Florida Institute and MPWRM Resource Center Fund Amend Surgical
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Amend Surgical, Inc., an Alachua-based medical device company, announced that it has finalized a funding agreement with the Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology (the Florida Institute) along with being awarded a substantial product development funding from The Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine (MPWRM) Resource Center.
DHS Announces Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge Finalists in Celebration of Earth Day
UF startup Micro Nano Technologies, announced as finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition. Launched in September 2021, by DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), this $195,000 prize competition marks the first in a series focusing on national climate resilience.
Entrinsic Bioscience Steps Closer to Amino Acid Formulation as Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
Entrinsic Bioscience and its licensee Nuvara Therapeutics announce they are one step closer to using RxAA formulations as a therapy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis Class I mutations
Entrinsic Bioscience Announces Tool with Potential for Development of New Therapies Addressing Constipation
Entrinsic Bioscience announces a tool to measure intestinal peristalsis that could lead to the development of therapeutic agents for constipation, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Constipation (IBS-C).
Satlantis, LLC, Announces Strategic Investment
UF startup Satlantis, LLC (“Satlantis”), a US technology leader in high precision miniaturized satellites and cameras is pleased to announce a strategic investment from Encino Environmental Holdings, LLC (“Encino”). This investment will allow Satlantis to accelerate the commercialization of its satellite-based greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring technology and develop new products and services for the North American market.
1000X More Efficient Neural Networks: Building an Artificial Brain With 86 Billion Physical (but Not Biological) Neurons
What if in our attempt to build artificial intelligence we don’t simulate neurons in code and mimic neural networks in Python, but instead build actual physical neurons connected by physical synapses in ways very similar to our own biological brains? That’s precisely what UF startup Rain Neuromorphics, is trying to do: build a non-biological yet very human-style artificial brain.
Lacerta Therapeutics Expands Executive Leadership Team
UF startup Lacerta Therapeutics, a preclinical-stage gene therapy company, announces an expansion in the executive leadership team: illustrating Lacerta’s commitment to developing a constellation of gene-based therapies.
RTI Surgical: Plant Director’s Passion and Engagement Inspires Team
A passion to find a position with a company that directly impacts people’s lives led Catisha Turner to join UF startup RTI Surgical, after serving in the United States Navy for six years.
Fitness App FitOn Raises $40M, Acquires Corporate Wellness Platform Peerfit
Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Delta-v Capital, the company announced on Tuesday. FitOn is also expanding its reach in wellness by acquiring Tampa-based corporate wellness platform Peerfit, a UF startup that incubated at UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub.
National Resilience Snares Takeda Plasma Development and Manufacturing Deal
Resilience has clinched a deal to chip in on development and manufacturing of “multiple” products in Takeda’s plasma-derived therapies portfolio.