Florida is home to one of the first life sciences incubators in the United States, the University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator. Authorized by the Florida legislature in 1990, the incubator opened for business in 1995 on property purchased by the University in Alachua, FL-- about 20 minutes from the main campus. The incubator’s goal is to foster the development of new commercial ventures related to University of Florida (UF) research across the life sciences spectrum, including medicine, agriculture, and the chemical and environmental sciences.

 

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