Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Brammer Bio
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Brammer Bio, a leader in viral vector manufacturing for gene and cell therapies, for approximately $1.7 billion in cash. The completion of the transaction follows the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Brammer Bio has nearly […]
Axogen, Inc. Appoints New Members to Board of Directors
UF startup Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced it increased the size of its Board of Directors to nine members and appointed Quentin S. Blackford and Alan M. Levine to fill the open positions effective May 15, 2019. Blackford was also […]
Ology Bioservices Wins Two Department of Defense Awards Totaling More Than $135 Million
UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization, has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through its Platforms for Rapid Integrated Solutions for Medical Countermeasures (PRISM) office, has awarded the company with two contracts valued at $135.4 million. The first is for the development of a medical countermeasure, and the […]
First Navigated Reverse Outpatient Total Shoulder Procedure Performed at Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites
Moby Parsons, MD, performed the Seabrook, N.H.-based Atlantic Coast Surgical Suites’ first navigated outpatient reverse shoulder replacement using the UF startup Exactech GPS system. Dr. Parsons serves as one of the design surgeons for the Exactech GPS system. The system works by creating a 3D image of a patient’s shoulder, which is imported into planning […]
NanoPhotonica Launches Advisory Board of World-Renowned Experts
UF startup NanoPhotonica announced the launch of a world-class advisory board, building on its growing industry presence. Members of NanoPhotonica’s Advisory Board are highly regarded entrepreneurs, technologists, and c-suite executives with long-standing credibility in the materials and commercialization aspects of flat panel displays. They will support the Company at a pivotal time as it works […]
Approved Roadside Saliva Test Faces Court Challenge in Canada — CFN Media
CFN Media Group, the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces the publication of an article discussing UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc. and its development of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer, seeking to provide consistent, convenient, and accurate THC detection for both law enforcement and workplace applications. In August […]
AI Could Help Citrus Growers Find, Detect Dangerous Psyllids
Precision agriculture engineer Yiannis Ampatzidis sees a day when citrus farmers use artificial intelligence to detect the pin-sized insects that can infect the fruit’s trees with the deadly greening disease. That day could come in the near future, because Ampatzidis and his research team are starting to perfect a system to detect the potentially deadly […]
Altavian Awarded Contract for Development of New Military Drone Prototype
UF startup Altavian, a U.S.-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing firm, announced the award of the Short Range Reconnaissance Prototype (SRR) contract as a part of the Army’s effort to field a next-generation drone weighing less than 5 pounds flown by a single operator. This program is the first of several Army multi-year […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that recent characterization work with Cannabix’s FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) THC detection device with human subjects has shown the ability to consistently discriminate unwanted ions from complex human breath background matrices […]
How Nature’s Creatures Are Helping Us To Live Better Lives
UF researchers are developing synthetic versions of shark skin to be used in hospitals and reduce bacterial infections, one of the biggest threats to global health. (UF startup Sharklet Technologies is the startup commercializing this technology.) They are one of the great threats to our health, but scientists prepare a response, inspired by nature, that […]