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 […]
Pheronym-Treated Nematodes Three Times More Effective in Attacking Agricultural Pests
UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of a second peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nemastim™ pheromone extract for bioremediation of agricultural pests. In a joint study with the USDA and the University of Idaho, nematodes treated with pheromone extracts increased their effectiveness in invading host […]
OxThera Presents Full 24-Month Data for Oxabact® in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 (PH1) Patients With ESRD
UF startup OxThera AB, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people with Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH), presented data from a 24-month interim analysis of an ongoing phase 2 trial evaluating Oxabact® in PH type 1 (PH1) patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Study OC5-OL-01 is evaluating Oxabact in PH1 patients with ESRD. […]
Peerfit Move Available For Select Medicare Advantage Plans Via Alignment Healthcare
Alignment Healthcare, a mission-based Medicare Advantage insurance company founded in 2013, announced that it has partnered with UF startup Peerfit, the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with personalized corporate fitness benefits, to offer Peerfit Move, a fitness and wellness benefit to select Medicare Advantage plans throughout California and North Carolina. The partnership with […]
AGTC Announces Stargardt Disease as its Second Preclinical Ophthalmology Program
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, announced that it has identified Stargardt disease as the second ophthalmology program in its previously announced preclinical pipeline expansion, which also […]
Nematodes in Space on the ‘Future of Agriculture’ Podcast
Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller, founders of UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to solve numerous agricultural problems, talk about their nematodes project on ‘Future of Agriculture’ podcast. They recently received funding for the development of space nematodes under the project AstroNematode, the first-ever […]
Oragenics Making ‘Great Progress’ Enrolling Patients in Oral Mucositis Clinical Trial
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of novel antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced that they are making great progress enrolling patients in their clinical trial. “We are primarily enrolling patients in our oral mucositis program AG013 and […]