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Tech Tuesday: Standing InnOvation

In this Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate's Melanie Morón is joined by Jim O’Connell, the Assistant Vice President for Commercialization and the Director of UF Innovate, at Standing InnOvation, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing’s annual event to honor and celebrate the achievements of innovators across the University of Florida.

Florida Ranks #1 in the Nation for Entrepreneurship

Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida is the most entrepreneurial state in the nation according to a recent study published by researchers at The Digital Project Manager. Florida has the highest percentage of the population that has started a business, with 13,238 small businesses per 100,000 residents, 3,000 more small businesses per 100,000 residents than the second-place state of Georgia.

Entrinsic Bioscience Announces Breakthrough Innovation for Next Generation Sports and Recreational Rehydration™ Beverages

Entrinsic Bioscience has published a ground-breaking clinical study demonstrating the potential for next-generation sports and rehydration beverages, powered by its new Ultra-Hydrating HeatDefense™ formula which promotes dual action rapid rehydration with new levels of heat protection during sports, physical exertion and high heat stress.

UF’s Juan Gilbert Honored With National Medal of Technology and Innovation

President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor Dr. Juan Gilbert at the White House with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce.

Genascence to Present Full Data from Phase 1 Clinical Trial on GNSC-001, Company’s Lead Program in Osteoarthritis, at European Society of Gene & Cell Therapy 30th Annual Congress

Genascence Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company revolutionizing the treatment of prevalent musculoskeletal diseases with gene therapy using technology discovered at the University of Florida, announced that data from the Phase 1 clinical trial of GNSC-001 for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) demonstrated that it was safe and well tolerated.

UF Health Cancer Center Researchers Receive UF Invention of the Year Awards

The UF Health Cancer Center team of Christian Jobin, Ph.D., and Rachel Newsome was honored with an Invention of the Year award from UF Innovate for their work identifying gut biome bacteria that can make lung cancer tumors responsive to immunotherapy treatment.

Innovators Celebrated, Inventions Showcased at Event by UF Innovate’s Tech Licensing

Tables with up-and-coming inventions that include an environment-scanning robot and augmented reality goggles lined the UF Innovate Tech Licensing organization’s sixth annual Standing InnOvation event this week.

Dr. Shannon Boye Named Innovator of the Year

UF Innovate | Tech Licensing hosted its sixth annual Standing InnOvation event on Wednesday, October 18, to honor and celebrate innovators and their work at the University of Florida in fiscal year 2023.

New Study Points to Concerns of Dangerous Vibrio Bacteria in Florida’s Coastal Waters Following Hurricane Ian

When Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida in September 2022, it unleashed a variety of Vibrio bacteria that can cause illness and death in humans, according to a new study conducted in October 2022 by researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Maryland, based on genome sequencing as well as satellite and environmental data collected off the coast of Lee County, where Hurricane Ian hit directly.

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