Medication Safety 2.0: Advances in Adherence Technology
A recently published review on emerging smart technology innovations in the health care sector suggests various advanced technologies and methods may now significantly improve medication adherence.1 Two significant advances have been the ability to measure medication adherence and safety issues with medication event monitoring systems (MEMS) and smart blister packs containing radio frequency identification technology.
New Context for Understanding Citrus Greening Renews Commitment to Finding a Viable Solution
Sometimes in science, a new perspective brings an “a ha!” moment. That’s what one senior researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences believes happened with his latest research on Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening.
Hey Founder, Here’s How To Build Your Brand
Building and establishing your personal brand is key to standing out in the current market. Your brand is your track record plus reputation—everything that people currently know you for. Here are four tangible steps to make yourself and your company stand out!
Lacerta Therapeutics Expands Executive Leadership Team
UF startup Lacerta Therapeutics, a preclinical-stage gene therapy company, announces an expansion in the executive leadership team: illustrating Lacerta’s commitment to developing a constellation of gene-based therapies.
National Academy of Engineering Selects Professor Michele Manuel for Highest Professional Honor
The National Academy of Engineering has elected UF professor Michele Manuel, Ph.D., to join the organization’s ranks, among the highest professional honors in engineering for those who have distinguished themselves in academia, private industry, or government agencies.
RTI Surgical: Plant Director’s Passion and Engagement Inspires Team
A passion to find a position with a company that directly impacts people’s lives led Catisha Turner to join UF startup RTI Surgical, after serving in the United States Navy for six years.
Researchers’ Discovery Advances Knowledge of Key Cellular Function
Researchers at Scripps Research’s Florida campus have discovered how normal ribosomes are “remodeled” into different subtypes as a response to cellular stress.
Endemic COVID-19 Could Be 1 to 10 Years Away
If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone.
Cannabix Technologies Presents FAIMS Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology at the Texas Impaired Driving Forum
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., presented key innovations for first-of-its-kind marijuana breath detection technology. This comes at a time when legislators are grappling with the ever-increasing problem of drugged driving.
Capri EGM Build-to-Suit Program Acquires Life Science Real Estate Asset for Company Manufacturing Antibodies for Department of Defense and mRNA for COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup Ology Bioservices, a wholly owned subsidiary of Resilience, and the operator of the Lab & Research facility, has recently been awarded contract valued as much as $250 million by the Department of Defense for manufacturing development of a monoclonal antibody as a medical countermeasure (MCM) to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT).