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UF Startup

AbFero to Receive € 2M Eurostars Funding for Parkinson’s Disease Therapy

AbFero Ltd., a subsidiary of UF startup AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to treating diseases of iron overload, announced the funding of approximately € 2M from EUREKA Eurostars for the development of iron-chelating compounds including their lead agent, SP-420, as a disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson's disease.

Sun BioPharma, Inc. Changes Name to Panbela Therapeutics Inc.

UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer, has announced the change of its corporate name to Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. effective December 2, 2020.

TearClear Announces Successful Completion of Pre-IND Meeting With the FDA for a Preservative Free Multi-Dose Delivery of Latanoprost for the Treatment of Glaucoma

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, announced successful completion of pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the development plan for the preservative free multi-dose delivery of a proprietary Latanoprost formulation, including the clinical study design for the registration study.