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BioFlorida Celebration of Biotechnology Shines a Light on the Future of the City of Alachua

BioFlorida held its Celebration of Biotechnology today behind the new AGTC buildings on US Hwy 441 in Alachua, just across from Progress Park, highlighting the future plans for the area that will be known as the Progress District. The Celebration was the first since 2019.

RTI Surgical Is Growing Its Footprint in Progress Park as the Biotech Industry Continues To Develop in Alachua

The biotech industry is expanding in Alachua, and companies are moving to North Central Florida from across the country. Mayor Gib Coerper of the City of Alachua said the growth in the life sciences industry is on a roll across the city.

Rob Ferl Receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal

Rob Ferl, distinguished professor in the UF/IFAS horticultural sciences department and assistant vice president for UF research, has received one of NASA’s most prestigious honors, the Exceptional Public Service Medal.

Florida Institute and MPWRM Resource Center Fund Amend Surgical

UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Amend Surgical, Inc., an Alachua-based medical device company, announced that it has finalized a funding agreement with the Institute for Commercialization of Florida Technology (the Florida Institute) along with being awarded a substantial product development funding from The Michigan-Pittsburgh-Wyss Regenerative Medicine (MPWRM) Resource Center.

UF Scripps Biomedical Research names new chief financial officer

Management of financial and administrative operations at UF Scripps Biomedical Research, the Jupiter-based scientific research institute, will be overseen by James Lapple, MBA, CPA, the current vice president for finance at the Rockefeller University in New York.

Fighting Pediatric Cancer Focus of V Foundation-UF Health Collaboration

In pursuit of its ongoing mission to achieve Victory Over Cancer®, the V Foundation for Cancer Research announced its renewed support and a new $250,000 grant for the University of Florida’s efforts to combat brain cancer in children. Combined with private support, a total of $600,000 in new funding will bolster critical research programs.

Vehicles Equipped With On-Board Technology Increase Driver Awareness and Safety

A University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) study funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) found that advanced communication technologies and vehicle on-board units (OBUs) are effective in increasing driver awareness. These technologies provide information to drivers regarding their surroundings, such as the presence of pedestrians and traffic signal information. The study was supported by the City of Gainesville, Fla., with equipment supplied by Brandmotion LLC and Yunex Traffic (formerly Siemens ITS), and it is part of the research conducted by the I-STREET living lab.

Vobile Locates in Gainesville Innovation District Solidifying Collaboration With UF

Vobile, the worldwide leading Software-as-a-Service provider in digital content protection and monetization, announced on April 21 the opening of a new R&D and Operations Center in Gainesville, FL, home to more than 75,000 college students between the University of Florida and Santa Fe College. This strategic move is part of the company’s rapid growth initiatives. This is the first step in Vobile’s plan to create hundreds of jobs in Gainesville.

This Is How We Can Double Food Production by 2050

Agriculture is embracing technology, specifically artificial intelligence, in what is widely referred to as the fourth revolution in food production, following advances from fertilization, mechanization and genetics. Land-grant universities — a group that in the southeast includes the University of Florida, University of Georgia, Fort Valley State University, Tuskegee University, Clemson University, and the University of Tennessee — is to perfect and de-risk these innovations and then help private partners develop them into affordable technologies.

DHS Announces Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge Finalists in Celebration of Earth Day

UF startup Micro Nano Technologies, announced as finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition. Launched in September 2021, by DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), this $195,000 prize competition marks the first in a series focusing on national climate resilience.

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