News Brief

Axogen, Inc. Appoints John H. Johnson to Board of Directors

UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or discontinuity to peripheral nerves, announced that John H. Johnson has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

DiaCarta Q&A: Liquid Biopsy for Early Cancer Detection

DiaCarta is initiating a large-scale clinical development program, which will monitor cfDNA levels to determine early treatment outcomes of systemic therapy in all types of stage IV cancer.

Papaya Popularity Prompting Commercial Expansion

University of Florida scientists want to help South Florida farmers increase their economic returns when growing papaya to meet consumer demands and enhance their competitive edge domestically and internationally.

The Key to Life Is Learning | Dr. Ian White Founder of Neobiosis

Dr. Ian White, founder, president and chief scientific officer of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident Neobiosis, a CDMO developing new drug applications with the FDA, producing therapeutic regenerative medicine products for human use, is featured on The Huxley Morton Podcast.

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.