UF Innovate | Accelerate: A New Name for UF’s Incubation Services
The University of Florida’s incubation services program has a new name – UF Innovate | Accelerate – to better unify its world-class business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, under one best-in-class program.
Interview with Juan Tomás Hernani, CEO of SATLANTIS
Avión Revue, an international aviation news site, interviewed Hernani about his journey licensing the technology with the University of Florida and upcoming projects.
Oragenics Awarded a $250,000 Grant From the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for the Continued Research and Development of Lantibiotics
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc., announced that it was awarded a small business innovation research grant in the amount of $250,000 (Computer-aided Design for Improved Lantibiotics R41GM136034) for the company’s continued research and development of lantibiotics, including its collaborative program with the Biomolecular Sciences Institute at Florida International University (FIU).
A Chemical Engineer Witnessing UF’s Technology Commercialization Firsthand

Eric, a UF chemical engineer graduate fellow, is learning all about tech transfer to potentially patent his technology in the future.
AGTC: The New Leader in Ocular Gene Therapy With Sue Washer
Sue Washer, president and CEO of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), discusses ocular gene therapy with the Eye Care Insider podcast host Joshua Mali, MD.
Local Tech Startup Continues Breakthrough Success in Global Display Industry
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident Mattrix Technologies has found a way to use technology invented at UF to reduce OLED manufacturing costs for large screens and bring these incredible displays to a wider market.
Florida High Tech Corridor Collaboration Wins National Prize To Elevate Underserved Women-Owned Businesses
UF Innovate | Pathways program, the Collaboratory for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, is among winners of national U.S. Small Business Administration prize to serve women entrepreneurs.
Revisiting the A-Si Backplane for the Next Generation of AMOLED Displays
Mattrix Technologies has a new approach to AMOLED manufacturing that may soon drive costs down and adoption rates higher in many markets.
Oragenics Initiates COVID-19 Challenge Study Evaluating Multiple Formulations of Its SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc. announced the initiation of a study to evaluate the immunogenicity and viral load reduction impact of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in a hamster challenge study.
Space Startups Launch YEESS To Make Their Case in Europe Presided by SATLANTIS CEO
Six European space startups founded the Young European Enterprises Syndicate (YEESS) presided by SATLANTIS CEO Juan Tomas Hernani.