SATLANTIS’ Optical Camera Is Already on the International Space Station
SATLANTIS‘ optical camera has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after five days of travel. In a few days it will be manually placed by ISS astronauts on the Japanese Kibo module. “It was a complete success and an international milestone, as it is the first time that a camera of this size reaches […]
TearClear Appoints Dr. Amir Shojaei Chief Development Officer
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, a global ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, has announced the appointment of Amir Shojaei, Pharm.D., Ph.D., as chief development officer, a major step towards planning and executing multiple clinical development and registration programs. Over his 23-year career, Dr. Shojaei has focused on the clinical development, […]
Oragenics Inc. and Aragen Bioscience Enter Agreement to Accelerate Development of TerraCoV2, a COVID 19 Vaccine Candidate
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, announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Noachis Terra, it has entered into an agreement with Aragen Bioscience, a leading contract research organization focused on accelerating pre-clinical biologics product […]
ImmuneFX Gene Therapy Could Be a Game-Changer for Cancer Treatment
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage company that develops novel cell and gene therapies based out of Tampa, recently got FDA approval to expand human clinical trials with an innovative cancer vaccine. Grit Daily interviewed Morphogenesis CEO Dr. Patricia Lawman to get more information about this technology that could […]
UF Startup Optym Is Moving Its Headquarters to North Texas
UF startup Optym, an optimization intelligence (OI) company, is moving its U.S. headquarters from Gainesville, Florida to the Cypress Waters development northwest of Dallas. The international company, whose local clients include Southwest Airlines and Greyhound, has leased 17,327 square feet of space in a building under construction at 3401 Olympus Blvd. “Optym is looking forward to […]
JAXA HTV-9 Spacecraft to Carry Science, Technology to Space Station
A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with experiment hardware, supplies, and spare parts is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (2:30 a.m. May 21 in Japan). The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) carries investigations testing […]
Otonomy and AGTC Present Preclinical Results for Gene Therapy Hearing Loss Program
Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for neurotology, announced preclinical results from the company’s gene therapy collaboration with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate 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, […]
After Acquisition, Tampa Biotech Firm Looks Toward COVID-19 Vaccine
Serendipity is the word Alan Joslyn uses to describe the meeting and eventual acquisition of a Gainesville-based biotech firm. “It’s not every day all of a sudden a private company falls in your lap that’s working in COVID-19,” said Alan Joslyn, CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in […]
Cannabix Technologies Develops Version 2.0 of THC Breath Analyzer
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that the company has developed a new version of its THC Breath Analyzer (THCBA) and is preparing for additional testing with the device. The company engineers have updated several components in the THCBA and have […]
VetGuardian Developing Innovative Technology for Pet Monitoring
Veterinary medicine is dangerous, but being bitten, scratched, or clawed is just part of the job. What if there were a remote health monitoring solution that allowed veterinarians to check the vitals of pets and other animals without putting themselves at risk? Scott Ijaz, VP of commercial development at VetGuardian, a company developing the first […]