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 […]
This Is How the Spanish Camera That Observes the Earth From the Space Station Works
About 500 kilometers away from Earth, a camera captures images in the Japanese module of the International Space Station. It is the first designed in Spain to be put into orbit. But the most important thing is that it is the only one dedicated to the observation of our planet that has an accuracy of […]
How to Create a COVID-19 Vaccine
Alan Joslyn Ph.D. president and CEO of 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, speaks with James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade podcast co-host, about COVID-19 vaccine challenges and explore Oragenics journey from idea generation to COVID-19 […]
ViewRay Announces 1-Year Outcomes on MR-Guided Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer Without Implanted Markers
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced the publication by the European Urology Oncology Journal of a prospective phase II study of MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) in patients with localized prostate cancer. The publication is a follow-up to early outcomes published in 2019 which reported low […]