Apio Technology Group Validates Innovative BreatheWay Packaging With Verigo’s Wireless Temperature (Perishable News)
Apio Technology Group uses UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Verigo’s ambient temperature and humidity Pod (PA2) and temperature probe Pod (PE0) to monitor temperature conditions within BreatheWay® packages as they move across the supply chain. Apio, Inc. is a leading provider of fresh, bagged produce with strong brands such as The Greenline® and […]
Collaboration Forms for Development of Targeted Immunotherapies to Treat Cancer (European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis — a Florida-based immunotherapy company — and the Cell and Gene Therapy Group at Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden have announced a collaboration for the development of targeted immunotherapies to treat cancer. The two-and-a-half-year collaboration will combine Morphogenesis’ gene therapy with the exosome-mediated […]
Breathtec Provides Nash Pharmaceuticals’ Plans for Next Year (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc. is pleased to provide details on Nash Pharmaceutical’s plans for the next 12 month period. Breathtec recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Nash Pharma. Nash Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on drug repurposing in […]
Peerfit Claims Another $8 Million for Its Digital Fitness Benefits Platform (MobiHealthNews)
Peerfit, a UF startup that makes a digital platform for fitness benefits, announced that it has closed an additional $8 million in funding, bringing the company’s total backing to more than $23 million. The round was led by returning investors Ark Applications and PAR. “What this round represents for us is bringing in highly leveraged […]
Morphogenesis Focused on Cancer Treatment Launches First Human Clinical Study (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
UF startup Morphogenesis Inc. is launching its first human clinical study for treatment for skin cancer. It’s an important benchmark for the Tampa company, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumnus, which raised $16 million earlier this year in a Series A investment round led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Kiran Patel. The Phase […]
Philips Expands Its Monitoring & Analytics Business with the Acquisition of UF Startup Xhale Assurance Inc. (Philips.com)
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has acquired UF startup Xhale Assurance Inc, a US-based scale-up company developing and commercializing next-generation sensor technologies. Xhale Assurance’s unique, disposable pulse oximetry sensor is placed on the wing (ala) of the nose, and can reliably measure and transmit a patient’s heart rate and […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Technology Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development (Nasdaq)
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that characterization work has demonstrated the ability to isolate ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and suppress background substrates effectively. Cannabix is developing an innovative FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) based instrument for the detection of […]
easyJet Partners with UF Startup Optym to Improve Flight Schedules (tnooz)
easyJet has selected the advanced network simulation solution Amadeus SkySYM by UF startup Optym to optimize flight schedules and improve its on-time performance. SkySYM is one of the five solutions offered as part of the Amadeus SKY Suite by Optym, created through the partnership between Amadeus and Optym formed in 2016 to deliver Optym’s network […]
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 […]