$6 Million Expansion for Gene Therapy Facility Completed at Alachua’s Progress Park
Local and state officials gathered in Alachua to commemorate a $6 million expansion at Progress Park. Representatives of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global science company involved with research and biotechnology product development, presented the company’s expanded gene therapy and viral vector services site. The day included tours of the 95,000-square-foot facility. University of Florida’s […]
Exactech Acquires Italian Distributor
UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that it acquired its independent distribution partner, Exactech Italia, creating a new corporate subsidiary. The acquisition includes all shares of the Brescia, Italy-based importer and distributor of Gainesville-based Exactech’s orthopedic implants, instrumentation, and advanced surgical technologies. […]
SharpSpring Announces Acquisition of Perfect Audience From Marin Software
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing automation platform for digital marketing agencies, announced it has acquired the digital advertising platform Perfect Audience from Marin Software, for a net cash consideration of $4.6 million. The acquisition introduces an entirely new suite of tools and revenue streams for SharpSpring agency partners. “This new offering pairs […]
Cannabix Technologies Reaches Development Milestone with Marijuana Breathalyzer Devices
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have completed assembly of a handheld portable version of the (UBC) THC Breath Analyzer and are preparing the device to build upon promising human tests conducted in Kelowna BC. Engineers have reduced the size of several […]
Axogen Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List
For the sixth year in a row, 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, was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 has been one of the […]
New Research Shows Benefits of Exactech Knee and Shoulder Joint Replacement Innovations
UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, presented the results of ten new research studies highlighting the benefits of its knee and shoulder implants and supporting technology recently at the 2019 International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) congress in Toronto, Canada. Two of […]
Tampa Bay Lab Working on a Cancer Vaccine That Would Allow Our Bodies to Fight the Disease on Its Own
What if our bodies could fight cancer on their own? That’s what’s been tested in a lab in Tampa. UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate startup Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, believes it can use the body’s immune system to fight the disease. “I think what is so exciting about […]
Oragenics, Inc. Publishes Peer-Reviewed Study in Journal of Peptide Science
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 (OM), announced the publication of the study titled “Complete synthesis of the bicyclic ring of a mutacin analog with orthogonally protected lanthionine via solid-phase intracyclization” […]
New Hope for Patients Battling Inoperable Cancer
Doctors at Sparrow’s Herbert-Herman Cancer Center in Lansing, Michigan have a new tool to deliver radiation. It’s one of only 12 in the country. UF startup ViewRay, Inc. MRIdian machine allows doctors to attack tumors with precision in real-time, giving patients with inoperable cancers new hope. ViewRay, Inc. is a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy. […]
Arranta Bio Announces the Acquisition of Captozyme™, Creating a Center of Excellence for Microbiome Development and Clinical Supply
Arranta Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the acquisition of UF Innovate alumni startup Captozyme™, a leader in health care for and through the gut using novel enzymes and live biotherapeutics. With the acquisition, Arranta Bio will establish its Center of Excellence for process and analytical development and early clinical supply for […]