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AGTC Announces Financial Results and Business Update for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

UF startup Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases,...

The $1.7 Billion Deal: Sale of Brammer Bio Moves Region Toward Bio Hub

The sale of Greater Gainesville company Brammer Bio for $1.7 billion in April is a big step toward the region becoming a hub for biotechnology,...

Coolest Office Spaces: Morphogenesis Creates Interactive Spaces for Big Minds

UF startup Morphogenesis is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company headquartered in Tampa. The company’s principal focus is a platform of cancer vaccines that utilize both cell...

Crab Fraud Concerning Local Fishermen, Researchers Turn to DNA Testing to Protect Crabbing Industry

Last fall, a Hampton Roads seafood processor pleaded guilty to mislabeling millions of dollars of foreign crab meat as Chesapeake Blue Crab. The federal investigation...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Brammer Bio

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Brammer Bio, a leader in...

AI Could Help Citrus Growers Find, Detect Dangerous Psyllids

Precision agriculture engineer Yiannis Ampatzidis sees a day when citrus farmers use artificial intelligence to detect the pin-sized insects that can infect the fruit’s trees...

Approved Roadside Saliva Test Faces Court Challenge in Canada — CFN Media

CFN Media Group, the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces the publication of an article discussing UF...

NanoPhotonica Launches Advisory Board of World-Renowned Experts

UF startup NanoPhotonica announced the launch of a world-class advisory board, building on its growing industry presence. Members of NanoPhotonica’s Advisory Board are highly regarded...

First Navigated Reverse Outpatient Total Shoulder Procedure Performed at Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites

Moby Parsons, MD, performed the Seabrook, N.H.-based Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites’ first navigated outpatient reverse shoulder replacement using the UF startup Exactech GPS system. Dr....

Ology Bioservices Wins Two Department of Defense Awards Totaling More Than $135 Million

UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization, has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through its Platforms for Rapid...

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