UF Innovate | The Hub News

UF Innovate Awarded Top Entrepreneurship Honors at International Conference

The University of Florida’s start-up incubator, UF Innovate, further solidified its Accelerator program as among the industry’s best after earning top awards at the 2025 International Business Innovation Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia.

Chiller Body Joins UF Innovate | Accelerate

Chiller Body joins UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub to drive the global expansion of its patented cooling hat inserts.

Fire Neural Network (FNN): Harnessing AI To Stop Wildfires Before They Spread

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Fire Neural Network is selected as one of the 2024 GrowFL honorees, recognized for its outstanding contributions to Florida’s economy through innovation, job creation, and leadership.

Loss Prevention Research Council Announces 2025 Event Lineup

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), a community of retailers, solution partners, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing evidence-based retail crime prevention, has announced its event lineup for 2025.

Podcast: What’s Next Longevity Deal Talk – etectRx & Trilogy Health

UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx, Inc., is partnering with Trilogy Health to pilot its latest technology, designed to assist caregivers and older adults in managing urinary incontinence. Eric Buffkin, CEO of etectRx, join Mary Furlong & Associates' podcast to discuss how this innovative solution can prevent falls during the night and support staffing.

When Fire Creates Its Own Weather: How Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds Complicate Firefighting

UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Fire Neural Network(FNN) is using its technology during the wildfires in California to help detect the lightning strikes.

Trilogy Health Services Joins eBrief™ Early Adopter Program

UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client etectRx™ announced an eBrief Early Adopter Program (EAP) partnership with Trilogy Health Services, a senior care communities thought leader and provider.

GatorX Advances to Semi-Final Round of XPRIZE Track B Autonomous Wildfire Challenge

Fire Neural Network (FNN) announced that their team, GatorX, is advancing to the semi-final round of the XPRIZE Track B Autonomous Wildfire Challenge. GatorX is a well-rounded partnership between Fire Neural Network, the University of Florida, NVIDIA, SATLANTIS, SwissDrones, Archer Aviation, SWIR Vision Systems, and N5 Sensors.

Access Pediatric Joins ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub to Improve Pediatric Specialty Care

Access Pediatric, a virtual-first, pediatric telehealth platform connecting patients with specialty pediatric physicians, is one of the newest members of the ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub. The group includes more than 300 organizations facilitating research findings and future-forward ideas to advance commercialization, affordability, and revolutionary breakthroughs to achieve improved health outcomes...

Tech Tuesday: Fire Neural Network

In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey speaks with the CEO of Fire Neural Network about how artificial intelligence is helping to prevent the spread of wildfire.