Oragenics Provides Update on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Program
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, provided an update on progress with its SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine candidate and announced the termination of its clinical development program with AG013 for the treatment of severe oral […]
Collagen Solutions Enters Into Three-Year New Agreement With NovaBone Products
Collagen Solutions, a company producing custom formulations of medical-grade collagen biomaterials and tissues for use in medical devices, had entered into a new minimum three-year agreement with UF startup NovaBone Products, a designer and manufacturer of synthetic bone grafts. The agreement formalized a longer-term supply arrangement to ensure NovaBone had consistent and increased access to this […]
Cannabix Technologies Files Patent for Detection of Molecules in Breath Using FAIMS technology
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., the developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled, “Apparatus and Methods for Detection of Molecules”. This provisional patent covers multiple new inventions and intellectual property […]
Ology Bioservices Wins Three Department of Defense Awards Totaling More Than $16 Million
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 three biomanufacturing contracts with a combined value of […]
AGTC Boosts AAV Manufacturing Productivity With Herpes Simplex Virus
By using the herpes simplex virus (HSV) as a helper for its adeno-associated viral (AAV) platform UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) created AAVs that are more robust, purer and lower cost than any of the other methods. Its gene therapy program for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa […]
The Journey to 3D Map the World – Amir Rubin of Paracosm
In 2012, inspired by a desire to recreate the amazing locations Amir Rubin and his wife Katie had visited, he was hit by the vision to 3D map the world. With funds from his personal savings earned from consulting gigs and proceeds from the exit from Prioria Robotics, his first company, UF startup Paracosm, a […]
IC2 Wins NASA Phase 2 SBIR for Field Deployable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Ground-Test Arrays
UF startup Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2), a technology-development company commercializing miniaturized instrumentation that monitors the health of aerospace propulsion systems and enables reduced aircraft noise and improved fuel efficiency, announced that NASA has selected the company for a new Phase 2 contract from the 2019 SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program for Field Deployable Wireless […]
Sun BioPharma, Inc. Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for SBP-101
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer, announced receipt of Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead product, SBP-101, being developed for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) when administered in […]
Axogen Announces New Seven-Year Financing Agreement With Oberland Capital
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, announced a financing agreement with Oberland Capital and provided preliminary, estimated revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. The financing agreement provides up to $75 million in […]
Department of Defense Awards Ology Bioservices Contract to Advance Anti-Botulinum Neurotoxin Monoclonal Antibodies
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced it has been awarded a contract to advance the development of a cocktail of anti-botulinum neurotoxin monoclonal antibodies (mAb) by the Department of Defense (DOD) through the Joint Science and Technology Office of […]