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Cannabix: Developing a Solution for Outdated Marijuana Testing

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., a Canadian company that is developing marijuana breathalyzer technology, believe their innovations will help law enforcement officers detect THC-impairment of drivers, ultimately making it easier to prosecute offenders.

Mattrix Technologies Demonstrates the World’s First WOLED Display Produced Using LCD TV Manufacturing Technology

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident Mattrix Technologies has demonstrated a new active-matrix OLED display prototype exploiting technology typically used in LCD manufacturing.

New AI Tool Will Predict Patients at High Risk for Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose

University of Florida researchers are developing a new artificial intelligence tool that will help clinicians identify patients at high risk for opioid use disorder and overdose.

UF/IFAS Scientists Offer Safety Tips for Potential Dangers of Drone Use

Some people seem to view drones as toys, but they can be dangerous. In fact, about 1,000 people per year are injured from using drones incorrectly. To address the potential peril, two University of Florida scientists are offering ways to keep people from getting hurt while using drones.

SATLANTIS Receives the Keicho Award for Innovation and Technology by CEJE

UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident SATLANTIS, a Spanish business that develops Earth Observation (EO) optical payloads for small satellites around the world, received the “Keicho Award for Innovation and Technology”, within the fifth edition of the initiative by the Círculo Empresarial Japón España - CEJE (Business Circle Japan Spain), for promoting commercial relations between Spain and Japan.

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Tech Licensing Intern Shares What He’s Learned While Working With Us

Intern George White has served as both a patent and a marketing intern during his two semesters with UF Innovate. He shares about his experience here.

Beyond the Chip Shortage: Automotive Industry Should Prepare As Scarcity of Minerals Looms for Electric Vehicle Batteries

UF Innovate The Hub resident Vertaeon advises supply chain and business leaders to identify risks and mitigation steps to avoid disruptions.

Study Aiming To Predict Cardiac Risk in Breast Cancer Patients Supported by Florida Breast Cancer Foundation Grant

Thanks to modern chemotherapy, gene-targeted therapy, and radiation therapy, there are now over 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Each of these treatments, however, may carry an increased risk for major cardiac events and early cardiac death. Fortunately, University of Florida single-institution data indicate that declines in heart function during treatment can be detected through advanced analysis of heart function based on 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Rakov Awarded $1M NSF Grant for Lightning Studies

UF Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor and Co-Director of the International Center for Lightning Research & Testing (ICLRT) Vladimir Rakov has been awarded a $1M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Lightning Studies Based on Measurements Spanning the Ranges from Radio Frequency to Optical (including Infrared and Ultraviolet) to Gamma-Rays.”

UF Team Identifies Novel Targets for COVID-19 Antivirals

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Florida is making progress in their search for targets that could be used for developing treatments for infections with COVID-19. The team posted a paper to bioRxiv reporting the identification of 53 novel genes and pathways that could become druggable targets for antiviral therapies for COVID-19 plus a broad array of coronavirus types.

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