University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
Public University
Founded 1853

The University of Florida is a major public research university with strong commercialization in agriculture, biomedical sciences, and computing.

42
Startups (5yr)
185
Patents Filed
140
Patents Issued
58
Licenses (5yr)
$16.0M
License Revenue
115
Partnerships
$0.9B
Research $

Research Focus Areas

Agriculture & Food Science

Crop science, food safety, and sustainable agriculture

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Biomedical Sciences

Cancer, cardiovascular, and infectious disease

College of Medicine

Computing & AI

Machine learning and data science

Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

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Notable Spinouts

Gatorade

Founded 1965Consumer Products

ACQUIRED

Sports drink developed at UF, now owned by PepsiCo

by PepsiCo

Programs & Resources

UF Innovate Hub

incubator

Startup incubator and accelerator

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Tech Transfer Office

UF Innovate

IP Portfolio Available

~200 technologies available for licensing

AgricultureBiomedicalComputing

Platform: Technology Publisher

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Services Offered

  • IP management
  • Licensing
  • Startup support
  • Industry partnerships

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