Technology

UF Office of Technolgy Licensing The University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing has dozens of newly developed technologies waiting for entrepreneurs to turn them into viable commercial products. Here are a few: Improved Bed Bug Sticky Trap with Textured Surface This bed bug sticky trap is surrounded by a mildly textured surface that doesn’t discourage...

Deal valued at up to $10 Million Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder and spine, announced today the acquisition of an industry-leading computer-assisted surgical technology development and manufacturing firm, Grenoble France-based BlueOrtho SAS. Exactech has partnered with BlueOrtho since 2009 to develop ExactechGPS®...

More Powerful Wireless Charging System Using “Hotspots” This wireless power transmission system provides power to multiple devices within a volume of space, potentially as large as a room. The age of battery-powered electronics has created a huge demand for convenient recharging technologies. For many applications, traditional recharging via wire connections or physical contact can be...

Info Tech, a Gainesville, Fla.-based consulting and software company, has announced its intent to relocate its headquarters to the upcoming Celebration Pointe project. The company will build a brand new, 60,000-square-foot headquarters with the help of Celebration Pointe developers. “We are very excited to be making this announcement today,” said Dr. Jim McClave, CEO at...

Dozens of entrepreneurs gathered Monday to wrangle for the ultimate prize: a black Stetson cowboy hat. The Fourth Annual GAIN Investor Pitch ShootOut, a Wild West-themed business pitch competition returned to Gainesville Dressed in a white suit and white cowgirl hat in keeping with the event’s theme, event director Lee May said the competition offers...

UF’s Office of Technology Licensing has dozens of newly developed technologies waiting for entrepreneurs to turn them into viable commercial products. Here are a few that were recently released: Vitamin C additive could improve skin-care products An additive derived from vitamin C and developed by a team of UF researchers could make skin-care products more...

The University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator was recognized as a national leader in technology-based economic development by the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI). The incubator won SSTI’s 2014 Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Development award for its exceptional achievement in the technology commercialization category. Sid Martin Biotech companies and graduates have attracted more...

An orthotics and prosthetics software developer that has been based in Gainesville for nearly two decades has announced it will combine with a former competitor. OPIE Software announced it will bring Clearwater-based Futura International, a company that provides similar healthcare systems and software, under its corporate umbrella. The merger will bring together the 980 locations...

On Sept. 9, Apple rolled out what CEO Tim Cook is calling its “biggest advances” yet: the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The new models both boast slimmer design, faster LTE service and larger display surfaces, among other features, according to a company news release. And they are in fact bigger. From a functional standpoint,...

National cable and internet service provider Cox recently announced it will extend its discounted high-speed Internet service to low-income families with children who qualify for certain government programs. The program, Connect2Complete, was launched in April of last year and now services about 15,000 families across the country. Cox pledged $15 million nationally in support of...