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University of Florida Health Researchers Gain New Insight Into Muscular Dystrophy Gene

University of Florida Health researchers are gaining new insights into cells linked to a genetic mutation that causes a type of muscular dystrophy. Using genome...

Arranta Bio Announces the Acquisition of Captozyme™, Creating a Center of Excellence for Microbiome Development and Clinical Supply

Arranta Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the acquisition of UF Innovate alumni startup Captozyme™, a leader in health care for and...

Lung Cancer Research Foundation Announces 2019 Scientific Research Grant Program Awards

The Lung Cancer Research Foundation® (LCRF) announced the awardees of its 2019 Scientific Grant Program. Through this program, LCRF awarded $2.6 million dollars in research...

Peerfit Move Available For Select Medicare Advantage Plans Via Alignment Healthcare

Alignment Healthcare, a mission-based Medicare Advantage insurance company founded in 2013, announced that it has partnered with UF startup Peerfit, the market leader in connecting...

‘Fine Tuning’ Certain Cells May Prevent Gut Inflammation, Researchers Find

Keeping the intestinal tract in balance requires a delicate dialogue between gut microbes and the body. When that gets disrupted, inflammation and intestinal damage can...

OxThera Presents Full 24-Month Data for Oxabact® in Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 (PH1) Patients With ESRD

UF startup OxThera AB, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people with Primary Hyperoxaluria (PH), presented data from a 24-month interim...

UF Study Finds FDA Strategy Cuts Fetal Exposure to Harmful Immunosuppressive Drug, but Risks Remain

University of Florida researchers determined an FDA-approved program deters pregnant women from starting a potentially harmful immunosuppressive drug. But for women taking the drug, the...

UF Researchers Earn Grant to Test New Form of DBS to Treat Essential Tremor

University of Florida neuroscientists will test the effectiveness of a new motion-activated type of deep brain stimulation (DBS) aimed at improving treatment for patients with...

Nematodes in Space on the ‘Future of Agriculture’ Podcast

Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller, founders of UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to...

UF Innovate Featured on Florida Trend’s October Issue

Biotech innovation and entrepreneurship are changing the game in the ‘Greater Gainesville’ area. That’s why UF Innovate, the University of Florida Office of Research commercialization...

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