UF Finds Some Nematodes Like Hemp; First Step to Pest Control for Emerging Crop
For two years, University of Florida scientists across the Sunshine State have studied whether hemp can serve as a viable alternative crop for Florida farmers. One of the first steps to determining the economic feasibility of any crop is managing its known and potential pests. For hemp, that includes nematodes.
UF Plant Experiment Flies on Virgin Galactic Spaceship
UF project, funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program, was the only science experiment on the Virgin Galactic mission, meant to study the impact the transition to and from zero gravity has on gene expression in cells, and, more broadly, to develop protocols for “human-tended” suborbital flights.
UF Researchers Use AI To Develop Precision Dosing for Treatment Aimed at Preventing Dementia
University of Florida researchers studying the use of a non-invasive brain stimulation treatment paired with cognitive training have found the therapy holds promise as an effective, drug-free approach for someday warding off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
UF/IFAS Announces Results of Two-Year Industrial Hemp Pilot Project
UF/IFAS wrapped up the two-year Industrial Hemp Pilot Project with guidance that hemp may be a viable commodity for Florida growers in the future, with caution for economic and environmental challenges.
How One Football Game Created an Entrepreneur – Victoria Liu of Byppo
In March of 2019, she created Byppo, an online ordering app that aims to change the world by making food ordering easier.
The Gainesville Company That’s Changing 3D Printing | Dan Barousse & Chris Montgomery of Slice Engineering
Working with Gainesville’s startup resources and UF Innovate | The Hub, Dan Barousse and Christ Montgomery started Slice Engineering in 2017.
BYPPOCampus Connects Students Through Food
Founder of UF Innovate | The Hub resident BYPPOCampus Victoria Liu said the goal of the delivery service is to connect students through food, especially after the pandemic.
RTI Surgical and Exactech Announce Strategic Partnership
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a leading surgical implant company providing blue-chip OEM customers with a portfolio of tissue-based, synthetic and metal implants, has announced it has entered into a long-term strategic agreement with Gainesville-based and leading global medical device OEM Exactech, related to the development and supply of biologic bone substitutes.
Sweet Success: CABBI Demonstrates First Precision Breeding of Sugarcane With CRISPR/Cas9
Two recently published innovations by University of Florida researchers at the Department of Energy’s Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) demonstrated the first successful precision breeding of sugarcane by using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing — a far more targeted and efficient way to develop new varieties.
Experimental Skin Cancer Vaccine Developed in Tampa Saves Woman’s Life
A vaccine developed by Morphogenesis, Inc., a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, helped improve a patients condition.
