Florida Innovation Hub at UF hosts open house Wednesday

January 9, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Innovation Hub at UF will host an open house for the public from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11.

The public is invited to see the 48,000-square-foot building at 747 SW Second Ave. The building is a catalyst for startup companies whose technologies originated from laboratories at the University of Florida and throughout the state. Company representatives will be on hand to answer questions and demonstate products.

Visitors also may tour offices, including the UF Office of Technology Licensing, labs, companies and service providers, and see the illuminated graphic display in the lobby, “Inspiration’s Journey.”

As a catalyst for startups, the Innovation Hub provides the infrastructure, logistics and resources these companies need to get up and running effectively and efficiently. In doing so, the Hub is expected to help those companies and others bring research discoveries to the marketplace, creating additional jobs for Floridians.

Just a few blocks from campus and downtown, the Innovation Hub is the first building in Innovation Square. It was built with an $8.2 million grant from the federal Economic Development Administration and a $5 million commitment from UF.

To learn more about the Innovation Hub, visit www.floridainnovationhub.ufl.edu,
or “like” the Innovation Hub’s official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/floridainnovationhubatuf.