Axogen Announces New Seven-Year Financing Agreement With Oberland Capital
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, announced a financing agreement with Oberland Capital and provided preliminary, estimated revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. The financing agreement provides up to $75 million in […]
UF’s Sid Martin Biotech Named Top Global Incubator for Record Third Time
For the third time, the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) has awarded its highest honor – the Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year award – to UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. “Being named the best incubator on the planet is amazing. Receiving this award three times in a decade speaks volumes to the […]
Department of Defense Awards Ology Bioservices Contract to Advance Anti-Botulinum Neurotoxin Monoclonal Antibodies
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced it has been awarded a contract to advance the development of a cocktail of anti-botulinum neurotoxin monoclonal antibodies (mAb) by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the Joint Science and Technology Office of […]
How to Create a COVID-19 Vaccine
Alan Joslyn Ph.D. president and CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, speaks with James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade podcast co-host, about COVID-19 vaccine challenges and explore Oragenics journey from idea generation to COVID-19 […]
UF Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Innovation Impact
The University of Florida is the most productive large university in the country at leveraging its research funding into new companies, new jobs and new ideas, according to a report released last week by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm. A team of economists and business development experts […]
AGTC Announces Significant Productivity and Quality Enhancement to Its Proprietary Manufacturing Process
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, provided an update on the continued productivity and quality improvements made in its proprietary manufacturing platform that is currently being used […]
Morphogenesis Seeks Skin Cancer Patients for New Clinical Trials
Known for developing personalized immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer through novel cell and gene therapies, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis, Inc., has received FDA approval to expand its human clinical trials into two more types of cancer. Using its ImmuneFx (IFx) cancer vaccine technology that initiates the power […]
AGTC Launches Nationwide Mobile Vision Testing Program for Patients Enrolled in Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trials
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced the launch of an innovative mobile vision testing program to conduct follow-up assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients enrolled […]
Pheronym Wins $225,000 NSF Grant for Commercializing Nematode Pheromones for Eco-Friendly Pest Control in Agriculture
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its nematode pheromone focused pest control solution. The $225,000 award will help the company bring its patented approach to the market by developing advanced fermentation methods to […]
Professor at UF Veterinary College Honored by National Veterinary Microbiology Group
Roy Curtiss III, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the 2020 Distinguished Veterinary Microbiologist Award from the national organization that provides certification of veterinarians with special expertise in microbiology. The purpose of the award, given by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists, is to recognize and honor […]