Engage Ventures Invests in Peerfit, Selects Company for Third Cohort of Portfolio Companies (PR Newswire)
UF startup Peerfit, the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with flexible fitness experiences, announced it has been selected by Engage, the largest strategic grouping of major corporations in an independent venture fund, as a member of its third cohort of investment companies. Engage and its group of corporations contribute capital, expertise, time, and […]
Lion’s Club Hears From Sun BioPharma Founder on Cancer Treatments (IslandReporter)
The featured speaker at the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club’s dinner meeting, held on Aug. 15 in the Founders Room at The Community House, wants everyone to know more about cancer. “Getting cancer is a big scary deal, but there are things people should know before they make decisions,” Dr. Michael Cullen, founder and chief executive officer […]
Innovative Space Technologies: Vanguards of Technology Development and Product Commercialization (Energy CIO Insights)
Energy CIO Insights magazine named the Top 10 Energy Technology Startups for 2018 in its August edition. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Innovative Space Technologies is one of those Top 10 in a list that features “the most prominent startups in the energy technology landscape, capable of inventing and innovating […]
Ology Bioservices Wins $8.4 Million Defense Department Award to Produce Anti-Ebola Medical Countermeasure (BioFlorida)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumn Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced that it was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support the Joint Project Manager Medical Countermeasure Systems (JPM-MCS), a component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear […]
Surgical ‘GPS’ Used Globally, Innovated in Gainesville (WCJB)
If you’ve ever had surgery, your hope is probably that there won’t be any short- or long-term complications. UF startup Exactech is innovating technologies so that your results are spot on. On this Tech Tuesday, TV20 met with a company that created joint replacement products, as well as a technology used for surgeries that made […]
AxoGen Invests $5M in Dayton, Ohio, Site for Expanded Operations (Dayton Daily News)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, a medical devices manufacturer, has purchased a Vandalia building and land for $5 million for nerve graft work. AxoGen Inc., its principal executive office located in Alachua, bought the 2,400-square-foot building at 913 Industrial Park for $5 million, Montgomery County property records show. Just […]
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 […]