Incubation Business Expert Mark Long Keynote Speaker at TechFest Louisville
UF Innovate | The Hub Director Mark Long was the keynote speaker at TechFest 2019 Louisville, KY, a biennial summit designed to bring together technology professionals for learning and networking. With his talk titled “How to Build a Large-Scale Incubator/Accelerator Ecosystem: Lessons from UF Innovate,” Long shared success stories from University of Florida commercialization arm, […]
Jim Bowie Joins UF Innovate | The Hub as Associate Director
On August 12, UF Innovate | The Hub will have two celebrities at its helm. Jim Bowie, a descendent of the legendary Jim Bowie (think Battle of the Alamo and the Bowie knife), joins Hub Director Mark Long, an Elvis Tribute Artist and fearless leader of Incubation Services at the University of Florida. Of course, […]
UF Innovate | The Hub Named Mixed-Use Entrepreneurship Center of 2019
At its annual conference in Minnesota, the International Business Innovation Association named UF Innovate | The Hub the global Mixed-Use Entrepreneurship Center of the Year. Close to 72 percent of the 9,000+ incubators worldwide are considered mixed-use; The Hub is top in a category of more than 6,500 incubators. “Being recognized by your peers is […]
Forward Focused (Business Florida 2019 – The Regions)
North Central Florida — where innovative companies are born and workforce talent thrives — is home to the University of Florida, the nation’s 8th ranked public university, 12th most prolific patent earner worldwide, recipient of a record $837.6 million in research funding in FY 2018 and a catalyst for economic development. Many who were drawn […]
Resource Rich: UF Innovate | The Hub Offers Even More After Doubling in Size (Business in Greater Gainesville)
In January, The Hub opened the doors to an expansion that doubled the building to 100,000 square feet. The mixed-use business incubator has served startup companies in biomedicine, agricultural technology, food sciences, information technology, and other areas since October 2011. The building — including both the old and new sections — is more than 75 […]