Gainesville Startup Works to Find Lost Money
A Gainesville startup is aiming to capitalize on a little-known tool offered by state governments: unclaimed property searches, which reveal forgotten funds that are held by state treasuries until the rightful owner claims them. In 2015, Chris Prompovitch, CEO of UF Innovate | The Hub alum ClaimFound, came up with the idea when his friend […]
Atsena Therapeutics Acquires Exclusive Rights to Gene Therapy for GUCY2D-Associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, announced that it has acquired exclusive rights to a gene therapy targeting GUCY2D-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1), a genetic eye disease that affects the retina and is a leading cause of blindness […]
Gainesville Company Leading in Genomics Global Research
Gainesville is home to many successful startups and has been for years. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client RAPiD Genomics is no exception. The idea for the tech-based genomics company was formed by a group of University of Florida grad students almost 20 years ago. “We always liked the idea of […]
Morphogenis and USF Health Form Clinical Research Partnership
USF Health has partnered with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumn Morphogenesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for cancer patients, on a two-year contract that runs the gamut. The affiliation agreement will allow for clinical and clinical research collaborations, opportunities for students to intern for Morphogenesis, and the company will […]
Axogen Recon Clinical Study Completes Target Enrollment of 220 Subjects
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced that its phase 3 pivotal RECONSM Clinical Study supporting its Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for Avance Nerve Graft has reached its enrollment target of 220 subjects. RECON […]
UF Innovate | Ventures Invests in AbFero Pharmaceuticals
The University of Florida’s newly established venture fund, directed by UF Innovate | Ventures, has invested part of its inaugural fund in AbFero Pharmaceuticals, Inc. UF Innovate Ventures is acting as a follow-on investor to the lead investor Longwall Ventures from the United Kingdom. AbFero’s therapeutic platform addresses transfusion-related iron overload and iron accumulation associated […]
Local Company Brings ‘Next Level’ 3D Printing Global
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Slice Engineering is a Gainesville-based tech startup that brings 3D printing to the next level. Cofounders Daniel Barousse and Chris Montgomery worked at a medical device company in the city when they ran into issues at work that they wanted to solve with 3D printing. When they couldn’t […]
AGTC Announces Updated Development Plan for Its X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Clinical Program
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced next steps in the clinical development of the company’s potential treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) caused by mutations in […]
Harvard’s Tough Gel Technology Licensed to Amend Surgical for Oral Surgery Applications
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced that its tough gel adhesive technology has been licensed by UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Amend Surgical, a Florida-based medical device company focused on developing and manufacturing novel biomaterials. Through a licensing agreement coordinated by Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD), Amend […]
Montagu Private Equity LLP Completes Acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM Business
Montagu Private Equity LLP, a leading European private equity firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical OEM business. Following the acquisition, the OEM business will operate as a standalone company and retain the RTI Surgical name. The new RTI Surgical will further […]