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White Strawberry One of Two New UF/IFAS Varieties Ready for Harvest Season

Just in time for the west-central Florida strawberry harvesting season, which runs from now until the end of March, UF/IFAS is releasing not one, but two new varieties – and the white strawberry is one of them. The other: another cultivar that UF/IFAS’ primary breeder says tastes oh-so-good.

Pets, Perseverance, and Manufacturing Facility Bring Biotech Success

Patricia Lawman, co-founder and CEO of the biotech firm Morphogenesis, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company, has always been amazed at how our bodies can defeat illnesses and usually do it better than drugs.

Sun BioPharma, Inc. Changes Name to Panbela Therapeutics Inc.

UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer, has announced the change of its corporate name to Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. effective December 2, 2020.

TearClear Announces Successful Completion of Pre-IND Meeting With the FDA for a Preservative Free Multi-Dose Delivery of Latanoprost for the Treatment of Glaucoma

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, an emerging ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, announced successful completion of pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the development plan for the preservative free multi-dose delivery of a proprietary Latanoprost formulation, including the clinical study design for the registration study.

UF Researcher Finds a Way to Mitigate Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a Complication of Coronavirus Infection

Why would a doctor specializing in gastrointestinal disorders be interested in therapy for COVID-19, a primarily pulmonary disease? The answer lies in a seemingly convoluted link between the gastrointestinal tract and the lungs: water.

University of Florida Citrus Faculty Highly Sought After as Research Partners in Fight Against Greening

University of Florida citrus researchers continue to be sought out as partners in ground-breaking research projects to fight Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease.

Zare’s $1.2 Million Award Brings Machine Learning to Plant Root Science

A team of researchers from ECE Florida and IFAS has received a $1.2M grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that combines machine learning, hyperspectral cameras, and minirhizotron tubes to study root systems of plants over time.

New Study Tests Effectiveness of High-Intensity Exercise in Slowing Parkinson’s Symptoms

The University of Florida is collaborating on a new Phase 3 multisite clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of high-intensity and moderate-intensity treadmill exercise in slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms.

Seven UF Researchers Named 2020 AAAS Fellows

Seven University of Florida researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.

Huvepharma Introduces New Necrotic Enteritis Vaccine Developed by Curtiss Healthcare, Inc.

Huvepharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical company with a focus on developing, manufacturing and marketing human and animal health products, has introduced AVERT NE, an innovative new vaccine to help control necrotic enteritis (NE) due to Clostridium perfringens Type A.

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