Avance® Nerve Graft Recipient Selected to Ride on Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, selected Jessica de Paz to ride on the 2020 Donate Life Rose Parade float that was featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The […]
Axogen Awarded Research Grant From the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced it has been awarded a grant to research and develop an automated bioprocessing system for human tissue scaffolds. Axogen’s partnership with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing […]
ViewRay Announces Collaborations with Elekta and Medtronic
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for collaboration with Elekta AB, a Swedish company that provides radiation therapy, radiosurgery, related equipment, and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders, to advance the knowledge […]
Oragenics Working on Treatment for Oral Mucositis With Promising AG013 Product
Alan Joslyn, CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based company leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (OM), talked with Proactive’s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference. The company is developing the AG013, which […]
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Finding New Uses for Safe, Older Drugs
Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Breathtec Biomedical, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, sat down with Proactive‘s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference in Bel Air, California. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company, is advancing its lead compounds for non–alcoholic steatohepatitis, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, […]
Molekule Air Mini Home Air Purifier Will Debut for $400
Air filters haven’t been known for transformative technology. But UF startup Molekule, a leading innovator in clean air purification, is an ambitious company that is unveiling the $400 Molekule Air Mini as an air purifier for your home that could make a big difference for people with allergies. Molekule Air Mini uses the company’s patented […]
Karen Zaderej, Chairman, CEO, and President of Axogen, Interviewed in Small-Cap Institute Podcast
Small-Cap Institute host Amanda Gerut interviews Karen Zaderej, chairman, CEO, and president of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves. Karen has been a part of Axogen since May 2006, serving as Vice President of Marketing and […]
Nematodes Successfully Launched Into Space for First-Ever Agricultural Bio-Control Experiment on ISS
UF startup Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, announced that its first-ever agricultural bio-control experiment featuring beneficial nematodes is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory after a successful launch at the Kennedy Space Center. The nematodes were on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, launching the 21st Dragon spacecraft mission on […]
New Digital Therapy Platform Introduced to Enhance Mental Health Services for Students
Mental health services for the University of Lethbridge students are receiving an online boost with the introduction of TAO Connect, a University of Florida digital platform startup designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective. Through TAO (therapy assistance online) Connect, students in Alberta, Canada, now have access to an app providing behavioral […]
Smartisan Technology Becomes Global Partner of Anti-Bacteria Technology Provider Sharklet
Niche smartphone brand Smartisan Technology, a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Beijing and Chengdu, announced global partnership with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Sharklet Technologies Inc. It had been revealed that the partnership had nothing to do with smartphones, but was related to the medicare industry. “New technology, no matter […]