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2009 News Archive
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December 23, 2009: Mimedx Group Announces Launch of its Paradis Vaso Shield Device
"MiMedx Group, Inc. announced today that it has officially launched its first product, Parads Vaso Shield. In April 2009, The Food and Drug Administration cleared the Vaso Shield for use as a cover for vessels following anterior vertebral surgeries..."
December 20, 2009: Florida High Tech Corridor Research Highlighted - Organic Semitransparent Photovoltaic Energy Converter(OSPEC) - A Green Solution to Today's Energy Needs
"Organic solar cells or organic photovoltaics (OPV) based on conjugated polymers (e.g., poly-3-hexylthiophene, P3HT) and fullerene derivatives (e.g., [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester, PCBM) have attracted attention over the past decades because they may provide a cost-effective route to wide use of solar energy for electrical power generation..."
December 15, 2009: USF CONNECT Welcomes Quantum Immunologics, Inc.
"USF CONNECT has successfully recruited Quantum Immunologics, Inc. to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator. The company headquartered in Tampa is further expanding its research and clinical operations to include the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator..."
December 15, 2009: USF CONNECT Welcomes StemCell Lab Corporation
"USF CONNECT has successfully recruited StemCell Lab Corporation to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator. The company was founded by Calvin Cao, following the merger of his previous company, Stem Cell Therapy International, Inc. with HistoStem, Inc., the largest cryobank in South Korea..."
December 8, 2009: Modelithics Announces New Multi-Simulator Licensing Option with the Release of Latest Version Its CLR Library For All Supported Simulators
"Modelithics, Inc. announces the release of their latest version (v 6.1) of the Modelithics CLR Library of reliably accurate and highly scalable models for all currently supported simulators. This expanded collection of well-documented substrate and part-value scalable capacitor, resistor and inductor families from popular vendors like Johanson Technology, ATC, Murata, Coilcraft, Kemet, Panasonic, Samsung, TDK and Darfon broadens the design engineers options for using microwave circuit simulation tools to increase design efficiency and decrease design costs..."
December 3, 2009: USF-Patented Drug Center of Major Deal
"A drug created and patented by a team of University of South Florida researchers is at the center of Thursdays major deal between global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC and Targacept, Inc., potentially earning the university its most lucrative patent royalties to date. The drug, TC-5214, is the invention of USF researchers Paul Sanberg and Douglas Shytle, retired USF psychiatry professor Archie Silver and former student Mary Newman..."
December 2, 2009: Nitronex and Modelithics Collaborate for Enhanced Non-Linear GaN Device Models
"Nitronex and Modelithics have announced a collaboration to create state-of-the-art non-linear models for Nitronexs high power gallium nitride (GaN) devices. Combining the Modelithics teams 35+ years of modeling experience with Nitronexs industry-leading GaN power devices will allow power amplifier designers to achieve best-in-class performance with faster time to market..."
November 27, 2009: MiMedx Group, Inc. to Raise $10M
"A Marietta-based orthopedic and spine implant maker plans to raise $10 million and launch a high-tech production facility as it marches toward profitability. MiMedx Group Inc., backed by health-care hotshot Parker Pete Petit, is developing biomaterial-based products for use in musculoskeletal specialties, based on technology from Georgia Tech and the University of South Florida..."
November 10, 2009: Modelithics Releases CLR Library v6.1 For Agilient's Genesys Software
"Modelithics, Inc. announces the release of their latest version of the Modelithics CLR Library of reliably accurate and highly scalable models for Agilents Genesys software. This expanded collection of well-documented substrate and part-value scalable capacitor, resistor and inductor families from popular vendors like Johanson Technology, ATC, AVX, Murata, Coilcraft, Kemet, Panasonic, Samsung, TDK and Darfon broadens the design engineers options for using simulation tools to increase design efficiency and decrease design costs..."
November 2, 2009: R&D Magazine's Innovator of the Year - Kevin Sill, PhD
"Cancer is a deadly disease that kills, or effects, millions of people around the world annually. For some patients if the disease doesnt kill them, the constant injections of toxic chemotherapy drugs could cause severe side effects..."
November 2, 2009: Draper Holds Opening Dedications in Tampa and St. Petersburg
"On Monday Oct 26, Draper hosted two opening dedications at its new sites in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla. The St. Petersburg Multichip Module (MCM) Facility held its dedication in the morning, and the Draper Bioengineering Center at USF in Tampa held theirs that same afternoon..."
October 31, 2009: Business Students & Professors Leading the Way in Online Social Shopping Technology
"Two USF faculty members are collaborating with a Tampa-based software company to work on an online social shopping program aimed at reducing prices and increasing sales. USF Center for Entrepreneurship Director Michael Fountain and Information Systems Professor Balaji Padmanabhan are conducting research for eWinWin, the company that launched technology for online social shopping..."
October 19, 2009: Meet Stephen Sundarrao, CEO of Rehab Ideas
"VIDEO: Meet Stephen Sundarrao, CEO of Rehab Ideas who is using technology originally developed at USF to provide extra mobility to people with disabilities..."
October 16, 2009: USF CONNECT Welcomes BioLaminex, Inc. to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
"USF CONNECT is pleased to announce the recruitment of BioLaminex, Inc. to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator. Previously located in New Haven, Connecticut, the Firm moved its headquarters and product R&D operation to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator following the recruitment of Dr. Chun-Min Lo as Chief Scientific Officer..."
October 15, 2009: Apps.Gov Pushes SaaS to Uncle Sam, DocuVantage is Onboard
"The newly created Apps.Gov portal is already attracting considerable interest from companies providing SaaS applications. The most recent of these is DocuVantage, who has just signed up to the portal to offer its SaaS document management software to government departments..."
October 15, 2009: Modelithics Expands Non-Linear Transistor Library for AWR Customers
"Modelithics, Inc. has announced the release of an enhanced version of the Non-Linear Transistor Model Library for AWR Microwave office. This latest release features new models for TriQuint GaAs HFET , NEC LDMOSFET and Excelics HEMT devices..."
October 13, 2009: USF CONNECT Welcomes Microcide, Inc. to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
"USF CONNECT is pleased to announce the recruitment of Microcide, Inc. to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator. The company comes to the incubator from the Detroit area and will employ a staff of seven..."
October 6, 2009: Intelligent MicroPatterning Opens Sister Company, IPP
"Intelligent Micro Patterning launched Intelligent Plasma Processing, a sister company that will commercialize technology for plasma processing. The operations of both companies are based in St. Petersburg..."
October 5, 2009: Florida's Governor, Charlie Crist, Visits Claro Scientific
"Florida's first lady made a rare appearance alongside her husband, Gov. Charlie Crist, as the two visited a small St. Petersburg diagnostic technology business this morning. Crist stopped by Claro Scientific, located in the Florida Blood Service building on Martin Luther King Jr. Street, to listen to a presentation on the 3-year-old business..."
September 28, 2009: AWR Makes it Easy to Access Model Libraries from Modelithics
"AWR Corporation, the innovation leader in high-frequency EDA, and Modelithics, Inc., a premier provider of precision measurements and models for RF and microwave design simulation, today announced that a one-click option now enabled on the AWR web site for trial evaluation requests of AWRs Microwave Office software also includes Modelithics highly accurate active and passive model libraries..."
Septmber 23, 2009: Invention, Innovation and Discovery
"The University of South Floridas nationally-leading researchers will put their ingenuity on display during ResearchOne, a week-long celebration of cutting-edge science, Oct. 5-9. USF researchers have much to celebrate given the universitys new record in total research awards of $380.4 million for 2008-2009..."
September 15, 2009: USF Research Park Companies Earn Governor's Awards
"Two tenants of the USF Research Park of Tampa Bay received the Governors Business Diversification Award on Tuesday for their exceptional contributions toward statewide economic diversification through job creation, community involvement and investment..."
September 15, 2009: Intezyne, Draper Laboratory Among Florida Companies Honored
"Two tenants of the USF Research Park of Tampa Bay received the Governors Business Diversification Award for their contributions toward statewide economic diversification through job creation, community involvement and investment. Intezyne Technologies, a biotechnology firm, was recognized in the category of entrepreneurship..."
September 8, 2009: Tech Group Taps Energy Companies in Deals worth $1.63 Million
"The Florida High-Tech Corridor Council has tapped a trio of technology companies for a series of research funding deals together worth more than $1.6 million, the business development group said Tuesday. The Lake Mary -based group recently awarded three research grants cumulatively worth $400,000..."
August 20, 2009: DocuVantage OnDemand now Available on GSA Contract
"Document Advantage Corporation has been awarded a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA). This agreement distinguishes DocuVantage as an approved Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendor offering DocuVantage OnDemand, a subscription based document..."
July 21, 2009: Private Industry to Participate in Disability Awareness Expo
"Building Minds, Building Bodies, Building Communities will be the theme of the Disability Awareness Expo July 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa. It has attracted a mix of about 50 private companies, nonprofits and government entities..."
July 15, 2009: DocuVantage's "Software for Soft Hearts" Benefits Local Nonprofit
"Document Advantage Corporation, has partnered with Tampa area Metropolitan Ministries in their effort to fight poverty and homelessness. During the months of July and August, DocuVantage will make a donation to Metropolitan Ministries in the name of each new customer that subscribes to DocuVantage OnDemand as part of their Software for Soft Hearts promotion..."
July 13, 2009: From Classroom to Customer
"Unless you rely on a wheelchair to get around, you dont think twice about traversing sand or dirt trails at the beach or park, or even about something as simple as where to place your laptop computer so you can work easily. Not unless you're Stephen Sundarrao, that is -- or one of his engineering students..."
July 9, 2009: Modelithics Releases CLR Library v 6.0 for AWRs Microwave Office Software
"Modelithics, Inc. announces the release of their latest version of the Modelithics CLR Library of reliably accurate and highly scalable models for AWRs Microwave Office software. Ted Miracco, Executive Vice-president or AWR Corporation remarked AWR customers have successfully used the Modelithics CLR Library to improve product performance and reduce design cycles..."
June 26, 2009: Innovation Persists in Tampa Bay
"The economy has slowed, but in the Tampa Bay area, four startups have moved forward with support from academia, investors and federal programs that foster the companies innovations in product development and operations..."
June 19, 2009: University Boot Camps Utilize Recovery Funds
"University of South Florida was awarded $150,000 in federal stimulus funding for a project designed to encourage entrepreneurship throughout the state..." June 17, 2009: USF, Mote Marine Laboratory Sign Landmark Agreement
"The University of South Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory have signed a landmark affiliation agreement that will allow two of the state's leading research institutions to join forces in new science ventures, provide expanded learning programs and create economic develipment opportunities for the regio and state..."
June 16, 2009: NaturaCell wins Vity Award as the Best New Formula Product for 2009
"Florida based enzyme manufacturer Enzymedica, Inc., has announced that NaturaCell was recognized as the Best New Formula Product in the prestigious 2009 Vitamin Retailer Vity Awards..."
June 11, 2009: USF, TempTroll Cleans Up and Cools Off at Tampa Tech Show
"The University of South Florida and spinoff company TempTroll was singled out as one of the coolest technologies at coolTECH 2009 a hip, cutting-edge tech show held June 11 in Tampa..."
June 10, 2009: Newly Designed Site Helps Entrepreneurs Find Information to Start, Grow or Relocate Business
"One of the most vexing challenges facing entrepreneurs starting, growing or relocating a business is identifying all the resources theyll need to be successful, from local and state permits to product and service providers that can help their business grow..."
June 9, 2009: International Non-profit Healthcare Organization Chooses DocuVantage OnDemand for Contract Records Management
"In search of an online document management solution to replace their manual contract management system, our international non-profit client chose DocuVantage OnDemand. This organization provides their healthcare services to over 30 different countries and wanted a solution that would provide accessibility to their documents from both domestic and international locations..."
June 3, 2009: Tampa Company, Natura Therapeutics, and The University of South Florida, jointly receive NIH grant to study greeen tea compound for Alzheimer's prevention and therapy
"Researchers affiliated with Natura Therapeutics, Inc., Tampa, Florida, and the University of South Florida have jointly received a one-year, $110,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine to continue studying TeaMem, a compound made from green tea..."
May 26, 2009: Modelithics Expands Non-Linear Transistor Library; Adds TriQuint Models and More
"Modelithics, Inc. has announced the release of an enhanced version of the Modelithics NLT Library version 4.0, now with support for new TriQuint Semiconductor GaAs pHEMT and HFET models, among other updates..."
May 22, 2009: Modelithics Integrates the Auriga Pulsed IV System Into Modeling Approach
"Modelithics and Auriga Measurement Systems announced the placement of an Auriga AU4750 pulsed IV measurement system at Modelithics. Modelithics is now integrating the AU4750 into its overall transistor characterization and modeling strategy..."
May 21, 2009: Modelithics Expands System Level Component Library for Agilent ADS
"Modelithics, Inc. has released an enhanced version of their System Level Component (SLC) Library. This version 2.0 release is specifically designed for use in Agilent ADS high frequency design software and adds filters, amplifiers, and transformer models, along with a new part-value selectable model for EMC TECHNOLOGYs Surface Mount (SMT) Equalizer family..."
May 21, 2009: Public Donations to Lift Research
"Researchers looking for a little extra money to explore an idea may soon have a new funding 'agency' to ask for help: the masses. A Florida researcher has launched a project designed both to solicit public donations for individual research programmes and to inspire public interest in science and engineering..."
May 14, 2009: DocuVantage Spins Solutions for Charity During Bike Month
"In honor of National Bike Month in May, DocuVantage proves its commitment to nonprofits by supporting the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Ride Without Limits event. When a new customer signs a contract with DocuVantage in the months of May and June, a donation to this charity's event will be made in the customer's name..."
May 8, 2009: Voda, LLC, Harbour Mastery, Inc. Integrate Technology
"Voda LLC and Harbour Mastery Inc. are combining their technology to create a package for security, environmental and compliance monitoring of waterways..."
April 29, 2009: DocuVantage April Newsletter
"In these difficult times, many businesses are finding it necessary to reduce their workforce to adapt to a changing economy. This can place a heavy burden on the employees that remain, requiring staff to do twice the work and resulting in a stressful work environment..."
April 28, 2009: A Chance to Explore
"Michael Foradori's stomach fluttered as he rolled his wheelchair onto the odd-looking platform. He'd seen pictures of it, with its 24-inch wheels that supposedly could go anywhere from a beach to a wilderness trail, but he was skeptical..."
April 28, 2009: USF Engineers Roll Out Off-Road Wheelchair Device
"For more than eight years, Michael Foradori's world was limited to the places he could go on his motorized wheelchair. That world was mostly paved. And it included few of the Mississippi forests where he has spent countless hours hunting and fishing. On Monday, all that changed..."
April 27, 2009: Rover Helps Disabled Become Mobile
"Engineers at the University of South Florida have developed a device that will literally change peoples lives. Its called the Mobili-T Rover and will give disabled people access to places they wouldnt ordinarily be able to travel to on their own..."
April 27, 2009: Rehab Ideas Rolls Out First Mobili T Rover
"Seven years ago, Michael Foradori of Mississippi was disabled in an accident leaving him paralyzed. Earlier this year, one of Michaels friends stumbled across the Rehab Ideas website and found the Mobili T Rover and immediately thought of Michael..."
April 24, 2009: USF Affiliate to Present Off-Roading Rover to Injured Outdoorsman
"A 23-year-old Mississippi man who lost use of his arms and legs in an accident will become the first recipient Monday of a Mobili T Rover, a rugged-construction wheelchair designed to power through beaches, parks and wilderness areas..."
April 22, 2009: Zoo Exhibit to Shine Light on Solar Energy Technology
"No day at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo is complete without a visit to the elephants and a jaunt on the sky ride, but in coming months zoo visitors also will come away with some new found knowledge of Smart Grid technology and solar power from a cutting-edge project created by the University of South Florida and Tampa Electric..."
April 22, 2009: Go Paperless in Honor of Earth Day
"Document Advantage Corporation today announced that in honor of Earth Day they will be offering new subscribers a FREE month and FREE basic set-up for up to five users of their document management application..."
April 21, 2009: Energy Tracking Device Uses Solar Energy
"USF engineers and researchers have developed a system that uses solar panels to generate energy from the sun and tracks energy consumption. The system, called the Sustainable Electrical Energy Delivery System (SEEDS), was developed by Alex Domijan, professor and director of the Power Center for Utility Explorations (PCUE), Arif Islam, assistant director of PCUE, and other professors and students..."
April 21, 2009: TECO, USF team up on green project
"Tampa Electric Co. and the University of South Florida unveiled plans Monday to build a solar array and a renewable energy learning center at Lowry Park Zoo..."
March 30, 2009: Document Advantage Corporation March Newsletter
"On March 11 13, DocuVantage sponsored this year's SaaS Summit hosted by OpSource. In a recent interview, Jana Wiggins, president of DocuVantage, offers her insights into the latest trends for software-as-a-service and discusses what is on the horizon for the industry..."
March 30, 2009: Modelithics, Inc. March Newsletter
"What designers are saying, Modelithics Library Releases, AWR Makes it Easier than Ever, Consider Outsourcing..."
March 27, 2009: USF's Top Priority: Facility to Drive Innovation and Process Development
"A $43 million clean technologies manufacturing facility planned for the University of South Florida is shovel ready and one of the institutions top priorities for stimulus funding..."
March 20, 2009: Modelithics Releases NLD Library v 4.0 For Agilent ADS
"Modelithics, Inc. has released an enhanced version of the Modelithics NLD Library. With this update Modelithics continues to expand its collection of well-documented bias-dependent, substrate temperature-and part-value scalable non-linear diode models..."
March 20, 2009: USF Research Park Wins McIntosh Award
"The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has awarded the University of South Florida Research Park the Charles A. McIntosh, Jr. Award of Distinction for its contribution to the local economy and for creating an exceptional environment for emerging businesses..."
March 4, 2009: Document Advantage Corporation Sponsors SaaS Summit 2009
"Document Advantage, a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) document management and compliance software, is sponsoring the upcoming OpSource SaaS Summit, March 11-13, 2009 in San Francisco, California..."
March 3, 2009: Donovan Industries Florida High Tech Corridor Project With USF Featured in March Issue of Florida Trend
"Through matching grants research funding from the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, more than 300 companies just like those headed by Antoine Khoury (UCF, 88 - Advanced Power Electronics Corp.), Jim Donovan (USF, 76 - Donovan Industries) and Neil Euliano (UF, 86 - Convergent Engineering) have partnered with..."
February 27, 2009: EMS is Worldwide Z Corporation Z Scanner Leader for 2008
"Engineering & Manufacturing Services Inc (EMS) sold more Z Corporation 3D scanners than any other company in the world in 2008 to obtain the number one ranking. EMS continues to sell more 3D printers and 3D scanners than any other company, a ranking EMS has held for 3 consecutive years..."
February 24, 2009: Modelithics Releases Version 6.0 CLR Library for Agilent ADS - TriQuint Semiconductor Utilizes Libraries for In-house Design
"Modelithics, Inc. (www.modelithics.com) has released an enhanced version of the increasingly popular CLR Library, significantly increasing the range and number of components represented by Modelithics reliably accurate and highly scalable models..."
February 17, 2009: USF CONNECT Welcomes Acellis Biosciences, Inc. to The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
"Acellis BioSciences, Inc. has relocated its operations to the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator. The company's vision is to build its position as a pioneer in women's health diagnostics, and as a world leader in in]vitro diagnostic oncology..."
February 10, 2009: USF CONNECT Partners With Microsoft BizSpark to Offer Microsoft Tools to Startups
"USF CONNECT has been asked by Microsoft to partner to offer Microsoft BizSpark, a new program that unites startups with global entrepreneurial and technology resources, with a common goal of supporting and accelerating the success of a new generation of high]potential startups..."
February 9, 2009: Modelithics, Inc. Signs ICON Design Automation as their Representatives in India
"Modelithics, Inc. announces that Icon Design Automation Pvt. Ltd, as their representative in India. Larry Dunleavy, CEO Modelithics, and Mrs. R.Varalakshmi CEO of ICON Design Automation, have signed a comprehensive agreement designed to support Indias market for high accuracy RF and microwave simulation models and characterization services..."
February 2, 2009: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Wins Large Navy Contract
"Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc. has been awarded a $146 million contract for a U.S. Navy strategic missile guidance project..."
January 31, 2009: Intelligent Micro Patterning LLC Announces New Product: The SF-100 XPRESS Maskless Lithography System
"The SF-100 XPRESS system is closely related to the company's wildly successful SF-100 XTREME maskless lithography system. Both are built on the same base platform and offer the same 1 micron minimum feature size..."
January 28, 2009: USF Appoints McDevitt Assistant V.P. for Research Patents & Licensing
"The University of South Florida has named Valerie McDevitt to the post of Assistant Vice President for Research in the Division of Patents & Licensing..."
January 27, 2009: Introducing the Florida High Tech Corridor YouTube Channel
"The Florida High Tech Corridor is filled with individuals and organizations developing innovative technologies that are changing the future. The stories of many of these Faces of Technology have been told through the pages of the Florida High Tech Corridor magazine..."
January 7, 2009: Highlights of Economic & Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region
"Draper Labs Acquires Manufacturing Site in Tampa Bay, Exactech To Open Tampa Bay Manufacturing Facility, Biopsy Sciences Relocating to Tampa Bay, Quasar Bio-Tech To Move Manufacturing to Tampa Bay..."
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