University of Florida Innovators Honored at 4th Annual Standing InnOvation Event
On a sunny and fresh fall afternoon, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its annual event to recognize top innovations stemming out of the University of Florida. More than 150 innovators and entrepreneurs attended the in-person event, and around 40 joined the livestream to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2021.
UF Innovate Reveals New Display in Lobby of The Hub
More than 150 innovators and entrepreneurs attended an in-person event, while 40 joined via livestream to unveil a new, lighted floor-to-ceiling mural in the lobby of UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub.
UF Innovate | Accelerate Welcomes John Mayfield to Its Advisory Board
UF Innovate | Accelerate is honored to welcome John D. Mayfield, Ph.D., vice president of corporate and business development at EQRx, to its advisory board.
Resilience Turns to Harvard for Biologics Manufacturing Tech, Inks 5-Year R&D Pact
Resilience, a company developing technologies that overcome the challenges of manufacturing complex biological medicines, is turning to Harvard University to find some of those new solutions.
UF Innovate | Accelerate Receives International Soft Landings Designation
UF Innovate | Accelerate is pleased to announce its two business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, have received an official “Soft Landings” designation from the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) for supporting international companies moving to Florida.
Oragenics Awarded a $250,000 Grant From the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for the Continued Research and Development of Lantibiotics
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc., announced that it was awarded a small business innovation research grant in the amount of $250,000 (Computer-aided Design for Improved Lantibiotics R41GM136034) for the company’s continued research and development of lantibiotics, including its collaborative program with the Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University (FIU).
AGTC: The New Leader in Ocular Gene Therapy With Sue Washer
Sue Washer, president and CEO of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), discusses ocular gene therapy with the Eye Care Insider podcast host Joshua Mali, MD.
Learning About Entrepreneurship and Innovation Has Taught Her To Be a Better Student and Intern

While an undergrad at the University of Florida, Savannah Gardner learned the skills she needed to be a successful social media professional, but she never had the opportunity to put her knowledge into practice until she started as an intern with UF Innovate. Today, she manages several social media accounts and excels in everything she does.
Oragenics Initiates COVID-19 Challenge Study Evaluating Multiple Formulations of Its SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc. announced the initiation of a study to evaluate the immunogenicity and viral load reduction impact of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in a hamster challenge study.
TearClear Files Investigational New Drug (IND) Application To Begin Its Clinical Trial for TC-002 Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution, 0.005%
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech company TearClear, a late clinical-stage ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct a registrational study for its lead glaucoma candidate, TC-002 latanoprost ophthalmic solution, 0.005%.