USDA Awards Grant to Biotech Startup Pheronym (WCJB)
The federal government is supporting the groundbreaking work of another biotech startup in Alachua County. The USDA has awarded a $500,000 grant... Read More
Researchers Find Potential New Gene Therapy for Blinding Disease (National Institutes of Health)
UF researchers Dr. Alfred Lewin and Dr. William Hauswirth, in collaboration with UPenn researchers, reported a gene therapy that may slow or... Read More
UF’s Dr. Bova Teaming Up to Make an Impact (FloridaHighTech.com)
Creating a customized, patient-specific brain tumor treatment that’s also painless and non-invasive may sound far-fetched, but two Corridor innovators are making it... Read More
UF Professor Invents Life-Saving Medical Simulators (WCJB)
There’s a first time for everything, but if you’ve ever had a medical procedure, you might find yourself hoping it’s not the... Read More
Surgical ‘GPS’ Used Globally, Innovated in Gainesville (WCJB)
If you’ve ever had surgery, your hope is probably that there won’t be any short- or long-term complications. UF startup Exactech is... Read More
University Of Florida Researchers Develop Device To Detect Skimmers (PYMNTS.com)
Aiming to detect skimmers that are placed on credit card readers, University of Florida researchers Nolen Scaife, Christian Peeters and Patrick Traynor showcased... Read More
UF Researcher Bova Wins Medical Physics Award (The Gainesville Sun)
Frank J. Bova, a UF researcher who has discovered more than 30 inventions and worked with UF Innovate | Tech Licensing to... Read More
Acquisition of Verigo Leads to New, Fresh Food Waste Solution (Waste 360)
A Philadelphia-based food preservation and waste reduction company has launched a new data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality through the supply... Read More
Gene Therapy Startup Lacerta Therapeutics Raises $30M in Equity Financing from Sarepta (MedCityNews)
A startup based out of the University of Florida developing viral vector-based gene therapies has drawn an equity investment from a larger,... Read More
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech Resident Company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc. Closes On $30 million Investment Round (Business Wire)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, the leading biotechnology incubator at the University of Florida, announces resident company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., has... Read More
