VetiOx Named Top Product of 2019 by Pet Business Magazine
University of Florida startup, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, and UF Innovate | The Hub resident company ReliOx Corporation, a specialty chemical technology company that specializes in introducing disruptive chemistries into critical industrial and general use applications, was featured in Pet Business Magazine with its product VetiOx as one of the top products […]
Oragenics, Inc. Announces Completion of Enrollment of Its Phase 2 Clinical Trial for AG013 in Oral Mucositis
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 completion of enrollment in its ongoing double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of its lead product candidate, AG013, an easy-to-use oral rinsing […]
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Its Planned Phase II Clinical Trial
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., formerly known as Breathtec Biomedical, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, provided an update to the market on its planned phase II clinical trial and its additional plans for 2020. The company is focused on developing repurposed therapeutic drugs. Drug repurposing (also known as re-profiling, re-tasking or therapeutic switching) […]
DNAtrix Presents Positive Results From Study at the 2019 SNO Annual Meeting
UF startup DNAtrix, a leader in the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer therapy, presented updated safety and efficacy data from the fully-enrolled Phase 2 CAPTIVE / KEYNOTE-192 study of DNX-2401 (tasadenoturev), DNAtrix’s oncolytic adenovirus, followed by pembrolizumab for patients with recurrent glioblastoma. The data demonstrate that the therapy elicits durable clinical activity and has a […]
$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 […]