TAO Connect’s Online Therapy Finds New Niches
A partnership between UF startup TAO Connect and the University of Ottawa may be just the beginning of an expansion that will give the St. Petersburg tech company a broader presence and new groups of people to serve. TAO — which stands for Therapy Assistance Online and has a digital platform aimed at making behavioral […]
Peerfit Nets $18 Million, Plus More Top Funding News for Tampa-Based Companies
Tampa-based health care company Peerfit, a UF startup, has secured $18 million in Series C funding, according to company database Crunchbase, topping the city’s recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced on March 19 and financed by Virgo Investment Group. According to its Crunchbase profile, “Peerfit is the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with innovative […]
UF Startup Florida Insect Control Group Featured at University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, D.C.
University of Florida researchers behind Florida Insect Control Group, a pest control device company, originally intended to protect deployed military personnel from insect-borne diseases, shared the story of their #Research2Startup path at the University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, D.C., April 10. Organized by the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities and the Association […]
Banyan Biomarkers, Abbott Ink Deal for Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Banyan Biomarkers announced that it has nonexclusively licensed its proprietary blood biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to Abbott. The biomarkers — ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein — can be detected in blood soon after a brain injury. They are the basis […]
Peerfit Receives $18 Million Investment to Expand Wellness Offerings
UF startup Peerfit has received an $18 million investment from private equity firm Virgo Investment Group, Palo Alto, California, opening the digital health company’s Series C funding round. As part of the investment, Virgo Managing Director Pooja Goel is joining Peerfit’s board of directors. “Peerfit has identified a unique need in the employer wellness and […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient to Evaluate Fortilink 3D Printed Spinal Implants
RTI Surgical, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, has enrolled its first Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) patient for clinical evaluation of its Fortilink Interbody Fusion (IBF) 3D printed implants. The Fortilink IBF devices are made using the company’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology which integrates 3D printed nano-rough surfaces for enhanced protein […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient in FORTE Clinical Study of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced it enrolled the first patient in its Clinical Evaluation of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology in Subjects with Degenerative Disc Disease (FORTE) study. RTI Surgical graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. FORTE is a prospective, multicenter post-market evaluation of the […]
Exactech Adds 114 Gainesville-Based Jobs and Invests $30M in Capital Improvements
UF startup Exactech, a Gainesville-grown global medical device manufacturer, has seen strong growth in Gainesville between 2017 and 2018 through the addition of 114 new jobs. The company plans to add up to 25 more jobs by the end of the year. In addition to this growth, the company has expanded their physical footprint with […]
Exactech to Expand Hip Replacement System with New Acetabular Implant Featuring Vitamin E Technology
UF startup Exactech, a leading developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a new acetabular system, Alteon® Cup and XLE® Liner for hip replacement surgery. Seamlessly integrated with the Alteon […]
RTI Surgical Completes Acquisition of Paradigm Spine
UF startup RTI Surgical has announced it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Spine. Paradigm Spine’s primary product is the Coflex interlaminar stabilisation device. According to a press release, this is a “differentiated, minimally invasive motion preserving stabilisation implant that is FDA PMA-approved for the treatment of moderate to severe lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in […]