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UF Spinout With Animal Health Tech Wins Seedfunders’ Pitch Event at Synapse

Seedfunders, a St. Petersburg-based early-stage investment firm, will invest $5,000 in UF startup VetGuardian with technology designed to keep animals healthier and veterinarians safer. VetGuardian,...

Oxidien Among Top Three Winners of Digital RESI June Innovation Challenge

The 3-day Digital RESI June conference announced the Top 3 Winners of the Innovation Challenge. UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Oxidien Pharmaceuticals was among the winners....

McMullen Uses 3D Audio Rendering and Perception to Aid Firefighters

Kyla McMullen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, believes...

UF College of Medicine Faculty Council Recognizes Faculty With Lifetime Achievement Awards

The UF College of Medicine Faculty Council recognized several faculty members for their contributions to medicine and medical education during a virtual ceremony. Remarks were given by...

Dr. Barry Byrne Featured in Denison Magazine

Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Florida Powell Gene Therapy Center, a professor in Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and the...

UF Health Researchers Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine Using Gene Therapy Technique

A team of University of Florida Health researchers is using an established gene therapy technique to quickly develop a COVID-19 vaccine that could be tested in humans...

Autopsies of COVID-19 Victims Reveal Blood Vessel Damage

A University of Florida virologist assisted a team of medical researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City with...

Pheronym Wins $225,000 NSF Grant for Commercializing Nematode Pheromones for Eco-Friendly Pest Control in Agriculture

UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a National Science Foundation...

UF Researchers Study Whether Approved Drugs Can Block COVID-19

A new study by University of Florida researchers aims to identify a drug or drugs that can potentially be used to prevent and/or treat infection...

UF Division of Addiction Medicine Awarded $2.7M for Addiction Medicine Training by HRSA

The HRSA Addiction Medicine Program increases the number of fellows that can be trained at accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship programs throughout...

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