North Central Florida Is on the Rise
Innovation thrives in North Central Florida, a region known for its easy accessibility and abundance of workforce talent. Home to the University of Florida, the nation’s seventh-ranked public university and 19th most prolific patent earner worldwide, North Central first attracts young minds as college students, then retains them as permanent residents and entrepreneurs, helping to […]
Dr. Ben Lok Named Innovator of the Year
Inventors Honored at Annual Standing InnOvation Event Nearly 150 innovators celebrated their achievements in fiscal year 2019 at UF Innovate | Tech Licensing’s second annual Standing InnOvation event. One of those innovators was named Innovator of the Year, and seven teams of inventors shared the spotlight for their Inventions of the Year. Dr. Ben Lok, […]
AGTC and Otonomy Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Gene Therapy for Congenital Hearing Loss
UF startup Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, and Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for neurotology, announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialize an […]
RTI Surgical® Announces First Spine Surgery Using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the first surgery using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System, a modular pedicle screw system used for mono- and multi-segmental rigid, hybrid or dynamic posterior stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Dr. William Sears, a neurosurgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of […]
A High-Tech Walk Across Florida – Gainesville
According to the Florida Tech Corridor Council, a public-private organization that seeks to grow the region’s technology jobs, Gainesville is one of the cities across the center of the state on the spotlight of innovation for its research, technological innovations as well as homegrown startups. UF Innovate comprises Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The […]
University of Florida Rank Among Top 100 Worldwide in Patents
The University of Florida (UF), along with the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) are setting the bar high by earning 218 patents altogether according to the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018. The report is published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in […]
Shadow Health Educates Nurses of the Future with Virtual Humans
UF startup Shadow Health, an educational technology company, is bridging the “academic to practice skills” gap in health care by providing rich, interactive, digital learning environments for nursing and allied health education programs. The company’s digital patient technology, patented in 2018, came from a team of world-class thinkers and researchers in human-centered computing at UF […]
University of Florida Ranked in Top 100 Worldwide for Patent Innovation
The University of Florida Research Foundation ranked No. 19 in the top 100 universities worldwide to be granted the most U.S. utility patents in 2018. The report is created using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and it highlights the vital role patents play in university research and innovation . Learn more […]
OxThera Initiates Extension Part of a Phase 3 Study of Oxabact in Primary Hyperoxaluria
UF startup OxThera AB, a privately-held Stockholm-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people living with Primary Hyperoxaluria, announced that the first patients in a Phase 3 study of Oxabact® have completed the study and transitioned to an open-label extension part. All clinics participating in the study will continue to treat patients in […]
RTI Surgical® Wins 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company that graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, has announced MedTech Breakthrough has selected TETRAfuse® 3D Technology as the “Best New Technology Solution – Orthopedics” in their 2019 Awards Program. MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization recognizing the top companies and solutions in […]