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Florida Blueberry Season Is Here, As Is a New Blueberry Variety From the University of Florida

April is Florida blueberry season, a time to savor these sweet fruits from our very own soil. You can pick them yourself or buy them from the store or market. The University of Florida developed and released another tasty blueberry variety to add to the seasonal mix.

UF Researchers Use AI To Breed Tastier Strawberries

University of Florida researchers are showing artificial intelligence can help scientists breed more flavor into fruit.

‘Mop Up’ Malaria Vaccine Advances to Trials in People

University of Florida researcher Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., was awarded $6 million by the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund to test a new malaria vaccine in people.

Dr. Barry Byrne Presents Improvements in Key Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Measures, Microdystrophin Expression

Data presented by Barry Byrne, MD, Ph.D. suggest that intravenous SGT-001 (Solid Biosciences) is well-tolerated and efficacious in DMD.

Century 22 Solutions Awarded HUBZone Certification

UF Innovate | The Hub resident Century 22 Solutions LLC (C22) is pleased to announce the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded C22 a HUBZone certification.

UF Innovate’s Jim O’Connell Featured on Technology Transfer IP Podcast

Jim O’Connell, assistant vice president for Commercialization at UF Innovate is featured on Tech Transfer IP Forum Podcast, a space devoted to providing in-depth analysis of intellectual property issues related to university and non-profit technology transfer.

Cannabix Technologies to Beta Test Marijuana Breathalyzer With Private Clinic

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, will begin beta testing its THC Breath Analyzer with a private drug-testing clinic located in the Northwestern United States.

DTx Company Pear Inks Deal with etectRx

The etectRx partnership will focus on medication adherence. Pear will now be able to integrate etectRx's digital pill, which can show if a patient ingested the medication.

New Grant Will Help Develop Vaccine Delivery System for Tilapia Lake Virus

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) has joined in the war against the tilapia lake virus (TLV) with a US$ 790,326 (EUR 671,206) Seeding Solutions grant award to the University of Florida in support of the development of a vaccine delivery system for halting the spread of the disease.

UF Researchers Engineer New Membrane for At-Home, Overnight Dialysis

University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering department researchers Saeed Moghaddam, professor, and Richard Rode, postdoc, have discovered a way to make a wearable filter for at-home, overnight dialysis.

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