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Research Will Power Accelerated Learning for Technology Entrepreneurs (The NIIC)

Successful entrepreneurs are driven to address unmet market and customer needs. In that same spirit, a national research project is underway to accelerate learning for...

Editorial: Keep up Work to Retain Local Startups (Gainesville Sun)

Alachua County does a good job of nurturing start-up companies, but needs to get better at keeping them in the community as they grow. The...

Alachua Biotech Firm Speeds Test for Brain Injuries (Gainesville Sun)

(UF startup Banyan Biomarkers recently received FDA approval for its blood test that measures biomarkers that indicate traumatic brain injury. The blood test will streamline...

Paracosm’s PX-80 Handheld Lidar Is Fast and Flexible Enough to Be Your Standalone Scanner (Spar3D)

UF startup Paracosm’s PX-80 handheld lidar scanner has come a long since the company introduced it to the market early last year. The company says...

After Nerve-Wracking Eye Surgery, the World Comes into Focus for Early Gene Therapy Recipient (STAT)

(This is a story about the first recipient of Luxturna, which is the first gene therapy for a genetic disorder approved by the FDA. UF...

Exactech Combines Computer Technology and Instrumentation for Revision Knee Surgery (BusinessWire)

UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, announced that two of...

AxoGen Appoints Karen Zaderej as Chairman of the Board (Biospectrum)

UF startup AxoGen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerves, announced that its Board of Directors has elected Karen...

Association Awards Exactech with Large Manufacturer of the Year Award (Business Report North Central Florida)

What does it take to be named Manufacturer of the Year (Large Category) by the Manufacturers Association of Florida? Look no further than UF startup...

Morphogenesis to Begin Clinical Trials on Promising Cancer Therapy (WLRN)

A UF startup based in Tampa has received approval to start clinical trials on a new form of gene therapy to treat cancerous tumors. Morphogenesis,...

Sun BioPharma to Begin Dosing Pancreatic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials (Globe Newswire)

UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of pancreatic diseases, provided a business update and reports...

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