AGTC Announces Reaching Enrollment Milestones in Phase 1/2 Clinical Trials
UF startup Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced that it has achieved enrollment milestones in two of its Phase 1/2 clinical trials. The company completed enrollment of the dose escalation portion of the achromatopsia (ACHM) CNGB3 trial, […]
Banyan Biomarkers, Abbott Ink Deal for Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Banyan Biomarkers announced that it has nonexclusively licensed its proprietary blood biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to Abbott. The biomarkers — ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein — can be detected in blood soon after a brain injury. They are the basis […]
Peerfit Receives $18 Million Investment to Expand Wellness Offerings
UF startup Peerfit has received an $18 million investment from private equity firm Virgo Investment Group, Palo Alto, California, opening the digital health company’s Series C funding round. As part of the investment, Virgo Managing Director Pooja Goel is joining Peerfit’s board of directors. “Peerfit has identified a unique need in the employer wellness and […]
UF Innovate | The Hub Resident Client Admiral Announces 15,000 Customer Milestone and Over $5M Raised to Help Digital Publishers Grow Visitor Revenue
UF Innovate | The Hub, a leading business incubator in the University of Florida business incubation system, announced that resident client Admiral, a pioneering innovator in adblock recovery and digital subscriptions, has closed a strategic investment round and raised over $5 million. Admiral specializes in building strong online visitor relationships for publishers that lead to […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient to Evaluate Fortilink 3D Printed Spinal Implants
RTI Surgical, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, has enrolled its first Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) patient for clinical evaluation of its Fortilink Interbody Fusion (IBF) 3D printed implants. The Fortilink IBF devices are made using the company’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology which integrates 3D printed nano-rough surfaces for enhanced protein […]
Jeffrey Goodman to Join as Sales and Marketing Advisor
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Antibiotic Adjuvant announced that Jeff Goodman will join the company as a Marketing and Sales Advisor. Jeff has extensive entrepreneurial experience, as well as expertise in business leadership, strategic plan creation and execution, sales management and performance improvement. Jeff’s passion is creating and leading customer-focused sales programs from […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient in FORTE Clinical Study of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced it enrolled the first patient in its Clinical Evaluation of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology in Subjects with Degenerative Disc Disease (FORTE) study. RTI Surgical graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. FORTE is a prospective, multicenter post-market evaluation of the […]
Oragenics, Inc. Announces Enrollment of 60th Patient in Clinical Trial
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced the enrollment of the 60th patient in its Phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of AG013. AG013 is an oral mouth rinse composed of a recombinant Lactococcus lactisbacteria […]
Creating the New Platform for Life in the 21st Century
Interview with Cammy R. Abernathy, Ph.D., Dean of the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Q: How would you describe the classroom of the future? Dr. Abernathy: Imagine a classroom where Alexa-like smart devices accurately read students’ rate of progress, where virtual reality, augmented reality and the educator form a ‘cyber-physical loop’ so […]
Exactech Adds 114 Gainesville-Based Jobs and Invests $30M in Capital Improvements
UF startup Exactech, a Gainesville-grown global medical device manufacturer, has seen strong growth in Gainesville between 2017 and 2018 through the addition of 114 new jobs. The company plans to add up to 25 more jobs by the end of the year. In addition to this growth, the company has expanded their physical footprint with […]