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Orlando, Fla. (April 19, 2019) – SimBlocks.io has received a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Air Force of $50,000 to help develop its simulation capabilities for flight training. The company specializes in creating realistic training environments using commercial gaming technology, including the Unity game engine and Virtual Reality headsets. Receiving […]

Orlando, Fla. – When Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Road Trip makes its stops in Central Florida, the UCF Business Incubation Program will be well represented. At the Orlando stop, AireHealth, which is revolutionizing care management and drug delivery for respiratory illness via a connected-portable nebulizer, will be one of eight companies to present. The […]

Orlando, Fla. (April 10, 2019) – As Orlando’s Capacitech Energy looks to scale its wire-shaped capacitor innovation, the firm has entered into a partnership with Varnadore Financial to expand its company. Varnadore has provided funding for Capacitech. This will enable the company to nearly quadruple production. “Establishing manufacturing is one of the largest remaining bottlenecks […]

Orlando, Fla. (March 22, 2019) – As companies determine they must have an Orlando location to succeed in the modeling, simulation, and training industry, they are often turning to Orlando’s Technology Associates and Products (TAP) to help them launch in this market. This month, the company signed Tennessee-based ARCS Aviation as a client to help […]

Orlando, Fla. (February 15, 2018) – As Neocontrol looks to expand its reach throughout the United States, it has signed two large distribution agreements, expected to bring more than $750,000 in revenue to the company over the next five years. One deal brings Neocontrol’s products to the Nashville market with West End Lock and the […]

Orlando, Fla. (February XX, 2019) – With thousands of people in Florida needing pro bono help on their legal matters, a UCF Business Incubation Program client has come up with a unique way to provide it – and teach aspiring lawyers at the same time. Orlando’s SavvySuit designed and launched the Florida Pro Bono Law […]

Orlando, Fla. (January 28, 2019) – As companies look for new ways to enable their workforce to be more productive, Orlando-based Parsound has developed a new way of relaxing workers and solving sound privacy concerns. Parsound’s solution: Smart Soundscapes. Their Smart Soundscape system has been noticed by Berlin-based Endel, a company recently funded by the […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2019) – Companies in the University of Central Florida’s Business Incubator Program (UCF BIP) set records in 2018 for both investments and grants, with outside investment in 50 of the program’s participant companies totaling more than $19 million in funding, and 46 clients receiving grant awards of $4.6 million. That amounts […]

Orlando, Fla. – After 24 years of success in the Washington, D.C. area, Network Specialty Group has expanded to Orlando, becoming the one of the latest companies to utilize the innovative Soft Landing program at the UCF Business Incubation Program. The move is part of an expansion into the private sector after the company has spent […]