RTI’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology Wins 2018 Spine Technology Award (News-Medical.Net)
RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse® 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry. RTI will accept the award at the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) 33rd Annual Meeting taking place September 26-29, 2018, in Los Angeles and […]
The Guys Who Brought You Tampa’s Armature Works Plan High-End Offices Next Door, and They’ve Already Signed a Lease With Med-Tech Company AxoGen (Tampa Bay Times)
Coming soon from the developers who brought you the Armature Works: Heights Union, two high-end office buildings next door to the trendy food hall, event space and co-working complex overlooking the Hillsborough River. Developers said they plan to go in for city permitting on the $102 million project in coming days. The equity and financing […]
Apio Technology Group Validates Innovative BreatheWay Packaging With Verigo’s Wireless Temperature (Perishable News)
Apio Technology Group uses UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Verigo’s ambient temperature and humidity Pod (PA2) and temperature probe Pod (PE0) to monitor temperature conditions within BreatheWay® packages as they move across the supply chain. Apio, Inc. is a leading provider of fresh, bagged produce with strong brands such as The Greenline® and […]
Oragenics Is Well Funded to Resume Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Oral Mucositis (Proactive Investors)
Oragenics CEO Alan Joslyn updates Proactive Investors on the Florida based biotech’s advancements in the last six months. Oragenics is a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate. Joslyn says the company’s lead candidate AG013, which treats oral mucositis, resumed its Phase 2 clinical trial of AG013, following a positive review by an independent Data […]
Collaboration Forms for Development of Targeted Immunotherapies to Treat Cancer (European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis — a Florida-based immunotherapy company — and the Cell and Gene Therapy Group at Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden have announced a collaboration for the development of targeted immunotherapies to treat cancer. The two-and-a-half-year collaboration will combine Morphogenesis’ gene therapy with the exosome-mediated […]
Breathtec Provides Nash Pharmaceuticals’ Plans for Next Year (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc. is pleased to provide details on Nash Pharmaceutical’s plans for the next 12 month period. Breathtec recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Nash Pharma. Nash Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on drug repurposing in […]
Novel Drug Inspired by a Marine Natural Product Offers New Approach to Treat Pancreatic Cancer (UF Health)
A novel drug candidate based on a marine natural product discovered 20 years ago could be the basis for a new approach to treating pancreatic cancer, according to University of Florida researchers, who are continuing to evaluate it. Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., and Weijing Cai, Ph.D., authored a study in the journal Investigative New Drugs, which […]
Venturing Out? Here’s How to Find Funding (Business in Greater Gainesville)
In this article in Business in Greater Gainesville, Mark Long suggests a number of ways to brand a new venture — and “approach a venture capitalist” doesn’t top the list. If you’re looking to finance a startup or new business, check out Mark’s list of sources for funding in the September issue of the magazine. […]
Peerfit Claims Another $8 Million for Its Digital Fitness Benefits Platform (MobiHealthNews)
Peerfit, a UF startup that makes a digital platform for fitness benefits, announced that it has closed an additional $8 million in funding, bringing the company’s total backing to more than $23 million. The round was led by returning investors Ark Applications and PAR. “What this round represents for us is bringing in highly leveraged […]
UF Health Researcher, Collaborators Share $1.2 Million International Award for Vision Treatment (UF Health)
University of Florida Health ophthalmology researcher William Hauswirth, Ph.D. and his collaborators are sharing in a $1.2 million international award for developing a sight-restoring treatment for people who have a genetic form of vision loss. The 2018 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award recognizes Hauswirth and his colleagues for developing the first successful gene therapy to cure […]