GuideWell Innovation Selects Six Women-Founded Health Tech Companies for Summer Scale-Up Accelerator Cohort
Sherry Benton, founder of TAO Connect, a company that incubated at UF Innovate | The Hub, has been selected as one of the six health technology companies for the Summer 2019 GuideWell Scale-Up Accelerator cohort. The GuideWell Scale-Up Accelerator is an eight-week technology accelerator program focused on “Scale-Up” health technology or medical device companies. This cohort is dedicated […]
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publication on Oragenics, Inc.’s Lantibiotic Antimicrobial Compound Identifies Alternative Mechanism of Action
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech client Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (“OM”), announces the publication of a collaborative study investigating an additional mechanism of action of the company’s lantibiotic compounds, which shows the formation of water permeating pores across bacterial […]
RTI Surgical® Wins 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company that graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, has announced MedTech Breakthrough has selected TETRAfuse® 3D Technology as the “Best New Technology Solution – Orthopedics” in their 2019 Awards Program. MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization recognizing the top companies and solutions in […]
State of Innovation: All the Small Things
Today’s innovation generally rests squarely on the shoulders of yesterday’s giants. Recently, 2013 Cade Prize winner, UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client NanoPhotonica announced a $3.5 million investment led by Samsung Ventures. NanoPhotonica’s system of light emitting nano-materials, including Quantum Dots (QDs), and method of layering these materials together, form the […]
AxoGen CEO Says Innovation and Culture Gives Company a Hiring Edge
Karen Zaderej, chairman, president & chief executive officer at UF startup AxoGen, discusses the company’s hiring practice in a competitive job market. She speaks with Bloomberg’s Jonathan Ferro on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”
Measuring Vaccine Application and Field Virus Exposure
A new genomic test provides feedback on the uniformity of vector vaccine administration in poultry flocks and another can provide data on the level of field virus challenge on a farm. Next generation vector vaccines for poultry can be administered in the hatchery and are minimally interfered with by maternal antibodies, are safer to use […]
Stoned Drivers Targeted by New Breathalyzer Technology
(UF startup Cannabix Technologies is one of two companies developing THC detection systems to target drivers or workers under the influence of marijuana.) Slowed reaction time. Reduced ability to make decisions. Impaired coordination. Memory loss. Difficulty in problem-solving. These are some of the symptoms listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describing […]
RTI Surgical Manager Moderates Panel of Women Entrepreneurs in Marquette, Michigan
Four prominent Michigan businesswomen came together at Barrel + Beam in Marquette Township for a Women in Entrepreneurship panel discussion held by Innovate Marquette SmartZone. Ruth Solinski, human resources manager at RTI Surgical, moderated the panel, which consisted of: Marina Dupler of Barrel + Beam, Shailah Bunce of Rock River Farm, Jen Ray of Donckers […]
ViaCyte, Fate & More: Xconomy Awards San Diego Big Idea Finalists
(UF startup Banyan Biomarkers is a finalist in the Xconomy Awards San Diego. Banyan Biomarkers’ FDA-approved brain trauma indicator is a result of UF researcher. The company incubated at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech and maintains a presence in both Alachua and in San Diego.) The finalists in the Big Idea category of the […]
Healthy Business Group and Peerfit Announce Strategic Partnership
Healthy Business Group (HBG), a market leader in providing customers with access to a diverse set of innovative and disruptive health and well-being solutions, and UF startup Peerfit, the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with flexible fitness experiences, have teamed up to bring enhanced well-being to mid-market employers. With this partnership and others […]