Tiny Florida Medical Research Firm Faces Giant Challenge — COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based medical research business with roots in Gainesville, found itself at a crossroads earlier this year right before the COVID-19 pandemic struck America. The company’s previous project had been working on modifying genes related to bacteria in the hopes of stopping oral mucositis in […]
The First Optical Space Mini-Camera Takes 20,000 Images in a Month
The first miniaturized space-based Earth-observing optical camera has begun sending huge-resolution images after a complex process of calibration, thermal stabilization, and connection tests. The camera, developed by UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Satlantis, a provider of high-performance payload technologies for Earth observation and remote sensing, has reached image number 20,000 […]
Creative Agency Helps Businesses Bring Their Brands and Ideas to Life
Juan Carlos Tafur had been working as a Creative Director at the University of Florida when he got the inspiration for Innova Leaf, a creative video agency offering professional animated video content, promotional video solutions, and different video production services. He noticed a gap in communication and a lack of creativity with certain learning and […]
The Future of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Ed
Mark Long, director of incubation services at UF Innovate, shared on The Place Makers podcast, episode 10, along with Pete Cramer, director of development at Wexford, and Jabir McKnight, co-founder | director of campus recruitment & business development at DREAMBEACON, what needs to be done in order to be more innovative and more entrepreneurial in […]
Oragenics Provides Update on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Program
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, provided an update on progress with its SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccine candidate and announced the termination of its clinical development program with AG013 for the treatment of severe oral […]
Oxidien Pharmaceuticals Announce Addition to Scientific and Medical Advisory Board
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a best-in-class enzyme therapeutic for an underserved kidney disease indication, announced three additions to its Scientific and Medical Advisory Board (SMAB) to provide external advice on its development activities and clinical program in secondary hyperoxaluria. Helena Cowley, CEO of Oxidien, said “The […]
Tech Company Helps Businesses Promote With “Swag” While Minimizing Carbon Footprint
“People want technology and they want something sustainable. So we went to set out the next generation of what swag can be.” That was the inspiration for UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Imprint Genius, according to CEO Isaac Hetzroni. So what is “swag”? It’s possible you have collected many items of swag yourself. […]
AGTC Boosts AAV Manufacturing Productivity With Herpes Simplex Virus
By using the herpes simplex virus (HSV) as a helper for its adeno-associated viral (AAV) platform UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) created AAVs that are more robust, purer and lower cost than any of the other methods. Its gene therapy program for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa […]
Selecting a Microbiome CDMO Partner for the Long Term, Arranta Bio Shares
As more microbiome-based therapies progress through the clinic toward approval for market launch, concerns over the lack of outsourcing capacity for process development and commercial manufacturing of live biotherapeutic products are increasing. Arranta Bio is investing heavily in both its process development and cGMP manufacturing capabilities for the supply of clinical trial material and in […]
Axogen Announces New Seven-Year Financing Agreement With Oberland Capital
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, announced a financing agreement with Oberland Capital and provided preliminary, estimated revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. The financing agreement provides up to $75 million in […]