Whether you're a researcher, a faculty member, a student, an investor hunting for what's next, or looking for your next career move, Progress Park is a community where you can pursue your mission, collaborate with peers, or simply unwind under the live oaks.
Progress Park's purpose-built labs and offices sit in a walkable corridor minutes from the University of Florida, Santa Fe College, and UF Health — powered by programming and amenities that convene, connect, and inspire talent across North Central Florida's life-science ecosystem.
Events, programming & clubsFrom a bench in the incubator to full GMP manufacturing suites — space that grows with your company, plus the shared cores and business support to move faster.
Coffee, food trucks, and Alachua's historic Main Street minutes away.
On-site fitness, run clubs, and lawn yoga to keep teams energized.
90+ acres of preserved green, with San Felasco trails next door.
Sculpture and murals that tell the corridor's story of discovery.
The Green and shared commons where the whole corridor comes together.
Being fifteen minutes from the University of Florida changes everything. We recruit graduates who already know our instruments, and we can walk a sample to a campus core the same afternoon.
The shared cores at Progress Park let a team our size run at a scale we could never afford alone. It's why North Central Florida has become a real home for cell and gene therapy.
There's a real sense of community here and a lot of energy. I love walking across the corridor because I always run into someone solving a problem I care about.
At Progress Park you collide with other like-minded leaders across life science, technology, healthcare, and research. Startup or established company, our innovators share one thing — a relentless curiosity to test the limits and discover something new every day.
Helix Bio is a growing biotech that spun out of the University of Florida, where its founders were searching for better ways to see and treat cancer inside the body. It scaled from a single incubator bench into its own lab suite at Progress Park.
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Verdant Therapeutics is a gene therapy company developing treatments and cures for respiratory disease, headquartered at Progress Park where it moved to be closer to UF talent and GMP manufacturing capacity.
Learn moreFor three decades, Sid Martin Biotech has been the engine at the heart of Progress Park — a nationally ranked wet-lab incubator that has helped launch companies raising billions in follow-on capital. It has proven that remarkable things happen when you bring the right people together in the right place at the right time, and its team takes pride in creating those connections every day.
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Explore organizationsCardholders enjoy perks from local businesses across Alachua and Gainesville — discounts, rewards, and bonuses at the taprooms, cafés, and fitness studios right in the neighborhood.
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