technology, announced that it has secured $49 million in non-dilutive growth capital from Jefferies Group LLC's subsidiary, Jefferies Funding LLC (Jefferies).

Gene Therapy Manufacturer Expands Its Footprint in Alachua County

AGTC, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, is determined to change the rare diseases narrative.

2021 Cade Prize for Innovation Accepting Entries

The 2021 Cade Prize for Innovation is accepting entries from inventors and entrepreneurs in Alabama, Georgia and Florida from June 1 - August 2, 2021.

UF Joins Preventing Alzheimer’s With Cognitive Training Study

The University of Florida will serve as a study site for the Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training, or PACT, study exploring whether computerized brain training...

AavantiBio and Resilience Announce Strategic Collaboration for Gene Therapy Development and Manufacturing

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident AavantiBio, a gene therapy company focused on transforming the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases, and National Resilience, Inc. (Resilience), a company building the world’s most advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing ecosystem and who recently acquired UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices, announced a strategic collaboration to support the development and manufacturing of AavantiBio’s pipeline of therapies, including its lead program in Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA).

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