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UF contributes to Gainesvilles well-being through education, research, service, tourism, economic development and job creation.

Karl LaPan joined UF Innovate as its new director of incubation services in May, as former director Mark Long prepares for retirement.

Alachua is home to both incubators for start-up biotech companies and spaces where mature companies can grow, but a new facility is looking to bridge the gap between the two, allowing for even more local growth in the lucrative sector.  Momentum Labs, a laboratory facility coming to the city of Alachua, will serve as a space for growing biotech businesses to perform work without the upfront costs of purchasing their own lab equipment. The venture is spearheaded by Concept Companies, a nationa...

Concept Companies announces coming development of "Momentum Labs" Biotech Facility designed to support emerging companies in Alachua, Florida Exceptional Research Facility will Provide Turnkey Spaces for Emerging Biotech Companies News provided by Share this article Concept Companies ALACHUA, Fla., April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Concept Companies, a national real estate development firm based in Gainesville, FL, has announced the first facility for its new venture, Momentum Labs. The flagship l...

UF received $900.7 million in research awards last year.

UF Research Helps Drive Floridas Tech Economy 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. “Our faculty continued their unprecedent pursuit of new knowledge, and our technology transfer team made sure that knowledge fueled new treatments, new products and new companies,” said UF Vice President for Research David Norton.  In a...

New Lab at UF’s Sid Martin Biotech to Pave Way for Post-COVID Therapy, Regenerative Medicine Research Share Article Noninvasive cellular and acellular therapies will lead to life-extending medicines and treatments, including post-COVID anti-inflammation therapy. A new partnership between the world’s top university for biotech business incubation and Neobiosis, a global expert in regenerative medicine, may fuel a healthcare revolution. Regenerative therapy holds the promises of lasting healt...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Alachua’s Life Sciences Ecosystem Raises Over $1.0 Billion in 2020 January 6, 2021 GMT ALACHUA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 6, 2021-- UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech announces the City of Alachua’s life sciences industry has raised more than $1 billion in 2020. The life sciences community has accelerated growth with government grants and contracts, mergers and acquisitions, successful financing rou...