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University of Florida Research Proposal Selected by NASA to Support Moon, Mars Exploration

NASA has awarded 15 grants for new space biology research designed to help the agency achieve its goals under the Artemis lunar exploration program. Teams...

The Story Behind the Sweat Patch: Innovating at Gatorade

In 1965, when University of Florida football coaches discovered that players were losing 18lb in weight during 3 hours of practice, they created “Cade’s Ade,”...

Four Research Centers Will Share $8 Million Parkinson’s Foundation Grant

The Parkinson’s Foundation has granted four U.S. institutions $8 million to design and launch Parkinson’s disease research studies over the next four years. The University of...

UF Scientists Eye Novel Drug Candidate With Marine Origins to Treat Vision Loss

UF College of Pharmacy researchers teamed with collaborators at SERI and at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore, or IMCB, to see...

University of Florida Health Researchers Find New Details of Immune System’s Molecular “Switch”

A group led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found out how one molecular “switch” influences the immune system — a finding they...

Blue Water Vaccines, Developing Universal Flu Vaccine, to Partner With Ology Bioservices Inc.

Blue Water Vaccines, a Cincinnati-based biotechnology startup, has signed an agreement with UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO),...

UF Receives $776.2 Million for Research in 2019

The University of Florida received $776.2 million in research funding in fiscal year 2019. About 68 percent of UF’s total funding came from the federal...

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: Two Experts on Why New Studies Are Encouraging

In The Conversation, Dr. Todd Golde, executive director, and Dr. Steven DeKosky, co-deputy director, both at the UF McKnight Brain Institute, discuss the progress and...

SmartSteward to Integrate With Vista Clinical Diagnostics

UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Antibiotic Adjuvant, Inc, creator of SmartSteward, electronic infection control and antibiotic stewardship system, and Vista Clinical Diagnostics, a...

Tech Tuesday: UF Innovate The Hub Adding New Associate Director

Jim Bowie brings a rich innovative history to The Hub. He will be responsible for recruitment, retention, and management of companies. He will also handle...

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