SavvySuit Kicks Off Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge

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 […]

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Parsound Partners with Endel for Workplace Smart Soundscape

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 […]

Capacitech Energy One of Three U.S. Companies Selected for Elite International Competition

Orlando, Fla. – Capacitech Energy’s new method of storing energy in the form of a wire is being noticed around the world as a key to reducing the cost, and increasing the capacity of, energy storage. Last month, the company was named a finalist in a global contest for energy storage companies – only one […]

UCF Business Incubation Program Companies Receive Record-Breaking Investments in 2018

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 […]

Network Specialty Group Enters UCF Business Incubator’s Soft Landing Program

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 […]

Mice no more? Hesperos’ multi-organ “Human-on-a-Chip” System Found Effective for Long-Term Toxicology Testing

(ORLANDO, Fla.) The replacement of animals as test subjects is one step closer to reality with the successful testing of multi-organ “human-on-a-chip” models to recapitulate the 28-day experiments typically used in animals to evaluate the systemic toxicity of drug and cosmetic compounds. The University of Central Florida (UCF) in collaboration with the Florida biotech firm […]