UF Professor Invents Life-Saving Medical Simulators (WCJB)
There’s a first time for everything, but if you’ve ever had a medical procedure, you might find yourself hoping it’s not the doctor’s first time... Read More
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Surgical ‘GPS’ Used Globally, Innovated in Gainesville (WCJB)
If you’ve ever had surgery, your hope is probably that there won’t be any short- or long-term complications. UF startup Exactech is innovating technologies so... Read More
University Of Florida Researchers Develop Device To Detect Skimmers (PYMNTS.com)
Aiming to detect skimmers that are placed on credit card readers, University of Florida researchers Nolen Scaife, Christian Peeters and Patrick Traynor showcased the Skim Reaper,... Read More
UF Researcher Bova Wins Medical Physics Award (The Gainesville Sun)
Frank J. Bova, a UF researcher who has discovered more than 30 inventions and worked with UF Innovate | Tech Licensing to translate his research... Read More
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... Read More
Gene Therapy Startup Lacerta Therapeutics Raises $30M in Equity Financing from Sarepta (MedCityNews)
A startup based out of the University of Florida developing viral vector-based gene therapies has drawn an equity investment from a larger, commercial-stage drugmaker. Lacerta... Read More
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech Resident Company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc. Closes On $30 million Investment Round (Business Wire)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, the leading biotechnology incubator at the University of Florida, announces resident company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., has closed on a... Read More
Sarepta Carries Lacerta Through $30M Round (Global University Venturing)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a US-based gene therapy startup of University of Florida, received $30m in funding from biopharmaceutical... Read More
Oragenics, Inc. Resumes Phase 2 Clinical Trial of AG013 in Oral Mucositis Following Positive Routine Safety Review (Business Wire)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin alumni startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral... Read More
AxoGen Invests $5M in Dayton, Ohio, Site for Expanded Operations (Dayton Daily News)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, a medical devices manufacturer, has purchased a Vandalia building and land for $5 million... Read More
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