Sarepta Carries Lacerta Through $30M Round (Global University Venturing)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a US-based gene therapy startup of University of Florida, received $30m in funding from biopharmaceutical firm Sarepta Therapeutics. Founded in 2017, Lacerta Therapeutics is developing gene therapy programs for rare, inherited metabolic conditions, known as lysosomal storage disorders, such as Pompe disease and the fatal […]
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech Resident Company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc. Closes On $30 million Investment Round (Business Wire)
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, the leading biotechnology incubator at the University of Florida, announces resident company Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., has closed on a $30 million investment round. UF startup Lacerta is a clinical-stage gene therapy company using a constellation of proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector technologies to develop treatments for central nervous system […]
Gene Therapy Startup Lacerta Therapeutics Raises $30M in Equity Financing from Sarepta (MedCityNews)
A startup based out of the University of Florida developing viral vector-based gene therapies has drawn an equity investment from a larger, commercial-stage drugmaker. Lacerta Therapeutics closed on the $30 million investment round, made by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sarepta Therapeutics, which gives Sarepta rights to multiple Lacerta central nervous system gene therapy programs. The announcement came […]
Acquisition of Verigo Leads to New, Fresh Food Waste Solution (Waste 360)
A Philadelphia-based food preservation and waste reduction company has launched a new data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality through the supply chain. This new platform was made possible through a recent acquisition by the company. AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a food preservation and waste reduction solutions company for fresh produce, recently acquired UF startup and […]
Marijuana Breathalyzer Aims to Detect High Drivers ‘Without Unjustly Accusing’ (USA Today)
A 2017 survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) found that almost 70 percent of cannabis consumers drove high at least once in the past year. Twenty-seven percent said they drive high almost every day. Currently, officers who suspect a driver is impaired can only test the hunch with field sobriety tests. Blood, breath […]
Sarepta Dives Deeper into Gene Therapy (PharmaPhorum)
Sarepta Therapeutics has handed $30 million to UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta in exchange for a group of gene therapies, including a Pompe disease candidate. According to the agreement Sarepta will make an equity investment of $30 million in Lacerta Therapeutics gaining rights to two unnamed CNS-targeted gene therapy programs including […]
We Need to Solve THC Testing (The Daily Sentinel)
UF startup Cannabix Technologies gets a nod as “some light on the horizon” in this column by a Grand Junction, Colorado, attorney. My law practice predominantly involves helping people who have been injured in automobile accidents. One of the more difficult aspects is seeing the effect of people injured by drivers under the influence of […]
Blood Test May Eliminate Need for CT Scans after TBI (Healio)
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry studied the accuracy of a TBI diagnostic blood test created by UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech graduate Banyan Biomarkers. A novel blood test predicted the absence of intracranial injuries on head CT scan after suspected traumatic brain injury with high accuracy, according to findings published […]
Breathtec to Open New Drug Development Division, Signs LOI to Acquire 100% of Clinical Stage Nash Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc. is pleased to announce that it will be opening a new drug development division and has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire 100% of the shares of Nash Pharmaceuticals Inc. Nash Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on drug repurposing in the areas of non-alcoholic […]
AgroFresh launches FreshCloud (FruitNet)
AgroFresh Solutions, a global leader in produce freshness solutions, has announced the launch of its FreshCloud platform, a data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring the quality of produce throughout the supply chain. The initiative has been made possible by AgroFresh’s acquisition of Verigo, a disruptive Internet of Things (IoT) company that offers end-to-end visibility and management […]