Atlantic Beach Trying Traps Designed for Military To Swat out Mosquitos at Local Parks
Mosquito season is here, and it’s only going to get worse as we head into the wetter months. Before it gets too bad, one local city is taking steps to take out as many mosquitos as it can. Crews are putting up INZECTO mosquito traps in Atlantic Beach that were actually created by a University of Florida professor.
SynGatorTron™ To Speed Medical Research, Alleviate Privacy Worries
Medical chatbots that can talk to people using conversational language may be available on your cell phone or computer soon thanks to SynGatorTron™, a groundbreaking artificial intelligence tool developed by UF Health and NVIDIA.
Dr. Christine Schmidt: Biomedical Engineer and Florida Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Christine Schmidt talks with host James Di Virgilio about her research in biochemically processed nerve grafts and what inspires her as an innovator: “When you think about innovation and invention, be open to the fact that what you’re doing may have applications in different spaces and that you may take turns and enjoying those turns versus resisting. Those turns may lead you to some interesting pathways.”
UF Scripps Researchers’ Work Sheds New Light on Relationship Between Brain Structure and Behavior in Preclinical Model of Autism
For people with autism, overstimulating sensory experiences such as noise can have a profound effect on their lives. Now, a group of scientists at UF Scripps Biomedical Research has shed new light on brain development that can lead to autism-related sensory processing disorders.
Using AI in the Arts To Promote COVID-19 Vaccines
Sure, it is fun to see an avatar simulate your body movements in real time, but the interactive augmented reality art installation making its way around campus has a serious aim: educating participants about how COVID-19 impacts health and encouraging vaccination.
UF College of Pharmacy, American Pharmacists Association To Offer Test-and-Treat Certificate Program
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association, or APhA, announced a new partnership today that will allow pharmacists to test patients for several non-emergency health issues.
Entrinsic Bioscience Steps Closer to Amino Acid Formulation as Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
Entrinsic Bioscience and its licensee Nuvara Therapeutics announce they are one step closer to using RxAA formulations as a therapy for patients with Cystic Fibrosis Class I mutations
Entrinsic Bioscience Announces Tool with Potential for Development of New Therapies Addressing Constipation
Entrinsic Bioscience announces a tool to measure intestinal peristalsis that could lead to the development of therapeutic agents for constipation, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Constipation (IBS-C).
Oragenics Extends Collaboration To Develop Vaccines Against Future Variants of Coronaviruses
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc. announced it has extended a licensing and collaboration agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) that enables Oragenics to pursue an intranasal vaccine designed to protect against future variants of coronaviruses.
LGC Acquires Rapid Genomics, Bolstering Its Position in the Application of Ngs for High-Throughput Genotyping Market in AgBio
LGC has announced the acquisition of UF startup Rapid Genomics, a provider of mid- to high-density Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) kits and services for genotyping in the agrigenomics market.