Nematodes in Space on the ‘Future of Agriculture’ Podcast
Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller, founders of UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to solve numerous agricultural problems, talk about their nematodes project on ‘Future of Agriculture’ podcast. They recently received funding for the development of space nematodes under the project AstroNematode, the first-ever […]
Oragenics Making ‘Great Progress’ Enrolling Patients in Oral Mucositis Clinical Trial
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of novel antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced that they are making great progress enrolling patients in their clinical trial. “We are primarily enrolling patients in our oral mucositis program AG013 and […]
North Central Florida Is on the Rise
Innovation thrives in North Central Florida, a region known for its easy accessibility and abundance of workforce talent. Home to the University of Florida, the nation’s seventh-ranked public university and 19th most prolific patent earner worldwide, North Central first attracts young minds as college students, then retains them as permanent residents and entrepreneurs, helping to […]
New Location for Lacerta Therapeutics in Alachua’s Copeland Park
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, has announced the commencement of construction on a new office and lab building in Copeland Park, located in the heart of the North Florida Research Corridor in Alachua. The 12,950 square foot building is expected to be […]
Oragenics Presents Interim Data on the AG013 Phase 2 Clinical Trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2019
UF startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of novel antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced initial data from its ongoing Phase 2, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of AG013 in oral mucositis presented in a poster session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. […]
RTI Surgical® Announces Commercial Launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System to add to the growth of its Established Therapies spine portfolio. The CervAlign ACP System is designed to promote cervical fusion by providing temporary resistance to flexion, extension, lateral bending and […]
RTI Surgical® Announces First Spine Surgery Using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the first surgery using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System, a modular pedicle screw system used for mono- and multi-segmental rigid, hybrid or dynamic posterior stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Dr. William Sears, a neurosurgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of […]
A High-Tech Walk Across Florida – Gainesville
According to the Florida Tech Corridor Council, a public-private organization that seeks to grow the region’s technology jobs, Gainesville is one of the cities across the center of the state on the spotlight of innovation for its research, technological innovations as well as homegrown startups. UF Innovate comprises Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The […]
US Biotech Startup Eyes 2020 Avian Necrotic Enteritis Vaccine Launch
Founded in 2015, UF startup Curtiss Healthcare commercialized UF researcher Dr. Roy Curtiss III’s research into orally distributed Salmonella vector vaccines. The startup, a resident client at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, is developing a platform of vaccines for chickens with a view toward becoming the head of an antibiotic-free animal health industry in […]
Pheromones Give Nematodes a Boost in Controlling Pests
UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company that develops and produces nematode pheromones that can be used to direct beneficial nematode behavior, has established a cooperative research agreement with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The ARS team, Pheronym CEO Fatma Kaplan, and Ed Lewis, head of the Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology, […]