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MBI Directors Discuss Alzheimer’s Research and Care

On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, UF Health hosted a webinar titled, “Alzheimer’s: Help for today and hope for tomorrow,” featuring Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., MBI director,...

UF Neuroscientists Find Sex Hormones May Influence Risk Taking, Impulsivity in Rats

New research by University of Florida neuroscientists suggests that male and female sex hormones may play differing roles in risk-taking inclinations and the ability to...

Local UF Professor Garners Third Professorship Award

Zhenli He, Ph.D., received a 2020 University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Award, a term that will continue through 2023. The award is the third...

TearClear Appoints Robert Bailey to Board of Directors

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client TearClear, a global ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, announces the appointment of industry veteran Robert Bailey to...

UF Startup Cannabix Working on a ‘Pot Breathalyzer’

With more states allowing some form of legal marijuana use, the race is on to develop a breath test that law enforcement can use to...

Using HSV Helper Viruses to Increase AAV Production

Recognizing the industry-wide need to improve adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector manufacturing, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), has adopted...

The Key to Farming on Mars Might Be Breeding Parasitic Space Worms

The parasitic space worms are coming, and they’re ready to kill. No, it’s not the tagline for some Tremors in Space B-movie monster flick. Instead, it’s the...

UF’s Sid Martin Biotech Business Incubator Celebrates 25 Years

As one of the first biotech business incubators in the United States, UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech has paved the way to success for many startup...

Inventors Honored at Virtual Standing InnOvation Event

More than 200 innovators participated in a live-stream event and virtual happy hour to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2020. The limitations of social...

SharpSpring Recognized As Sales and Marketing Automation Industry Leader in G2 Crowd Fall 2020 Reports

UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based sales and marketing automation platform, announced that it has been named a Leader in 16 different performance categories on...

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