UF Innovation Station Sarasota

University of Florida and Sarasota County Renew Innovation Station Funding

June 3, 2020

Sarasota County commissioners have unanimously approved extending funding, matched by UF funding, for University of Florida Innovation Station Sarasota County (UFIS-SC) through 2027.

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Trevor Poole

Gulf Coast Community Foundation and UF Innovation Station-Sarasota County Continue to Build Talent Pipeline

May 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic did not slow down the momentum of engineering students seeking internships this summer. A number of students from Gator Engineering at State College of Florida and from the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering will be doing internships and work-study programs with companies and other organizations in the Sarasota-Manatee county area.

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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Innovation Station UFIS at the REEF

UF Innovation Station comes to Northwest Florida

April 23, 2020

The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has announced the establishment of its second Innovation Station, UFIS at the REEF.

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‘Gator Den’ Office Opens in Sarasota County

August 17, 2017

The dedicated space will be used by Gator Engineers at the State College of Florida and is part of the Innovation Station initiative.

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Al Carlson, Business Newsmaker of the Year

January 5, 2017

SRQ Magazine named Al Carlson, the UF Innovation Station Sarasota County Regional Director, as SRQ’s business newsmaker of 2016!

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Freshman Engineering Startup Takes Off Like A Band.It

November 15, 2016

Kickstarter campaign for student manufacturing company surpasses fundraising goals in first 24 hours, makes headlines.

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UF Innovation Station Sarasota County hires Al Carlson as regional director

May 12, 2016

The retired CEO of Sun Hydraulics will join the leadership team at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

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