AxoGen Announces Avance® Nerve Graft Recipient Selected to Ride on Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or discontinuity to peripheral nerves, announced that Madelyn Nicpon was selected to ride on the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade® float that will be featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The […]
Positive Payor Policy Covering coflex® by Select Health of South Carolina for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
On Nov. 1, UF startup RTI Surgical announced it would acquire Paradigm Spine. Its coflex® has gotten Positive Commercial Payor Policies from seven health insurance companies, including Select Health of South Carolina noted in this article. Paradigm Spine, LLC, a leader in providing solutions for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis, announced issuance of a […]
Nash Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Pre-Clinical Results For Its Lead Compound NP-178 in a New Study for Crohn’s Disease (Globe Newswire)
Nash Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc., is pleased to announce that in a recent in vivo animal study for Crohn’s disease (CD), NP-178, its lead compound for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), performed equivalent to and in some measurements, better than 5-ASA, a current global standard of […]
Connect Honors 7 New Products as ‘Most Innovative’ at Annual Awards (xconomy.com)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Banyan Biomarkers does have a presence in San Diego, which is why it is listed among these finalist companies “local” to Connect, a startup accelerator in that city. San Diego’s Connect, which runs a tech and life science startup accelerator, recognized seven local companies […]
DNAtrix’s Oncolytic Virus Expressing OX40 Ligand Treats First Patient in Recurrent Glioblastoma Clinical Trial (PR Newswire)
UF startup DNAtrix, a leader in oncolytic virus immunotherapies for cancer, announced the treatment of the first patient with DNX-2440, an oncolytic virus expressing OX40 ligand (OX40L). The first-in-human Phase 1 study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of DNX-2440, administered by Alcyone’s Microtip Cannula at the time of biopsy, to patients with recurrent glioblastoma […]
RAISE Forum Delivers Big for Startups (Metro Atlanta)
UF Innovate | The Hub graduate MYOLYN, a UF startup, was one of eight finalist companies selected to present at RAISE Forum hosted at Emory Goizueta Business School in November. Friday, November 9th, marked the seventh semi-annual RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum, hosted at Emory Goizueta Business School. With […]
Gene Therapy Offers Hope to People With Achromatopsia, an Inherited Retinal Eye Disease (Fat Pitch Financials)
UF startup AGTC, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate, is recruiting for two Phase I/II clinical trials for ACHM caused by mutations in the CNGB3 or the CHGA3 gene. For years, people with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), such as achromatopsia (ACHM), have been undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or delayed seeking genetic testing to confirm their […]
Axogen Expands Addressable Market Estimate to $2.7B (Mass Device)
UF startup AxoGen, a graduate of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, updated the company’s nerve repair technology and business strategies for the coming years, saying that it believes that the total addressable market for peripheral nerve repair has grown from earlier estimates of $2.2 billion up to $2.7 billion. The Alachua-based company said that […]
RTI Surgical Announces HealthPartners’ Positive Coverage Decision for Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Surgery (Spinal News International)
UF startup RTI Surgical, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, has announced that HealthPartners, the largest consumer governed non-profit healthcare organisation in the USA, issued a positive coverage decision for minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion surgery. This decision expands access to RTI’s SImmetry System for HealthPartners members considering treatment for SI joint […]
Peerfit’s Fitness Benefits Platform Is Now Courting Consumers (MobiHealthNews)
UF startup Peerfit has unveiled a direct-to-consumer version of its digital platform for fitness benefits. Rather than offering employees redeemable fitness class credits through a paying employer, users can now choose the number of class credits they would like to receive through a pay-as-you-go subscription service. Access to the platform will run consumers $8.95 per […]