AxoGen Appoints Karen Zaderej as Chairman of the Board (Biospectrum)
UF startup AxoGen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerves, announced that its Board of Directors has elected Karen Zaderej as Chairman of the Board in addition to her current role as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Zaderej succeeds Jamie M. Grooms, who will remain a […]
Sun BioPharma to Begin Dosing Pancreatic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of pancreatic diseases, provided a business update and reports financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The Company’s newest trial, a combination of SBP-101 to be administered with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in previously untreated patients with metastatic […]
Morphogenesis to Begin Clinical Trials on Promising Cancer Therapy (WLRN)
A UF startup based in Tampa has received approval to start clinical trials on a new form of gene therapy to treat cancerous tumors. Morphogenesis, Inc. will begin the trials on six patients with an aggressive form of skin cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center this summer. The therapeutic vaccine is injected into a cancerous tumor […]
Association Awards Exactech with Large Manufacturer of the Year Award (Business Report North Central Florida)
What does it take to be named Manufacturer of the Year (Large Category) by the Manufacturers Association of Florida? Look no further than UF startup Exactech, one of the most successful manufacturing companies headquartered in North Central Florida. On April 19th, the Manufacturers Association of Florida presented the prestigious award to Exactech for their outstanding […]
Morphogenesis, Inc. Raises $16M to Advance into Human Clinical Trials (BioFlorida)
UF startup Morphogenesis, Inc., a Tampa, FL-based immunotherapy company closed a $16 million Series A investment round led by Dr. Kiran Patel and KP Biotech Group, a company managed by Dr. Kiran Patel. With the completion of the Series A Round, Dr. Kiran Patel was elected Chairman of the Board of Morphogenesis. Newly elected […]
Altavian Taking Drone Technology to New Heights (Business Report)
Imagine being a graduate student working a part-time job in a lab with expert aerospace engineer faculty members and geomatic scientists. Never in your wildest dreams would you imagine that a short time later you would be developing technology for the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Service. A modern day “Shark Tank” […]
Altavian Awarded US Army TUAS Contract (Altavian)
UF startup Altavian, Inc., a U.S.-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing firm, announced the award of a $250MM Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with the US Army. Under the Program Executive Office Aviation, Products Office for Tactical Unmanned Aircraft (TUAS), Altavian will be supporting the largest small UAS program in the world. The […]
Mark Long Named Director of Incubation Services at UF
As the Innovation Hub at UF doubled in size, its new director doubled his duties as well. Meet Mark Long, established leader of the award-winning UF Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute and now the new leader at the Hub at UF. As the director of incubation services, Long will oversee both business incubators. “We want to […]
Alchem Laboratories Supporting Sixteen Active Clinical Programs and Awarded New DOD/NCI Contracts in 2018
• Awarded a new DOD contract W81XWH-18-D-0028-to support the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity with “Non-Personal Services for Experimental Therapeutics Medicinal Chemistry Tasks” • Awarded two new five-year contracts in the second half of 2017 with the National Cancer Institute • Successfully conducted 140 cGMP batches to support over twenty different government and commercial […]
Merrie Shaw Awarded UF Superior Accomplishment Honor
Assistant Director Merrie Shaw has been named a UF Superior Accomplishment award winner for her outstanding service at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. UF President Kent Fuchs and Vice President Jodi Gentry honored Merrie and other Division One nominees at a reception March 5 at the Earl and Christy Powell University House. The award […]