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UF Offers Powerful New NVIDIA Supercomputer to Students, Researchers Across Florida

University of Florida’s new supercomputer — the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputer in higher education — will soon be available for students and faculty across the State University System, UF Provost Joe Glover announced.

Purina Announces 2021 Pet Care Innovation Prize Winners

UF startup Structured Monitoring Products' VetGuardian was among the five winners. VetGuardian is a zero-touch remote telemonitor for veterinarians that continuously gathers a patient's vital signs without wires or physical contact.

Odyssey Group International’s Planned Acquisition of Concussion Drug from Prevacus, Inc. Enhances Delivery Capabilities with Nasal Therapeutic

Odyssey Group International is circulating a video to better define its drug candidate PRV-002, a therapeutic compound drug to treat concussion (mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Prevacus Inc. Odyssey is expected to acquire PRV-002 by the end of February.

Research Provides Insights Into Citrus Greening Disease

Researchers used molecular plant pathology approaches to dissect the mechanisms of the ongoing tug-of-war between the citrus host and the bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening disease.

Two-Drug Combo Shows Dramatic Results for COVID-19 Patients, UF Health Researchers Find

Combining an anti-inflammatory drug with an antiviral drug reduces recovery time and accelerates improvement for COVID-19 patients, a national study co-authored by UF Health researchers has found.

Skin Cancer Vaccine Developed by Tampa Company Enters Phase 1 of Clinical Trial

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc. completed its first-in-human phase one trial in cutaneous melanoma at Moffitt Cancer Center within the past year and has now moved into studying patients in earlier stages of skin cancers.

UF Health Researcher Answers Top Questions About the New COVID-19 Vaccines

The leading COVID-19 vaccines aren’t anything like the polio vaccination your grandparents received — or even the flu shot you got this fall. A look under the hood unveils a remarkable advancement in medicine.

Tapeworm, Vertigo and Pancreatitis Drugs Are Being Trialled As COVID-19 Treatments

Included in this news roundup is UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals's trials with ifenprodil, a drug used to treat vertigo and bird flu. Algernon is testing the drug's efficacy in preventing lung damage and increasing survivability in patients with COVID-19.

Group of Crimefighters Using VR, Help From Former Crooks To Cut Down Shoplifting

UF Innovate | The Hub's Loss Prevention Research Council is fighting crime by working with former thieves to create VR simulations to help major retailers prevent theft.

Research Underway To Treat COVID-19 Long Hauler Syndrome

In this article, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Neobiosis founder Ian White explains how his company is using regenerative medicine to develop products to treat coronavirus long hauler syndrome. (Note: the University of Florida Innovate Center mentioned in the story should be UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech.)

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