Sharks: From Mortal Foes to Medical Inspiration
UF researcher Anthony Brennan’s discovery that the pattern of sharkskin prevents bacteria from adhering has led to the development of company Sharklet’s Foley catheter and wound dressing.
UF Research Spending at Record $960 Million in 2021
University of Florida faculty conducted a record $960 million in research during fiscal year 2021, according to data submitted to the National Science Foundation last week.
Chip Designer Mimicking Brain, Backed by Sam Altman, Gets $25 M Funding
Rain Neuromorphics Inc., a UF startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said it raised $25 million.
Cannabix Technologies Develops Version 4.0 of THC Breath Analyzer Device
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace has reported that it has assembled its version 4.0 THC Breath Analyzer (“THCBA”) prototype and portable system for field use.
‘More Than a Grade for Your Hard Work’: Students Learn & Earn with FlashMonkey Software
Flashmonkey Inc., a software development company located at UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub, released version 1.2.1 of its software. The product is a scientifically-based online learning platform that helps both students and educators organize and monetize their notes and lectures.
StartGNV Announces Innovation Ecosystem Award Winners
At StartGNV’s first in-person CelebrateGNV since 2019, UF startup Agriculture Intelligence received the $5,000 Rising Star Startup Award.
USDA Grant To Enhance UF/IFAS Vanilla Research, Promote Domestic Industry
Alan Chambers, an assistant professor and plant geneticist at UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to foster a domestic vanilla production industry.
UF Health Researchers Develop App To Help Monitor New Moms for Postpartum Complications
UF researcher Kay Roussos-Ross and colleagues developed a smartphone app called Gator MOMitor™ that new mothers can use to report worrying symptoms in the early weeks after giving birth. UF Health follows up with a phone call if someone reports a problem.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Honors UF Faculty As Lifetime Fellows
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected seven faculty from the University of Florida to the newest class of AAAS Fellows, among the most distinct honors within the scientific community.
AGTC-501 Gene Therapy Offers Vision Gains for X-Linked RP
AGTC-501 (Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation), a novel gene therapy in development for the potential treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (RP), showed an acceptable safety profile and visual function improvements when administered in the study’s higher dose groups, according to Robert A. Sisk, MD, FACS, from the Cincinnati Eye Institute in Ohio.