Biotech & Life Sciences
Life-sciences research and commercialization anchored by Florida's universities and research institutes.
Organizations
University of Florida
Florida's flagship research university and a source of deep-tech spinouts.
AccelerOnc Studio
Moffitt Cancer Center's venture studio building oncology-focused startups, billed as the first U.S. venture studio dedicated to oncology.
BioFlorida
Statewide membership association representing Florida's life sciences industry across biopharma, medtech, digital health, and health systems.
Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Florida Technology
A state-created nonprofit providing company-building and seed funding to university-derived startups.
FSU Office of Commercialization
Florida State University's technology transfer and commercialization office that licenses FSU research to startups and industry.
GuideWell Innovation Center
Corporate-backed healthcare innovation hub and accelerator in Orlando's Lake Nona Medical City.
HealthEdge Investment Partners
A Tampa-based private equity firm investing exclusively in the healthcare industry.
Innovation Park of Tallahassee
A research and development park near FSU, FAMU, and TCC that supports research commercialization and startups in Tallahassee.
JAXUSA Partnership
Northeast Florida's regional economic development organization, a nonprofit division of the JAX Chamber.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
A pediatric academic health system in St. Petersburg with a translational research institute and a 225,000-sq-ft research and education building.
Moffitt Cancer Center
Florida's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Speros by Moffitt
775-acre Pasco County biotech/life-sciences research campus ($600M)
St. Petersburg Innovation District
A nonprofit-led innovation district in St. Petersburg anchoring life sciences, marine science, and health research institutions.
startGNV
A nonprofit that grows Greater Gainesville's startup, tech, and biotech innovation ecosystem.
StartUP FIU
Florida International University's campus-wide entrepreneurship initiative combining incubators, student programs, and research commercialization.
Tampa General Hospital
Academic health system
Tampa Medical & Research District
Hillsborough County healthcare research district
TGH Ventures
TGH's corporate venture arm
UF Innovate | Accelerate (The Hub)
A large mixed-use university business incubator for early-stage technology companies in Gainesville's Innovation District.
University of Miami
A private research university anchoring life-sciences research in Miami.
University of South Florida
A major research university with entrepreneurship and tech-transfer programs.
Startups
amni.ai
AI-powered supply-chain transparency/validation platform for FDA-regulated industries.
Blue Zone Therapeutics
Biotech developing gene therapies for age-related diseases in companion animals.
Cordelia Biosciences
Uses microbes from coral reefs to produce sustainable ingredients and natural pigments that replace harmful chemicals in cosmetics, food, and textiles.
Cvergenx
Genomic-informatics company providing decision support to personalize radiation therapy.
ILiAD Biotechnologies
Clinical-stage biotechnology company developing vaccines and therapeutics targeting Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes whooping cough.
Omeza
Regenerative wound-care company whose FDA-cleared Omeza Collagen Matrix, derived from marine lipids and cold-water fish peptides, supports healing of chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers.
Perimeter Health
B2B genomic-data marketplace enabling variant monitoring and clinical-trial matching.
Psilera
Biotech developing novel compounds (psychedelic-derived) for neurological conditions.
Sus Clinicals
Biotech accelerating cancer drug/device development via a proprietary Oncopig preclinical platform.
Thoragenix Innovations
Medical-device company with patented sternal bone-graft technology for cardiothoracic surgery.
TMAB Therapeutics
Biotech developing multi-specific antibodies and radiopharmaceuticals for solid tumors.
VeriChem
Forensic-science company developing modern drug-detection technologies.
VuEssence
Biotech developing molecular diagnostics for stroke and neurological injuries.
Industry players
ADMA Biologics
ADMA Biologics is an end-to-end commercial biopharmaceutical company that operates its FDA-licensed plasma fractionation and immune-globulin manufacturing facility in Boca Raton, Florida (with corporate offices also in Ramsey, New Jersey).
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a Coral Gables-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare neuromuscular and neurological diseases, with products including Firdapse and Agamree.
OPKO Health
OPKO Health is a Miami-based diagnostics and pharmaceuticals company spanning clinical laboratory services and specialty drug development, led by Phillip Frost.