Sun BioPharma Announces Leadership Changes (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of pancreatic diseases, announced leadership changes in the organization. David B. Kaysen is stepping down as President, CEO and Board member of Sun BioPharma, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sun BioPharma Australia Pty Ltd. Michael T. Cullen, MD, […]
TAO Connect Receives $141K National Science Foundation Grant to Launch French Translation of Its Digital Therapy System (Globe Newswire)
UF startup TAO Connect, a digital health company aiming to make behavioral health therapy more accessible, efficient and effective, announced it has been awarded $141,799 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a French language version of its therapeutic software. In addition, the company was also named the “Best Use of Technology in Employee […]
Axogen’s Avance Nerve Graft Receives Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation (BioFlorida)
AxoGen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or discontinuity to peripheral nerves, reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to Avance® Nerve Graft. AxoGen is a UF startup and graduate of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. The […]
A Subscription Prescription To Boost Mental Health Accessibility (PYMNTS.com)
Mental illness affects roughly one in five Americans, but about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas underserved by mental health professionals. That’s a problem that can take solution cues from music and meal kit mobile subscription services, says TAO Connect founder Dr. Sherry Benton and CEO Bob Clark. TAO Connect is a […]
Forward Focused (Business Florida 2019 – The Regions)
North Central Florida — where innovative companies are born and workforce talent thrives — is home to the University of Florida, the nation’s 8th ranked public university, 12th most prolific patent earner worldwide, recipient of a record $837.6 million in research funding in FY 2018 and a catalyst for economic development. Many who were drawn […]
Morphogenesis and Lacerta Named as Finalists for SEBIO Awards (SEBIO)
Two UF startups who have incubated at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech have been named as finalists for the SEBIO awards. Sid Martin alum Morphogenesis is a finalist in Initial Venture Funding; Sid Martin resident client Lacerta Therapeutics is a finalist in the Strategic Investment category. Over the past two decades, the Southeast has […]
The Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer to Give Police, Employers Tools to Enforce Safety (Proactive Investors)
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., which has developed the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer to determine if a driver has smoked pot, said it is actively developing breath-testing technologies. With recreational weed now legal in Canada, Cannabix says it has shortlisted two potential medical-device development companies to develop the next version of the device that will make […]
UF Startup Mako Surgical Co-Founder and Former CEO Earns Lifetime Achievement Award (BioFlorida)
The 2018 BioFlorida Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for recognizing an individuals’ outstanding leadership in the industry throughout their career that has significantly contributed to the growth of the industry. The 2018 recipient of the BioFlorida Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Maurice R. Ferré, MD, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors […]
Fitness for Duty Summit Highlights Cannabis Impairment Tests and Tools (Daily Commercial News)
UF startup Cannabix Technologies gets a shout-out at the Fitness for Duty Summit in Ontario. The summit centers on concerns surrounding the newly legalized recreational use of marijuana in Canada. Cannabix is developing a roadside or a work-site breathalyzer that will detect levels of THC present in the breath. With the legalization of cannabis coming […]
Two Tampa Bay Tech Companies Get a National Spotlight (St. Pete Catalyst)
The CEOs of UF startup Peerfit, a Tampa digital fitness business, and Marxent, an augmented and virtual reality firm in St. Petersburg, made national news as they highlighted the growth of their companies. Ed Buckley, chairman and CEO of Peerfit, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal Friday in a news story about how the […]