UF Innovate | Accelerate @ Sid Martin Biotech

#MovingDay for the Sid Martin Biotech.📦🏘️ Keep up with our latest updates over at @UFAccelerate!

The @UF College of Medicine has combined expertise from the departments of physiology and functional genomics and aging and geriatric research to create a new integrated academic unit: the department of physiology and aging. Read more about the merger at go.ufl.edu/edzjjlx

@LacertaTxAAV announced an #AAV capsid licensing and research collaboration agreement with #PrevailTherapeutics of @LillyPad. “The goal is to broaden the AAV medicines cabinet by improving the safety, potency, and manufacturability of novel AAV capsid variants” says Lacerta CEO.

Some wisdom for your Wednesday: "The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%." - @RobKalin, founder of e-commerce company, @Etsy. Give your 100% through the finish line and enjoy the fruits of your ambition.

Shandra Trantham came to @UF to work alongside the researchers racing to cure her rare genetic disease. But when a family reached out in need of a miracle, she shifted her focus to developing gene therapies for their son's incurable disease. #CureFA explore.research.ufl.edu/no-time-to-be-…

Strolling by @UFTheHub or @midpointgnv? Look for these traps by @uflorida startup, @inzectopestfree. 🦟 Bugs are drawn inside the container with #insecticide safe for non-target animals or insects. Shoutout to UF's Dr. Philip Koehler, Dr. Roberto Pereira, and Dr. Chris Batich!

UF Health is now the first site in the southeastern U.S. to house the Elekta Unity MR-Linac, an MRI-guided device that will provide personalized, adaptive cancer treatment as one of just 42 in clinical use worldwide. Read more at go.ufl.edu/q2ljipf #CancerTreatment

Congratulations to resident, @Neobiosis1 , on the finalist selection for this year's @GrowFL Companies to Watch. The regenerative medicine #CDMO was selected from a diverse group of 400+ growing companies in Florida before the #top50 are selected. We wish you the best of luck!

#AccelerateAdvisory Board Member and @grayrobinsonlaw's @RupaLloyd moderating @flventure's Capital Matters live webinar series. . Active venture investors discussed the effect #inflation and a #risingrate economy has on #startups and #VCinvesting.

Happy Wisdom Wednesday! Remember that #success is a constant pursuit of #improvement. Define, time, and measure your goals for the ride. . “Anything that is measured and watched, improves.” – @BobParsons, founder of @GoDaddy.

Join the #UFHealth Cancer Center virtually or in-person on September 12th, 2022 from 12-2PM for a free mini-symposium on #AI for cancer research. This year, the hybrid symposium focuses on the strategic plan, Momentum 2027. Learn more at: ow.ly/hxXn50KllXU

Caution, we are under construction! Over the next few weeks, our page will begin to look a little different... Make sure to stay tuned on both @UFTheHub and @UFSidMartinBio to stay updated.

Congratulations to @UF pediatric oncologist Dr. John Ligon, who was awarded a 600K @TheVFoundation grant to study a treatment for relapsed pediatric osteosarcoma using a nanoparticle vaccine developed by Dr. Elias Sayour to treat brain tumors. Read more: bit.ly/3JQkMh2

A few pictures from our football-themed #InnovationHour this past Thursday (8/11) at the #SidMartinBiotech. Thank you to everyone for coming with a special shoutout to #ConceptCompanies and the city of #Alachua for supporting the growing biotech scene.

We would like to wish Alexandria Warwick well on her move up north to #Maine. Alex provides administrative support to the UF Innovate | Accelerate director, the @UFTheHub assistant director, and the reception desk. Good luck with this new chapter!

The day has come! See you here at 4:30 PM for our #InnovationHour. Make sure to bring bring your best touchdown celebration and wear your favorite team jersey for this month's theme. Refreshments and snacks will be included. #NorthFlorida #AlachuaCounty #Networking #UF

Today is the last day to RSVP for @UFInnovate's #InnovationHour tomorrow here at the #SidMartinBiotech. Entrepreneurs of the North Central Florida area are invited for an hour of football-themed networking and more. . Register by 12 PM today at: ow.ly/RuER50KbXi7

Happy #WisdomWednesday from the Sid Martin Biotech! "Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once." – @drewhouston, Founder and CEO of @Dropbox . The path to success is not a linear road, remember to embrace your failures as part of the process. #MidWeekMotivation

Florida citrus production is at its lowest since the 1939-1940 season. 🍊 Read where #precisionagriculture meets #spacetechnology with @UFInnovate residents, @satlantis_ and #AgricultureIntelligence, below in the @AlachuaChronic1. Thank you for sharing! ow.ly/4ZvP50Kf5vn

Two days left until this month's #InnovationHour takes place right here at the #SidMartinBiotech. Join us at 4:30 PM on August 11th for a football-themed #networking event with other entrepreneurs of the area. . Register at: ow.ly/WXKQ50KbWNg #NorthFlorida