Technology

The glasses Jamie Kim uses in her research might look dorky, but they’re designed to help you have more fun. Kim, a researcher in the University of Florida’s Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management, uses high-tech eye-tracking glasses to determine what parts of an attraction capture visitors’ attention. She’s one of a handful of researchers worldwide pairing the glasses with a wristband that measures your...

The following students have graduated from the Gainesville Dev Academy April 2016 developer class.  The project is supported by the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Santa Fe College, CareerSource NCFL and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Web Development Course Roster, Instructor Justin Dennison, M.S Sean Atkinson Andranique Boone George Bryan Kevin Conklin Adam...

The 10th annual “A Celebration of Innovation” event on March 8 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center gave 14 startups the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations in the scientific, medical, tech and aerospace fields. These technologies were generated as a result of the more than $700 million in research conducted annually at...

By Laura Labovitz Alachua County is planning to join in on the national “green living” trend. The county is launching a financing initiative for property owners to make energy efficiency upgrades. YGrene, a company that supplies 0 percent down loans, is working with Alachua County to provide the loans. “Florida faces more extreme weather scenarios...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare eye diseases, and Synpromics Limited, a leading synthetic promoter development company backed by Calculus Capital, announced they have entered into a broad, multi-target collaboration agreement. Potential payments to be made by AGTC to Synpromics...

Company to Change Name to ‘SharpSpring, Inc.’ to Align With Focused Growth Strategy SMTP, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMTP), a global provider of cloud-based email marketing technologies, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Additionally, the company announced it will rename the company “SharpSpring, Inc.” as of December 1 and will...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, commonly referred to as AGTC, is an Alachua County based company that rose to national prominence when a collaboration deal with pharmaceutical giant Biogen was announced last summer. Shares of AGTC are publicly traded on the NASDAQ market and the company is worth $226 million, according to October 23 market closing...

Procedures Represent Gainesville’s First Use of New Technology  Gainesville, FL – North Florida Regional Medical Center (NFRMC) of Gainesville, an HCA affiliate, announced recently it is the first hospital in the Gainesville area to perform robotic assisted surgery using the newest da Vinci Xi® system.  The new system offers three dimensional high definition visualization and...

Chicago, IL I April 2, 2015 – Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation announces the acquisition of ABC Research Holding Co., LLC in Gainesville, FL. With the acquisition of ABC Research, Mérieux NutriSciences now has two full-service operations in Florida (Gainesville and Lakeland) providing food testing and consulting services to companies throughout the nation’s southeast region. “ABC Research...

GAIN 6th Annual FastPitch Call for Applicants due March 27th Applications for the GAIN 6th Annual FastPitch Contest are now being accepted. Applications are due by March 27th. This is a fast-paced event that provides companies with an opportunity to practice their investor pitches,  get valuable feedback, win prizes and ultimately could  lead to an...