UF’s HiPerGator Drives FNN’s AI Wildfire Detection in Verizon Prize Recognition (HPC Wire)

UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client FNN won Verizon’s Disaster Resilience Prize for using AI to enhance disaster response and grid resilience.
Inside LPRC IMPACT 2026

A cool opening-night reception at UF Innovate | The Hub and the LPRC INNOVATE labs marked the start of a learning-packed few days at the 2026 LPRC IMPACT Conference, March 17-19.
Verizon Is Investing in a New Generation of Life-Saving Disaster Resilience Technology (Verizon)

UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client FNN has been selected as one of four innovators in the 2025 Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize, a $1 million program supporting technologies that help communities better prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
UF Innovate Awarded Top Entrepreneurship Honors at International Conference
The University of Florida’s start-up incubator, UF Innovate, further solidified its Accelerator program as among the industry’s best after earning top awards at the 2025 International Business Innovation Association’s annual conference in Philadelphia.
Chiller Body Joins UF Innovate | Accelerate

Chiller Body joins UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub to drive the global expansion of its patented cooling hat inserts.
Fire Neural Network (FNN): Harnessing AI To Stop Wildfires Before They Spread
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Fire Neural Network is selected as one of the 2024 GrowFL honorees, recognized for its outstanding contributions to Florida’s economy through innovation, job creation, and leadership.
Loss Prevention Research Council Announces 2025 Event Lineup
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), a community of retailers, solution partners, and industry leaders dedicated to advancing evidence-based retail crime prevention, has announced its event lineup for 2025.
Podcast: What’s Next Longevity Deal Talk – etectRx & Trilogy Health
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx, Inc., is partnering with Trilogy Health to pilot its latest technology, designed to assist caregivers and older adults in managing urinary incontinence. Eric Buffkin, CEO of etectRx, join Mary Furlong & Associates’ podcast to discuss how this innovative solution can prevent falls during the night and support staffing.
When Fire Creates Its Own Weather: How Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds Complicate Firefighting
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Fire Neural Network(FNN) is using its technology during the wildfires in California to help detect the lightning strikes.
Trilogy Health Services Joins eBrief™ Early Adopter Program
UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client etectRx™ announced an eBrief Early Adopter Program (EAP) partnership with Trilogy Health Services, a senior care communities thought leader and provider.