1. Research universities focused on life sciences.

• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  • University Web site: http://www.famu.edu/
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://research.famu.edu/tt/
• Florida Atlantic University (*$52 million)
  • University Web site: http://www.fau.edu/
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.fau.edu/ott/index.html
• Florida International University
  • University Web site: www.fiu.edu
• Florida State University (*$176 million)
  • University Web site: www.fsu.edu
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.techtransfer.fsu.edu/index.html
• University of Central Florida (*$101 million)
  • University Web site: http://www.ucf.edu/
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://tt.research.ucf.edu/
• University of Florida (*$412 million)
  • University Web site: www.ufl.edu
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.rgp.ufl.edu/otl/
• University of South Florida (*$245 million)
  • University Web site: http://www.usf.edu/
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.research.usf.edu/pl/
• University of Miami (*$244 million)
  • University Web site: www.miami.edu
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.miami.edu
• University of West Florida
  • University Web site: http://www.uwf.edu/uwfMain/
  • Tech Transfer Web site: http://www.research.uwf.edu/research.htm

*Total sponsored research expenditures from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) 2003 Licensing Survey

2. Life Sciences Incubators

• UF Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator
  Contact: Patti Breedlove, Associate Director, pbreedlove@biotech.ufl.org; www.biotech.ufl.org
• USF Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
  Contact: Wayne Brass, wbrass@research.usf.edu, 813.974.3245

3. VC Firms/Angel Investors

• Antares Capital Corporation, Miami Lakes – www.antarescapital.com
• Aventure Capital, Palm Beach – www.aventure-capital.com
• Ballast Point Ventures, L.P., St. Petersburg – www.ballastpointventures.com
• Banyan Mezzanine Fund, L.P., Miami – www.banyanmezzanine.com
• C/Max Capital Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale – www.cmaxcapital.com
• Chartwell Capital Investors, LP, Jacksonville
• Crossbow Ventures, West Palm Beach – www.crossbowventures.com
• Florida Angel Investors – www.floridaangel.com
• Easton Hunt Capital Partners LP, Miami – www.eastoncapital.com
• H.I.G. Capital, Miami – www.higcapital.com
• Inflexion Partners, Orlando – www.inflexionvc.com
• LM Capital Securities, Inc., Boca Raton - www.lmcapitalsecurities.com
• Lovett Miller & Co., Tampa – www.lovettmiller.com
• New River Capital Partners, Ft. Lauderdale – www.newrivercapital.com
• New South Ventures, Sarasota - 941.358.6000
• New World Angels, Boca Raton – www.newworldangels.com
• Quantum Capital Partners, Tampa – www.quantumcapitalpartners.com
• River Capital Partners, Fort Lauderdale – www.rivercapitalpartners.com
• Riverside Ventures, West Palm Beach
• Rock Creek Capital, Jacksonville - www.rockcreekcapital.com
• Spring Board Capital, LLC, Jacksonville - http://www.springboardcapllc.com
• Startup Florida, Sarasota – www.startupflorida.com
• Stellar Venture Partners, LLC, Naplesc – www.stellarventurepartners.com
• Stonehenge Capital Corporation, Tampa – www.stonehengecapital.com
• Trivest Inc., Miami – www.trivest.com
• Wilshire Partners, LLC, Miami

4. Bio organizations

• BioFlorida – www.bioflorida.org

5. Other economic development organizations

• Enterprise Florida – www.eflorida.com
• Florida Research Consortium - http://www.floridaresearch.org/
• Florida Venture Forum – www.floridaventureforum.org

6. Research Institutes

• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Ft. Pierce – http://www.hboi.edu/index_02.html
• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa - http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/
• Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville - http://www.mayoclinic.org/jacksonville/
• The Scripps Research Institute, Palm Beach - http://www.scripps.edu/florida/e_index.html

7. Companies - http://www.eflorida.com