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Sweet Success: CABBI Demonstrates First Precision Breeding of Sugarcane With CRISPR/Cas9

Two recently published innovations by University of Florida researchers at the Department of Energy’s Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) demonstrated the first successful precision breeding of sugarcane by using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing — a far more targeted and efficient way to develop new varieties.

Experimental Skin Cancer Vaccine Developed in Tampa Saves Woman’s Life

A vaccine developed by Morphogenesis, Inc., a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, helped improve a patients condition.

Idaho Improves Statewide Higher Education Access With Quottly’s Course and Program Sharing Solutions

The Idaho State Board of Education has partnered with UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Quottly, the largest and most comprehensive course and program sharing platform empowering the “Collaboration Movement” in higher education, to create a statewide digital campus that expands course and program offerings for all Idahoans.

Atsena Therapeutics Appoints Jennifer Wellman to Board of Directors

UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, announced the appointment of Jennifer Wellman to its board of directors.

The Startup That’s Asking You To Turn Off Your Adblocker | Will Richardson of Admiral

The team at UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Admiral was looking for a way to get around popular ad blockers. But then they stumbled upon something interesting - users would often choose to disable their adblocker when asked. With a simple message about how ads support the content they love, many users would choose to see ads - no difficult, technical solution needed.

dMed-Clinipace Announces Completion of US$50 Million Series C+ Financing From New Investors

dMed-Clinipace, the global full-service Clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO), announced the successful completion of a US$50 million Series C+ financing with participation from a group of new, leading international healthcare investors.

Patients With Severe COVID-19 Twice As Likely To Require Future Hospitalizations for Other Illnesses

People who have recovered from a bout of severe COVID-19 may still have a reason for concern about their health. A new University of Florida study has found that patients who had a severe case of the disease were more than twice as likely as patients who had mild or moderate COVID-19 to need hospitalization again for health problems caused by COVID-19 complications.

SharpSpring Founder Rick Carlson Featured on Radio Cade Podcast

When Rick Carlson founded UF startup SharpSpring in 2012, he didn't think of himself as a CEO. “My co-founder and I were doing whatever it took to survive,” Carlson says, and they were responsible for everything from software development to buying office supplies. In the early days of the automated marketing software company, “there were so many failures it was hard to name them all,” according to Carlson.

Cannabix Technologies Granted Cannabis Drug Detection Device Canadian Patent, Delivers THCBA to US Clinic

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, announces that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has granted patent No. 2887841 entitled, “Cannabis Drug Detection Device”.

AGTC Reports 12-Month Data From Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Achromatopsia Clinical Trials Showing Biologic Activity in Patients With Mutations in the ACHM

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare retinal diseases, reported 12-month data from its ongoing achromatopsia (ACHM) Phase 1/2 clinical trials, including data from all adult patients and low-dose pediatric patients.

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