UF Innovate | The Hub News

Why Hundreds of Retail Thefts Are Going Unreported in Bay Area

Dr. Read Hayes, a research scientist and criminologist at the University of Florida, conducted a study on retail crime. He said in many cases, especially in urban centers, stores don’t contact authorities because there are simply too many thefts for police to respond to every time.

Shoplifters Cost Stores Billions. UF Professor Speaks on How AI Can Help Curb Store Theft and Fraud

Read Hayes, Ph.D. is a world-renowned expert on the science of stealing from department and grocery stores. Based in FLEX in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, he works with engineering and computer science faculty to help design programs that can identify shoplifters. He is also the director of UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub resident company Loss Prevention Research Council, which works with more than 70 major retail chains by providing them with innovative loss- and crime-control solutions.

Pheronym Begins Scaling Pest Bio-Control Solution at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest management company that got its start at UF Innovate | Accelerate's incubator The Hub, has begun scaling up production of its patented NemastimTM pest bio-control solution at Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, through a development agreement that provides access to key fermentation and quality control systems.

UF Innovate | Accelerate at the Hub Unveils Its New “The Flow of Innovation” Mural

UF Innovate | Accelerate @ The Hub unveiled its new mural called “The Flow of Innovation.” It’s the first time this mural is being updated since The Hub opened in 2011.

UF Innovate Reveals New Display in Lobby of The Hub

More than 150 innovators and entrepreneurs attended an in-person event, while 40 joined via livestream to unveil a new, lighted floor-to-ceiling mural in the lobby of UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub.

University of Florida Innovators Honored at 4th Annual Standing InnOvation Event

On a sunny and fresh fall afternoon, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its annual event to recognize top innovations stemming out of the University of Florida. More than 150 innovators and entrepreneurs attended the in-person event, and around 40 joined the livestream to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2021.

UF Innovate | Accelerate Welcomes John Mayfield to Its Advisory Board

UF Innovate | Accelerate is honored to welcome John D. Mayfield, Ph.D., vice president of corporate and business development at EQRx, to its advisory board.

Here’s How Seasonal Affective Disorder Can Make Sleep Worse—And What You Can Try, According to a Therapist

Sherry Benton, founder of TAO Connect, a UF Innovate | Accelerate startup, shares why seasonal affective disorder occurs and ways to overcome it.

How This 23-Year-Old’s Startup Became The Fastest-Growing Company in a $25B Industry

With year-over-year growth of 762.3%, UF Innovate | Accelerate graduate Imprint Genius, a company providing high-quality, unique promotional products, takes the number one position for “Fastest Growing Distributors” in 2020, as published in Print+Promo Marketing Magazine.

UF Innovate | Accelerate Receives International Soft Landings Designation

UF Innovate | Accelerate is pleased to announce its two business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, have received an official “Soft Landings” designation from the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) for supporting international companies moving to Florida.