UF Innovate Accelerate

Next week, join us at UF Innovate | Sid Martin for a Lunch & Learn with Elijah Francis of Fifth Third Bank! 💵

Ready to bank smarter, not harder? This engaging session will explore the full range of banking services available to small businesses, with a special focus on business credit and lending.

A bank can be much more than just a source of financing. Come learn how the right banking relationship can support the growth and long-term success of your business.

Secure your seat below!
🔗➡️: https://calendar.ufl.edu/innovate/event/54943-bank-smarter-not-harder-lunch-learn

Join David Wisener of the City of Alachua on June 30 for an informative Lunch & Learn highlighting the City of Alachua’s Business Incentive Program. Enjoy a FREE meal while discovering the impactful resources and strategic support provided by local officials committed to accelerating regional economic development.

Register now to secure your spot!

🔗: https://calendar.ufl.edu/innovate/event/54788-city-of-alachuas-business-incentives-lunch-learn

Synvitta Diagnostics is shaping a new era of diagnostic precision. 👀

This UF Innovate Accelerate client is advancing modern diagnostic solutions through precision-engineered biomarker systems designed for speed, specificity, and scalability.

Synvitta combines scientific rigor with practical laboratory integration to develop high performance immunoassays designed for real world clinical use, supporting both singleplex and multiplex workflows.

🔗 Learn more: www.synvittadiagnostics.com

3 days away! Join Blooming Communication's Caitlin Gardner on June 18 at our for an engaging seminar on strategic AI prompting. ⬇️

Focused on communication, storytelling, branding, and strategy instead of the technical side of AI, this session will help you write stronger prompts, save time, and use AI more effectively. Register by noon on June 17 to secure your spot!

🔗: https://calendar.ufl.edu/innovate/event/54699-powerful-prompting-an-ai-workshop-seminar

Keep human creativity at the center of innovation! Join us at our on June 18 at 2 PM for an engaging seminar featuring communications expert Caitlin Gardner.

Speaker Caitlin Gardner is a communications expert, founder of Blooming Communications, and University of Florida professor looking to help the UF Innovate Accelerate community use strategic prompting as a powerful business tool.

Rather than focusing on the technical side of AI, this fast-paced session centers on clear communication, storytelling, branding, and strategic thinking.

Register here: https://calendar.ufl.edu/innovate/event/54699-powerful-prompting-an-ai-workshop-seminar

Startups, you won't want to miss this! Join us on June 30 at UF Innovate | Sid Martin for an engaging Lunch & Learn featuring David Wisener, the City of Alachua's Economic Development Manager. 📈

Enjoy lunch while learning how the City of Alachua's Business Incentive Program supports entrepreneurs, startups, and growing businesses through resources and initiatives designed to fuel innovation and economic growth.

Register below to secure your spot.

🔗: https://calendar.ufl.edu/innovate/event/54788-city-of-alachuas-business-incentives-lunch-learn

Loss Prevention Research Council 🤝 retailers

Retail crime is a growing challenge across industries. The solution? The Loss Prevention Research Council. This UF Innovate Accelerate client is committed to improving retail asset protection through evidence-based research and industry collaboration.

Want to be part of the solution? Join the LPRC today and connect with leading retailers working together to develop, test, and advance the next generation of asset protection tools and strategies.

🔗 Learn more: https://lpresearch.org/

Aloft Biotechnologies wins BIG! 🚀

Congratulations to UF Innovate Accelerate client company Aloft Biotechnologies for winning the Accelerating Innovation Award and $50,000 at the Florida Venture Forum! 🏆

Selected from a competitive field of 32 companies, the Alachua-based startup was recognized for its groundbreaking dual-use biomanufacturing systems, which solve critical microgravity barriers for space biotech while advancing cell therapy manufacturing right here on Earth.

We can't wait to see how this Space Florida investment helps launch Aloft to the next level! 🌌

We're excited to share that UF Innovate Accelerate client company LivAi is eligible for the 2026 CancerX People's Choice Award! 🎉

This award highlights the most impactful, inspiring, and promising innovation within the CancerX Accelerator cohort. Congratulations to the LivAi team on this exciting achievement!

Cast your vote here: https://mw75xk4jbw5.typeform.com/to/HjUdJxvV

Congratulations to the Visionary House for earning the most Hub House points and taking home this year's House Trophy! 🏆

Our Hub Houses provide a fun way for members to connect and engage with the community. Members are matched with a house based on their entrepreneurial strengths and values.

Throughout the year, members across Visionary, Forge, Catalyst, and Horizon earned points by participating in challenges, networking events, seminars, and more.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the friendly competition that made this year's House competition a success.

Now it's time to start working toward next year's trophy. 🎉