“Dr. Andrew Cottone, President and founder of Adesis, Inc, was named, with his company to the Gator 100 during a ceremony February 19th at the J. Wayne Reitz Union.� Dr. Cottone earned his Ph.D. in our department in 2000 under the direction of Prof. Mike Scott.� The Gator100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or led by UF alumni.� Located in New Castle, DE, Adesis, Inc., is a contract research organization supporting the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biomaterials and catalysts industries.� It specializes in organic and organometallic synthesis in milligram to multi-kilogram quantities.”