Atsena Therapeutics Acquires Exclusive Rights to Gene Therapy for GUCY2D-Associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, announced that it has acquired exclusive rights to a gene therapy targeting GUCY2D-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1), a genetic eye disease that affects the retina and is a leading cause of blindness […]
Envision Digital Appointed As Oceania Partner by SharpSpring Marketing Automation Solution
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing and sales automation platform, has appointed cloud technology company Envision Digital, based in Australia, as its ‘Country Partner Oceania’ for its automated marketing platform. The two firms have signed a deal which will see Envision Digital Pty Ltd focus on becoming an implementation and distribution channel for […]
Gainesville Company Leading in Genomics Global Research
Gainesville is home to many successful startups and has been for years. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client RAPiD Genomics is no exception. The idea for the tech-based genomics company was formed by a group of University of Florida grad students almost 20 years ago. “We always liked the idea of […]
Morphogenis and USF Health Form Clinical Research Partnership
USF Health has partnered with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumn Morphogenesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for cancer patients, on a two-year contract that runs the gamut. The affiliation agreement will allow for clinical and clinical research collaborations, opportunities for students to intern for Morphogenesis, and the company will […]
UF Innovate | Ventures Invests in AbFero Pharmaceuticals
The University of Florida’s newly established venture fund, directed by UF Innovate | Ventures, has invested part of its inaugural fund in AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. UF Innovate Ventures is acting as a follow-on investor to the lead investor Longwall Ventures from the United Kingdom. AbFero’s therapeutic platform addresses transfusion-related iron overload and iron accumulation associated […]
AGTC Announces Updated Development Plan for Its X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Clinical Program
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, announced next steps in the clinical development of the company’s potential treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by mutations in […]
Montagu Private Equity LLP Completes Acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM Business
Montagu Private Equity LLP, a leading European private equity firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical OEM business. Following the acquisition, the OEM business will operate as a standalone company and retain the RTI Surgical name. The new RTI Surgical will further […]
Tiny Florida Medical Research Firm Faces Giant Challenge — COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based medical research business with roots in Gainesville, found itself at a crossroads earlier this year right before the COVID-19 pandemic struck America. The company’s previous project had been working on modifying genes related to bacteria in the hopes of stopping oral mucositis in […]
The First Optical Space Mini-Camera Takes 20,000 Images in a Month
The first miniaturized space-based Earth-observing optical camera has begun sending huge-resolution images after a complex process of calibration, thermal stabilization, and connection tests. The camera, developed by UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Satlantis, a provider of high-performance payload technologies for Earth observation and remote sensing, has reached image number 20,000 […]
UF Innovate | Ventures Announces Inaugural Investments; Follows JSR Corporation’s Repeat Investment in OLED Display Startup Mattrix Technologies
The University of Florida’s newly established venture fund, directed by UF Innovate | Ventures, has closed an investment in Mattrix Technologies. Repeat investor JSR Corporation is leading the $3M series A1 financing, which will support the joint development of production-ready materials for a new class of video display technology that promises to bring the true-to-life […]