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Farahmandi Receives $500K DARPA Grant To Enhance Chip Security, Speed Time to Market

ECE Assistant Professor and member of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity (FICS) Research Farimah Farahmandi has been awarded a $500K grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for her project, “Security-Aware High-Level Synthesis (SHINE).”

UF and FIU Tackling Lupus Through Innovative Partnership

Erika Moore, Ph.D., assistant professor and holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench professorship, will be part of an innovative research collaboration between the University of Florida (UF) Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University (FIU).

Duke Energy Foundation Awards $734,000 in Grants To Support Workforce Development in Florida

Duke Energy is investing $734,000 in strategic workforce development and education programs in Florida. One of this year’s recipients is the University of Florida.

etectRx Announces Eric Buffkin as New CEO

UF Innovate | The Hub resident etectRx, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced the appointment of Eric Buffkin as its next president and CEO.

Axogen’s Aim: Growing Tampa Into a Hub for Nerve Repair Treatment Technology

As a biotech company at the forefront of nerve repair treatment, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or discontinuity to peripheral nerves, has always been near the front of the scientific curve.

How Yersinia Bacterium Evade the Immune System: University of Florida Research

New research from the University of Florida explains how a family of bacteria called Yersinia infects the body so successfully.

UF Launches New State-of-the-Art Neuro-Oncology Lab

Top brain cancer researchers and University of Florida leaders unveiled a new, world-class neuro-oncology laboratory at UF’s Basic Science Building.

Back to the Future: Citrus Breeders Look to Ancient Varieties for Modern-Day Answers

In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, University of Florida scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past.

Oragenics Enters into Licensing Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada, to Pursue the Rapid Development of Next-Generation SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) that will enable Oragenics to pursue the rapid development of next-generation vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants.

‘A Year of Change’: UF Reflects on COVID-19 Milestones

The University of Florida is reflecting back on the milestones made in the last year through the COVID-19 pandemic. From the initial lockdown in March 2020 to the rollout of vaccines in December, reflecting back on the year of change helps us see just how far we’ve come.

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