2-year Backlog in Biologicals Manufacturing Hinders Medical R&D, Development of New Therapies for COVID-19
One area where COVID-19 has had a substantial impact is the development and manufacturing of medicines, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. The CDMO industry is showing enormous growth and is projected to become a $315 billion industry by 2026.(1) However, the demand for products skyrocketed so quickly that supply has not been able to keep...
Non-Stop MIA Flights Return Again to GNV
Nonstop flights from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) to Miami International Airport (MIA) will resume Oct. 7 after a COVID-19 related hiatus. “GNV is pleased to report daily MIA service is back in the October schedule, after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic,” said Allan Penksa, CEO, Gainesville Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA). “Our...
Visitors Now Required to Wear a Mask and Book an Appointment
Effective immediately, the Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office will re-implement the indoor mask mandate for all visitors. This change has been implemented following the short-term emergency order (Short-Term Emergency Order 2021-25) unanimously approved by the Alachua County Commission on August 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. The Alachua County Property Appraiser’s offices in Gainesville and Alachua...
TIOGA Town Center Welcomes Momentum Dance Arts
Locally-owned Momentum Dance Arts will soon be joining Tioga Town Center, and will offer all styles of dance classes for all ages, from children to adults. Their new 1,786 square foot space will be located at 133 SW 130th Way, Suite D, Newberry, FL 32669. Striving “to build confidence, discipline, and appreciation for the arts,...
Staying Flexible with How Businesses Work | Cody Meche of Institute Agility
12 years ago, Cody Meche discovered a different perspective on working while employed at Tower Hill Insurance Group. The method was focused around autonomous teams. Instead of reporting to a boss and being directed on what to do, these groups ran themselves. And these teams worked well. That’s right. When built correctly, autonomous teams didn’t...
AGTC Announces Sponsorship of Achroma Corp’s No Roadblocks Program
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare retinal diseases, today announced it will be a sponsor of the Achroma Corp program, No Roadblocks. No Roadblocks is a program that funds tinted glasses or contact lenses, as well as...
Boot Barn Grand Opening Celebration
Boot Barn is now open in Butler Plaza. Boot Barn’s Grand Opening celebration is scheduled for August 27th – 29th, and the ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, August 27th. As the largest western and workwear retailer in the nation, Boot Barn brings nearly 6,000 different styles of boots to the greater Gainesville community....
DiaCarta Receives CE/IVD for its New COVID 19 test that Identifies Delta Plus and New Variants
DiaCarta Inc., a precision molecular diagnostics company and leading developer of novel oncology tests using liquid biopsy has announced that its new QuantiVirus™ SARS-CoV-2 Variant Detection Test received the CE/IVD marking and therefore, can now be commercialized within the EU and rest of the world. This new test screens for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and simultaneously...
Winning Hot Sauce for Everyone’s Table | Jose Juarez the Barbacuban
In 2015, Jose Juarez’s wife pushed him to film an audition tape to be America’s Next Grill Star. After a little nudging, he sent off a tape thinking nothing would come of it. But Jose heard back from Live with Kelly and Ryan, asking him to be on the show as a semifinalist. He grilled...
LifeSouth Invites Gator Fans to Save Lives at New Jonesville Center
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers has announced the opening of their new Jonesville donor center. From Tuesday, August 17 through Saturday, August 21, all donors at the Jonesville center will receive two tickets to the opening Gator football game against FAU on September 3 (while supplies last). Located at 14266 West Newberry Road in the Steeplechase...