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Elevating and Connecting Florida’s Innovators with Brian Kornfeld
Brian Kornfeld, CEO & Co-Founder of Synapse, is connecting Florida’s innovators and guiding the innovation community forward.
ORLANDO — Two rising leaders in Florida’s economic development community were honored with the 2026 Dan Webster Award for Economic Development: Abigail Wagner, associate director of economic development for the Orlando Economic Partnership, and Jackie Chang, economic development coordinator at the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office. Both were selected for their demonstrated impact in […]
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is launching a new office for public-private partnerships and commercialization of its research. The UF/IFAS Office of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation will open May 15 and be the commercial outreach and entrepreneurial development arm of the institute. The goals of this office will be […]
Adriana Carreno has joined the Cenfluence initiative as its Life Sciences Cluster Manager. Adriana is a program builder and ecosystem operator focused on turning emerging technologies into functioning markets. Please join us in welcoming her to the team! Adriana most recently led the buildout of Plug and Play’s Semiconductor Program at NeoCity, working across startups, […]