Technology

By Kamal Latham   The City of Newberry’s #1 economic development priority is creating high-wage and high-skill jobs through the envisioned F-300 AgFoodTech Innovation Park and Business Incubator (the project was dubbed F-300 in honor of Florida’s 300 specialty crops). Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, automation, sensors, data analytics, precision agriculture, and advanced energy are examples...

As part of its efforts to support emerging biotechnology companies with addressing key challenges of bringing new therapies to market, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it has become a founding sponsor of Momentum Labs in Alachua, Floria. Momentum Labs will serve as a collaborative laboratory and office space for growing biotech businesses in the greater...

When Jeff Rudolf is explaining his work, he turns to the kitchen. “Everyone knows the smell of a lemon or a lime. Most people enjoy mint or lavender. Those fragrances are terpenoids,” said Rudolf, a chemist at the University of Florida. “Everyone knows what terpenoids are, even if they don’t know the name.” In addition...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (“AGTC” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AGTC), has announced the successful completion of the previously announced tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of AGTC by a portfolio company of Syncona Limited (LON: SYNC) (“Syncona”). The Offer, as extended, expired at 5:00 p.m.,...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare and debilitating diseases with an initial focus on inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which a newly established...

Infotech, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions, announced it has launched the Appia service and a Construction Data Visualization extension in the Esri ArcGIS Marketplace. With this Esri ArcGIS integration, the Appia service is now a geo-enabled construction administration solution that allows owners to visualize the full story of civil infrastructure projects. In addition,...

Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines through science and innovation for patients and families living with diseases, has announced the commencement of its Phase 2b study of Trappsol® Cyclo™ for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), targeting the reduction of amyloid beta and tau. The Phase 2b...

Infotech, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions, has announced that the company joined buildingSMART USA to support the advancement of digital project delivery and open data standards for civil infrastructure. As a member, Infotech will contribute to the development and use of open data standards as well as the adoption of digital transformation in...

Concept Companies, a national commercial real estate developer with a specialty across multiple asset classes including science and technology, and Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in the AAV gene therapy space,has announced a strategic collaboration providing Lacerta with access to financing to support expansion of operations and new facilities. The financing is being provided via...

Over the next year, the University of Florida campus will transform into one of the world’s leading test sites for pedestrian safety. A team of researchers from the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), in collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation and campus and city partners, will study a suite of emerging technologies that...