The University of Florida EDA University Center was created as a partnership between the University of Florida and the Economic Development Administration to provide a venue for bringing together the necessary elements to create companies.
Supported by the university's Office of Technology Licensing, this ideal partnership helps Florida un
iversities accomplish one of their key goals: taking research from the benchtop to the marketplace. It also helps EDA accomplish its mission: creating jobs and generating private investment to help the economy.
Hutchison PLLC represents many premier information technology and life science companies, with a strong focus on working with emerging-growth companies from inception thr
ough exit. Providing counsel on venture capital and private equity financing matters, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, securities law, intellectual property protection and employment law, Hutchison PLLC is known for coupling comprehensive legal advice with tactical business solutions. We understand our clients’ technologies and the unique opportunities and challenges they face, so we partner with them to provide responsive quality service, strategic advice, creative problem-solving and connections to investors. Hutchison PLLC is Driven by Our Clients’ Success.
BioFlorida is Florida’s bioscience industry association, operating as a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to represent and advocate for the state’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Founded in 1997 as a means to unite and support a small group of entre
preneurs, today the organization represents a broad range of companies and institutions in various sectors of the bioscience industry. Membership within the organization also includes dozens of partner organizations, service providers and suppliers committed to supporting the industry.
Founded in 1966, Santa Fe College (SFC) is a comprehensive community college with a fall enrollment that exceeds 16,000 credit students and annual enrollment of 10,000 non-credit students. SFC is ranked in the nation's top ten community colleges in degrees awarded and is a charter member of the League for Innovation in the Community College. The college sends more than 60 percent of is Associate of
Arts degree students to the University of Florida and places 97 percent of its career fast track graduates in the employment field of their choice. The college also offers corporate training, community education courses,and is home to the Center for Innovation and Economic Development located in downtown Gainesville. Contact Dug Jones dug.jones@sfcc.edu (352)395-5269 to learn more about Santa Fe College or online at www.sfcc.edu
Since 1996, attorney Sven W. Hanson has been serving North Florida and clients nationwide in protecting intellectual properties. As a registered U.S. Patent Attorney, Mr. Hanson handles U.S. patents and trademarks world wide. With a diverse technical background, his patent practice has included subjects ranging among optical devices, medical appliances, electronics devices, consumer pharmaceuticals, industrial machines, software applications
, business methods, and chemical process equipment. As well, Mr. Hanson has represented writers and other artists in protecting copyrightable works through registrations, licensing and publication agreements. For additional information go to www.hansoniplaw.comor contact Sven Hanson at swhanson@bellsouth.net or 352-375-0082
The University of Florida’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is the University’s main commercialization center. It receives almost 300 disclosures per year generated from the cutting-edge research that takes place from all around the campus. OTL has partnered with companies throughout Florida, the Southeast and nationally to assist in
the movement of technologies to the marketplace and welcomes the opportunity to work with companies interested in such a partnership. For more information, visit the website at www.rgp.ufl.edu/otl/or email Jane Muir at jmuir@ufl.edu
The University of Florida's 40,000 square foot Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator is located in Progress Corporate Park in Alachua, 20 minutes north of the Gainesville campus. Wet labs, office space, conference rooms, a pilot fermentation facility, a small animal facility plus a climate controlled greenhouse and extensive scientific and business equipment and support services combine to create an unparalleled setting for biotech startups. This Best-In-Class Technology Incubation Program ra
nked 1st in a national survey for in-licensed IP and in the top 10 for average equity investment and employment growth for its Client Companies. To date, resident Client Companies have raised $81 million in equity investment. For more information contact Patti Breedlove at patti@biotech.ufl.edu or visit our website www.biotech.ufl.org
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is an Am Law 100 firm with 625 lawyers in the US, UK and Asia. Our lawyers are known internationally for their work in private equity, venture capital, corporate and finance, complex litigation, insurance and reinsurance
and intellectual property.
With 125 years of experience, working with Fortune 500, FTSE 250 clients and start-up companies alike, throughout a range of industries, our clients know us as a trusted legal and business adviser—providing strategic, collaborative and client-focused counsel that helps to protect and advance their business goals. Our lawyers are creative yet pragmatic, and take the time to develop an intimate understanding of our clients’ businesses, to help them effectively navigate risk, regulatory issues and the diverse challenges of a competitive marketplace—in the boardroom or the courtroom.
We are a promotional product distributor and proud member of the Advertising Specialty Institute. Promotional products, also known as ad specialties, make up a nearly $17 billion dollar industry and are used by virtually every business in America. Why? Items like mugs, pens and t-shirts are memorable and provide a better cost per impression for advertisers than almost every major marketing effort like TV, magazines and the Internet.
We are able to supply your company with every possible promotional product from over 3000 suppliers. With so many ad specialties available there is a huge opportunity for professionals like you to boost ROI and leave a lasting impression with your customers.
Our mission is to help you create long-lasting relationships with your clients through the power of promotional products.
Synogen invests in and partners with early-stage medical technology companies, providing them with assistance in vital areas such as management, business plan development, strategic planning, marketing, and regulatory and intellectual property issues.
Our goal is to complement the company's existing team and to speed up the development of their technology. We help them create their business plan and execute on that plan. We provide the resources necessary for the company to further develop its technologies and execute on its business plan while still in its formative stages, increasing the value of the company as it moves to the next round of capital investment and increasing its chances of ultimate success.
We are true partners in our portfolio companies, taking an equity position as co-founders of the company. This allows the companies in which we invest to conserve scarce cash resources and invest those resources in profitable development efforts. It also provides us with the same basis for return on investment as the original founders and later stage venture capital investors. The company must succeed in order for us to earn a return on our investment. This principle aligns our incentives and gives us commonality of goals.
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