TearClear Moving Toward Clinical Trials and Strengthening Leadership Team
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, continues to make progress on the development of its first-in-class platform of preservative-free topical medications.
Everything You Need To Know About Vaccines and COVID-19
Dr. Peter Khoury, president and CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), talked with James Di Virgilio, Radio Cade’s host, about vaccinations and COVID-19.
Secretary of State for Industry Considers SATLANTIS “One of the Most Important New Space Industrial Realities in Spain”
The Secretary of State for Industry in Spain, Raúl Blanco, considers that UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client SATLANTIS, a company specializing in high-performance optical loads for observation of the Earth for small satellites, is one of the most important industrial realities of New Space in Spain.
etectRx Targets Mental Health Field In Partnership With Local Health Pharmacy
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced a signed letter of intent for a novel partnership with Local Health, Inc., a subsidiary of OneroRx, a leader in operating telepharmacies and community retail pharmacies.
Sid Martin Biotech Bids Long-Time Leader Merrie Shaw Goodbye
Merrie Shaw has made a tremendous impact on the economies of Alachua County and the state of Florida by helping companies find talent, funding, and partnerships.
Biotech Firm Raises $20 Million, Sees Progress on COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc. has raised $20 million from the sale of common stock and will use some of the funding to boost its research into a Covid-19 vaccine.
Oxidien Pharmaceuticals Announce Additions to New Strategic Advisory Board
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals announced two additions to its newly organized Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).
Economic Impact
Despite the pandemic, University of Florida researchers conducted record amounts of research in 2020 and companies born of UF research continued to bring billions of dollars and thousands of jobs into the state.
ASABE names AGROVIEW winner of a 2021 AE50 award
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named AGROVIEW winner of a 2021 AE50 award.
Rekha Menon-Varma, Managing Partner at Vertaeon LLC, Receives the SPLC Award for Individual Leadership
The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) recognized Rekha Menon-Varma, managing partner of UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Vertaeon LLC, with the 2020 award for Individual Leadership, at the Council’s annual awards ceremony.