AGTC Reports Additional Positive Data From Its Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in Patients With X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum 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, reported positive data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical program in patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP). Visual sensitivity, visual acuity […]
Amsterdam University Medical Centers Treats 1,000th Patient With MRIdian SMART MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that the clinical team at Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) has treated one thousand patients using MRIdian SMART (stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy). Amsterdam UMC continues to advance the practice of high-dose ablative radiation therapy with MRIdian through research […]
Lacerta Therapeutics Signs Gene Therapy Research Partnership With UCB
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, announced a new gene therapy research collaboration with UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company. The research collaboration and licensing agreement with UCB will focus on a central nervous system (CNS) disease with a high unmet need. “At Lacerta, we […]
SATLANTIS CEO Talks About Earth Observation, Smart Imaging and Super Resolution
Markus Payer, editor in chief at SpaceWatch.Global, a digital magazine and portal for those interested in space and the far-reaching impact that space developments have, spoke with Juan Tomas Hernani, CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident company SATLANTIS, a provider of high-performance payload technologies for Earth observation and remote sensing, about trends in […]
Lacerta Therapeutics Strengthens Its Position in the AAV Gene Therapy Space With New Leadership
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, announced new leadership. Dr. Edgar Rodriguez-Lebron, co-founder, will serve as president and chairman of the Board of Directors. Co-founders and scientific advisors, Drs. Ken Warrington and Coy Heldermon, will round out the additions to the board. The company […]
Department of Defense Awards Ology Bioservices Contract to Manufacture and Test Novel Live Attenuated Tularemia Vaccine Candidate
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through the Joint Science and Technology Office of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), has awarded the company with a contract to manufacture a novel live attenuated […]
BioFlorida Honors Two UF Startups for Their Role in Fighting COVID-19
Molekule receives COVID-19 Innovation Award; Ology Bioservices receives David J. Gury Company of the Year Award COVID-19 Innovation Award The COVID-19 Innovation Award recognizes a Florida company that has made significant advances in the fight against COVID-19. The 2020 COVID-19 Innovation Award was presented to Dr. Yogi Goswami, the world-renowned Director of the Clean Energy Research Center […]
Gene Therapy Company AavantiBio Launches With $107 Million Series A Financing From Perceptive Advisors, Bain Capital Life Sciences, RA Capital Management and Sarepta Therapeutics
A premier syndicate of life sciences investors including Perceptive Advisors, Bain Capital Life Sciences, and RA Capital Management, together with Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., announced a $107 million Series A financing to create AavantiBio, a gene therapy company focused on transforming the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases. The private financing round includes a $15 […]
ABEC Supporting Ology Bioservices COVID-19 Therapeutic Manufacturing Programs
ABEC, a leading global provider of integrated solutions and services for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, announced it is delivering process systems to UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), to support their production of critical vaccines and therapeutics for COVID-19. ABEC is providing […]
ASTRO 2020 to Feature Latest MRIdian Clinical Experience Highlighting Outcomes in Tough to Treat Cancer
UF startup ViewRay Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that the company’s MRIdian® Linac MRI-guided radiation therapy system will be featured at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), being held virtually October 24 to 28, 2020. The meeting will feature presentations that […]