UF Innovate | The Hub News

HealthSteps wins AMA-Google’s Interoperability and Innovation Challenge (HealthData Management)

A mobile platform designed to help keep patients on track with their care plans is the winner of the Health Care Interoperability and Innovation Challenge, an American Medical Association-led effort with sponsorship from Google. HealthSteps, a resident client at The Hub, was among eight finalists that pitched their ideas on...

Meridian Partners with Telehealth Resource (The Gainesville Sun)

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare sees a variety of patients in a variety of settings: clinics, stabilization units, recovering centers. With a new partnership, it will be able to expand its reach beyond walls. It’s partnering with UF startup TAO Connect, a digital mental health resource platform designed for clinicians and patients....

How Do You Stop Sunday Scaries? These 9 Solutions Can Help You Feel More Ready For Monday (Bustle)

Have you ever had a great weekend, only to be met with an achy feeling of unease and a pit in your stomach on Sunday evening? Do you dread the work week, and think about all your upcoming assignments, projects, and deadlines on a loop as the weekend comes to...

Nematodes in Space – Pheronym Wins Grant for Eco-Friendly Pest Control for Interstellar Agriculture (EIN Newsdesk)

Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company that is a client of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech and a former client of The Hub, has received the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Award for its nematode focused pest control solution. The $300,000 award will help the company conduct field tests of its...

Research Will Power Accelerated Learning for Technology Entrepreneurs (The NIIC)

Successful entrepreneurs are driven to address unmet market and customer needs. In that same spirit, a national research project is underway to accelerate learning for technology-driven entrepreneurs. “This research is focused on founder learning behaviors, the role of entrepreneur coachability, and how startups can gain commitment from that first employee....

Editorial: Keep up Work to Retain Local Startups (Gainesville Sun)

Alachua County does a good job of nurturing start-up companies, but needs to get better at keeping them in the community as they grow. The University of Florida’s business incubator in Gainesville, now known as The Hub, opened a new wing in January that doubled the facility’s size. The wing...