SpaceX Launches UFIFAS Microbiology Experiment to ISS
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Associate Professor Kelly Rice recently saw her experiment launch to the International Space Station during SpaceX’s recent NG-20 mission. The aim of the experiment is to better understand Staph infections in a microgravity environment, and how its affects can be exacerbated in close quarter environments like the ISS.
UF Accelerate Alumni RTI Surgical Completes Acquisition of Cook Biotech
UF Innovate | Accelerate alumni company RTI Surgical, a surgical implant company, has finalized its acquisition of Cook Biotech, a life sciences company based in West Lafayette, Indiana. The company is now the only regenerative medicine company with a portfolio of both allograft and xenograft biomaterials available at scale.
UF/IFAS Scientists Join Together To Promote Compost Standards, Practices in Florida
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is seeking alternatives to encourage Floridians to compost common waste like food items, grass clippings, and more. This effort, aimed at reducing demand on landfills, will see UF/IFAS personnel partner with industry professionals and organizations to minimize environmental impact and encourage economic development.
UF Health Cancer Center to Launch Mobile Mammography Unit and Expand Access to Care
With a $1.5-million grant awarded through University of Florida President Ben Sasse’s strategic funding initiative, the UF Health Cancer Center will launch an initiative called Expanding Access to Breast Cancer Screening in North Central Florida. A mobile mammography unit will be outfitted with leading-edge technology to bring services directly to the community. The unit will be the first of its kind in North Central Florida – a region larger than Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut combined.
With $2.5 Million in Strategic Funding, the University of Florida Plans To Advance the Field of Industrialized Construction Engineering
The University of Florida announced $2.5 million in strategic funding from the office of UF President Ben Sasse aimed at advancing the field of industrialized construction engineering.
Rapid advances in technology have created a need for the University of Florida to bolster its presence in this dynamic space. From AI to robotic automation, this funding will support a wide range of projects and programs including a new undergraduate degree program in industrialized construction engineering that will focus on environmental stewardship and teach students resilient construction practices.
Tech Tuesday – Slice Engineering
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, we talk to Daniel Barousse, CEO and co-founder of Slice Engineering, a Gainesville-based tech company making rapid advancements in the realm of 3D printing.
Novel ‘Chimera’ Drug Targets the ‘Undruggable’ Parkinson’s Protein
Researchers at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute in Jupiter, FL have created a “two-headed” drug nicknamed Chimera due to its ability to target RNA machinery as well as the toxic protein that causes Parkinson’s disease.
Farahmandi Works To Optimize Chip Lifecycle Management
Dr. Farimah Farahmandi, assistant professor in the UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently received funding for her project “Optimized System Design for Assurance and Life-cycle Management (SaLEM).” The project will develop a sustainable and security-aware life-cycle management solution.
Tech Tuesday – Valeria Marcia
In this week’s Tech Tuesday for WCJB TV20, UF Innovate’s Loren Miranda interviews Dr. Valeria Marcia, a lecturer at the UF Warrington College of Business teaching digital marketing and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Marcia aims to teach students how AI works from the ground up, ensuring they can utilize it effectively and create their own marketing tools.
UF Accelerate Alumni RTI Surgical Acquires Cook Biotech
UF Innovate | Accelerate alumni company RTI Surgical, a surgical implant company, has acquired Cook Biotech, a life sciences company based in West Lafayette, Indiana. The company is part of Cook Group, a diverse company employing 12,000 people around the world.
RTI Surgical specializes in allograft tissue processing and sterilization, innovation, regulatory know-how, and reliable manufacturing methods. The company will be combining this with Cook’s cutting-edge devices that convert porcine tissue into xenograft biomaterial in order to create the best care for patients.