New Location for Lacerta Therapeutics in Alachua’s Copeland Park
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, has announced the commencement of construction on a new office and lab building in Copeland Park, located in the heart of the North Florida Research Corridor in Alachua. The 12,950 square foot building is expected to be […]
Exactech Expands Foot and Ankle Treatment Options with New Fixed Bearing Flat Cut Talus Ankle Implant
UF startup Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, and knee, announced the launch of the new Vantage® Ankle Flat Cut Talus, an option for the Vantage Total Ankle Fixed Bearing System. This is the latest addition to its foot and ankle portfolio. Samuel Adams, MD, kicked […]
AGTC and Otonomy Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Gene Therapy for Congenital Hearing Loss
UF startup 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, and Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for neurotology, announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialize an […]
Gainesville Expert Proves Blockchain Isn’t Just for Software Engineers
Blockchain expert Palveshey Tariq is a modern-day Renaissance woman. She holds a position with the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida, for which she leads semiannual sessions for the World Bank Program in the capacity of blockchain to streamline energy generation, distribution and regulation. This was the spark that ignited her […]
Oragenics Presents Interim Data on the AG013 Phase 2 Clinical Trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2019
UF startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of novel antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced initial data from its ongoing Phase 2, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of AG013 in oral mucositis presented in a poster session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. […]
RTI Surgical® Announces Commercial Launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System to add to the growth of its Established Therapies spine portfolio. The CervAlign ACP System is designed to promote cervical fusion by providing temporary resistance to flexion, extension, lateral bending and […]
Redox Power Systems $1 Million Project Award for H2 Production
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that UF startup Redox Power Systems, an affordable fuel-cell power generation system for commercial, industrial, residential, military and mobile applications, is to receive $1M in FY 2019 funding to further the H2@Scale concept, which will advance hydrogen storage and infrastructure technologies and identify innovative concepts for hydrogen production and […]
Cannabix Technologies Expands Marijuana Breathalyzer Portfolio With Licensing of UBC Technology for Workplace and Parental Use
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, reported that the Company has entered into an exclusive license agreement with the University of British Columbia (UBC) to use and commercialize certain technology for the detection of volatile organic compounds for testing (to be used for marijuana […]
TAO Connect’s Partnership With a University Shows Increase in Behavioral Health Access
UF startup TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, is officially announcing the extension of its partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC). Students, faculty, and staff will have the ability to utilize TAO Connect’s digital services for the third straight year. TAO Connect provides online […]
RTI Surgical® Announces First Spine Surgery Using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the first surgery using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System, a modular pedicle screw system used for mono- and multi-segmental rigid, hybrid or dynamic posterior stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Dr. William Sears, a neurosurgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of […]