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UF Innovate | Ventures Launches Entrepreneurs in Residence Program to Aid Startups

If you are a talented, seasoned entrepreneur failing at retirement, the University of Florida wants you for a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program. “The state...

How Support for Public Scientists Pays Dividends for South Florida – Opinion

University of Florida’s Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Leader of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Dr. Jack Payne,...

UF Researcher Receives $1.29 Million Grant to Support Malaria Research

A $1.29 million grant from the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund will support EPI malaria investigator Rhoel Dinglasan’s work to develop a novel saliva-based malaria...

TAO Connect Creates Partnership With UTSA

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is introducing UF startup Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) Connect, an online therapy program developed to address matters...

New UF-Led Study Finds Bacterial Similarities Among Diseased Coral Species

In 2014, an unprecedented disease outbreak affecting the soft tissue of many species of stony coral was first detected in Florida. Since then, stony coral...

New Location for Lacerta Therapeutics in Alachua’s Copeland Park

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client Lacerta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, has announced the commencement of construction on...

Dr. Ben Lok Named Innovator of the Year

Inventors Honored at Annual Standing InnOvation Event Nearly 150 innovators celebrated their achievements in fiscal year 2019 at UF Innovate | Tech Licensing’s second annual...

UF Creates $1 Million Venture Fund for Faculty Startups

In its ongoing efforts to rise to Top 5, the University of Florida has established its own venture fund to benefit startups founded on university...

Exactech Expands Foot and Ankle Treatment Options with New Fixed Bearing Flat Cut Talus Ankle Implant

UF startup Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, and knee, announced the launch of the new...

Fang and Ding Awarded NSF Grant to Study Brain Dynamics

Dr. Ruogu Fang, assistant professor, and Dr. Mingzhou Ding, distinguished professor & J. Crayton Pruitt Family Professor, received NSF Information Integration & Informatics award entitled,...

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