U of Florida and Penn Ink Licensing Deal for Gene Therapy to Treat Retinal Disease (Tech Transfer eNews Blog)
Biotech company Ophthotech Corporation has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to commercialize a treatment for a disease that causes blindness. The licensed technology is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy to treat rhodopsin-mediated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RHO-adRP), an […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Technology Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development (Globe Newswire)
Cannabix Technologies Inc., a UF startup developing the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, has reported that recent testing with Beta 3.0 has shown the identification and first order separation of two key metabolites of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), being 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol in standards. In addition, scientists have made significant progress towards using […]
RTI Surgical Expands Portfolio of Spine Implants to Meet Surgeon Needs and Improve Patient Outcomes (RTI Surgical)
UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical, Inc. a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures […]
Sun BioPharma, Inc. Doses First Patients in Second Clinical Study of SBP-101 for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sun BioPharma Australia Pty Ltd, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with pancreatic diseases, announced that on June 4, 2018 the first patients were enrolled in a Phase 1a/1b study of SBP-101 in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel […]
FDA Classifies Banyan Biomarkers’ Brain Trauma Assays as Class II Devices (RAPS.org)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified brain trauma assessment tests and endoscopic electrosurgical clip cutting systems as class II devices. Both device classifications were established via the De Novo pathway based on FDA’s review of 2016 and 2017 requests from Ovesco Endoscopy AG and UF startup Banyan Biomarkers, respectively. These in turn allow […]
Ophthotech Enters into Gene Therapy Agreements with the University of Florida and the University of Pennsylvania (Ophthotech)
Ophthotech Corporation announced that it has entered into an exclusive global license agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to develop and commercialize a novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy product for the treatment of rhodopsin-mediated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RHO-adRP), an orphan monogenic disease that is characterized […]
Colorado Surgeon Implements Exactech’s Cutting-Edge Technology (Post Independent)
Dr. Ferdinand Liotta is the first physician in Colorado to use a new state-of-the-art technology that helps physicians virtually simulate a surgery before even making the first incision. The orthopedic surgeon at Valley View Hospital, who specializes in shoulder surgery, said he came across the new computer-assisted navigation tool before the company had even finished […]
UF Startup AxoGen CEO Karen Zaderej Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in Health Care (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Karen Zaderej, CEO of Alachua-based AxoGen Inc., a UF startup, took home the prize in the Health Care category. Her company focuses on the development and commercialization of technologies for peripheral nerve regeneration and repair. “I am honored to be named an Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner in Florida,” Zaderej said in a statement. […]
UF Startup Peerfit Ranked in Top 10 Small-Medium Companies for Best Leadership (USA Today)
HubSpot, Google and Facebook top the list of companies with the best leadership teams among large companies, according to compensation, culture and career monitoring website Comparably. UF startup Peerfit ranked in the top 10 of the list of small-medium companies. Leadership teams consist of roughly 10 to 20 executives within a company. According to Comparably […]
Alachua Biotech Firm Speeds Test for Brain Injuries (Gainesville Sun)
(UF startup Banyan Biomarkers recently received FDA approval for its blood test that measures biomarkers that indicate traumatic brain injury. The blood test will streamline diagnoses, cut back on unnecessary CT scans, and should be available in about two years.) Ron Hayes remembers the moment his career in neuroscience took a turn — from being […]