Tiny Florida Medical Research Firm Faces Giant Challenge — COVID-19 Vaccine
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a Tampa-based medical research business with roots in Gainesville, found itself at... Read More
Collaboration Aims to Cure Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain
The Facial Pain Research Foundation (FRPF) and researchers at the University of Florida are collaborating to combat a chronic facial pain disorder,... Read More
New Study Shows Common Diabetes Drug Improves Symptoms in Genetic Form of ALS in Mice
University of Florida neuroscientists showed in a mouse-model study that metformin, a widely prescribed drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug... Read More
Montagu Private Equity LLP Completes Acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM Business
Montagu Private Equity LLP, a leading European private equity firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of UF startup and UF Innovate... Read More
UF Team Hopes to Finish Designing Affordable Post-Disaster Housing by 2021
A UF team is working on a project, known as Advanced Modular Housing Design, which aims to provide a safe and affordable... Read More
UF Researchers Receive Funding to Address Pain in Older Adults
University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville researchers were awarded a Florida Blue Foundation 2019 Quality of Patient Care Grant for... Read More
UF/IFAS Experts Outline Hurricane Prep, Recovery for Citrus Growers
Like all farmers, Florida’s citrus producers must prepare for the worst before a hurricane strikes. That’s why Fernando Alferez co-wrote a manual... Read More
The First Optical Space Mini-Camera Takes 20,000 Images in a Month
The first miniaturized space-based Earth-observing optical camera has begun sending huge-resolution images after a complex process of calibration, thermal stabilization, and connection... Read More
Creative Agency Helps Businesses Bring Their Brands and Ideas to Life
Juan Carlos Tafur had been working as a Creative Director at the University of Florida when he got the inspiration for Innova... Read More
UF Researchers Develop Risk Score to Predict Deaths From Heart Attacks, Stroke in Every U.S. County
The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the fact that racial, income and social inequalities play an important role in health and disease. The... Read More
