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 innovating technologies so that your results are spot on. On this Tech Tuesday, TV20 met with a company that created joint replacement products, as well as a technology used for surgeries that made […]
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 doctor’s first time with a patient. A UF professor has helped create medical simulators so students can practice on a human-like subject before seeing you in the doctor’s office. On this Tech Tuesday, […]
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 happen. For 30 years, Frank Bova, Ph.D., professor in the department of neurosurgery at the University of Florida, has been researching and treating patients with intricate brain tumors using radiosurgery. Radiosurgery attacks cancerous […]
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 prevent vision loss in people with a genetic blinding condition called autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (AdRP). Scientists funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) report a novel gene therapy that halts vision loss […]
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 translate his research into products or services for the global good, holds 13 patents, with the first awarded in 1992. Dr. Bova has been awarded the Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award for his […]
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 the Skim Reaper, a new device that can tell when signs of a skimmer are present. According to a report in Ars Technica citing the research that was presented at the USENIX Security Symposium […]
AxoGen Invests $5M in Dayton, Ohio, Site for Expanded Operations (Dayton Daily News)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, a medical devices manufacturer, has purchased a Vandalia building and land for $5 million for nerve graft work. AxoGen Inc., its principal executive office located in Alachua, bought the 2,400-square-foot building at 913 Industrial Park for $5 million, Montgomery County property records show. Just […]
Oragenics, Inc. Resumes Phase 2 Clinical Trial of AG013 in Oral Mucositis Following Positive Routine Safety Review (Business Wire)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin alumni startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (OM), announced it has resumed its Phase 2 clinical trial of AG013, a live biotherapeutic product for the potential treatment of OM following a positive review by an independent […]
Sarepta Carries Lacerta Through $30M Round (Global University Venturing)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a US-based gene therapy startup of University of Florida, received $30m in funding from biopharmaceutical firm Sarepta Therapeutics. Founded in 2017, Lacerta Therapeutics is developing gene therapy programs for rare, inherited metabolic conditions, known as lysosomal storage disorders, such as Pompe disease and the fatal […]
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 closed on a $30 million investment round. UF startup Lacerta is a clinical-stage gene therapy company using a constellation of proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector technologies to develop treatments for central nervous system […]