Engineering Firm ETM, Inc., Launches Accelerator Branch In The Gainesville Innovation District
Jacksonville based engineering firm, ETM, Inc., made the Gainesville Innovation District their new home as they launched an accelerator branch to support the rising young professionals of the University of Florida. The native Florida company with 42+ years of engineering experience premiered its ETM Accelerator in July 2019, missioned to serve as a launching pad […]
RTI Surgical® Announces Cigna’s Positive Medical Coverage Policy for Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Surgery
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced that Cigna Corporation, a global health service company, issued a positive medical coverage policy for minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion under certain medically necessary criteria. This policy covers the use of all FDA-cleared implants placed across the SI […]
ViewRay Announces Collaborations with Elekta and Medtronic
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for collaboration with Elekta AB, a Swedish company that provides radiation therapy, radiosurgery, related equipment, and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders, to advance the knowledge […]
Oragenics Working on Treatment for Oral Mucositis With Promising AG013 Product
Alan Joslyn, CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based company leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (OM), talked with Proactive’s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference. The company is developing the AG013, which […]
Inside the Race to Solve America’s Concussion Crisis
Jake VanLandingham, Ph.D., a 45-year-old neuroscientist, has spent nearly a decade trying to develop a drug that he believes can heal concussions. “We’re virtual,” he likes to say of his eight-employee company, Prevacus, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum. In 2018, he says, he sold his family home to keep his startup alive. […]
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Finding New Uses for Safe, Older Drugs
Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Breathtec Biomedical, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, sat down with Proactive‘s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference in Bel Air, California. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company, is advancing its lead compounds for non–alcoholic steatohepatitis, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, […]
UF Researchers Discover Breakthrough Anticancer Drug
Researchers from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have discovered a safer and more effective anticancer drug to target leukemia, lymphoma, and breast and lung cancers. The journal Nature Medicine published the findings. Known as DT2216, the drug acts on a protein called B-cell lymphoma-extra large, or BCL-XL, which fuels the growth of malignant […]
Molekule Air Mini Home Air Purifier Will Debut for $400
Air filters haven’t been known for transformative technology. But UF startup Molekule, a leading innovator in clean air purification, is an ambitious company that is unveiling the $400 Molekule Air Mini as an air purifier for your home that could make a big difference for people with allergies. Molekule Air Mini uses the company’s patented […]
Severity of Norovirus Linked to Gut Microbes, UF Health Researchers Find
For cruise ship passengers, the highly contagious norovirus has ruined many a trip with vomiting and diarrhea. Now, a study led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that the severity of norovirus infection is related to gut microbes and the virus’s location within the intestine. The findings are a potential avenue toward […]
Karen Zaderej, Chairman, CEO, and President of Axogen, Interviewed in Small-Cap Institute Podcast
Small-Cap Institute host Amanda Gerut interviews Karen Zaderej, chairman, CEO, and president of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves. Karen has been a part of Axogen since May 2006, serving as Vice President of Marketing and […]