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UF Innovate | Accelerate client Aloft Biotechnologies has been named a 2026 Cade Prize for Inventivity finalist in the Technology category for Float-Layer, its bubble-free gas delivery technology designed for growing living cells. Aloft is one of 15 finalists competing for more than $100,000 in equity-free prizes.
Judges for the 17th Annual Cade Prize for Inventivity have named this year’s fifteen finalists invited to compete for over $100,000 in equity-free cash prizes. Ten thousand dollars will be awarded to each category winner. Category winners will then give a live pitch presentation to compete for the Grand Prize of $50,000.
The 2026 Cade Prize for Inventivity will take place on Wednesday, October 14 at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida.
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