Building Blocks: From Ancient Times to the Space Age, Concrete Has Staying Power
UF researchers seek to make the world’s favorite building material, concrete, stronger, more durable and more sustainable.
Tech Tuesday: LPRC Exhibits New Innovations in Combatting Shoplifting
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate’s Lauren Asmus talks with Read Hayes of Loss Prevention Research Council. LRPC has a high-tech lab inside of UF Innovate | The Hub in which it works to better understand the theft, fraud, and violence issues companies such as Target and Home Depot face and create precise solutions for them.
Applied Genetic Technologies exceeds enrollment target for SKYLINE trial of AGTC-501
Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. announced it had exceeded the enrollment target in the Company’s SKYLINE trial of AGTC-501, a recombinant AAV vector-based gene therapy developed for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).
2022 Best Tech Startups in Gainesville
The Tech Tribune selected the best tech startups in Gainesville, and the top three are UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub graduates: Feathr, Admiral, and MYOLYN. MYOLYN is also a UF startup. Well done!
Ag Engineer Develops Smart-Spray Technology To Help Reduce Fertilizer, Pesticides
Yiannis Ampatzidis is engaging artificial intelligence to develop a low-cost, smart tree-crop sprayer that can automatically detect citrus trees, calculate their height and leaf density and count fruit.
Tech Tuesday: Amend Surgical CEO Shows Off a Product Called Tissue Tape
A North Central Florida biotech company is working on a new product they say could help wounds heal better. For our revamped Tech Tuesday, our friends at UF Innovate tell us the company drew inspiration from a certain slimy animal.
RTI Surgical Announces Spin Off of Businesses into Two Independent Companies
UF startup RTI Surgical, a global private label OEM company, announced that the company will spin off its Metals business, creating two independent companies that are focused on the needs of customers and patients in their distinct market segments.
This Supercomputer Is a Game-Changer for Researchers
The University of Florida is home to one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. It’s called HiPerGator and in this episode of From Florida, Erik Deumens explains how its speed and capacity are making a difference in what researchers are able to do.
New and Upcoming Developments in Glaucoma Treatment
Glaucoma specialist, Dr. Amy Mehta, discusses new and upcoming developments in glaucoma treatment, including an advance by UF startup and UF Innovate | Accelerate at Sid Martin Biotech company TearClear.
Clinicians May Now Be Able To Tell COVID-19 From Seasonal Flu With Fast Turnaround Thanks to UF Research
Led by Dr. Z. Hugh Fan, Ph.D., professor at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. John Lednicky, Research Professor at the College of Public Health and Health Professions’ Department of Environmental and Global Health, an interdisciplinary team at the University of Florida has developed a game-changing diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 that is fast, reliable, low-cost and capable of differentiating between COVID-19 and influenza.