UF Health Brings Telemedicine Program for Diabetic Children to Underserved Area of Collier County
For children with diabetes or other endocrine system disorders who come from less affluent families, access to care can be difficult and time-consuming. University of Florida Health experts will provide services for children in underserved communities in Collier County through a new grant from the Naples Children & Education Foundation that will allow them to […]
3 UF Innovate |The Hub Companies Among Finalists of 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch
UF Innovate | The Hub and GrowFL are pleased to announce that three Hub companies – residents Admiral and Rapid Genomics and alum Feathr – were among the first round of the 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch finalists. The awards program – now in its tenth year – honors impressive second-stage companies from throughout […]
UF/IFAS Faculty to Use $141M in Research Funding to Improve Corn, Manage Citrus Greening and Suppress Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Scientists at UF/IFAS are using 2020’s allotment of $141 million in research funding to develop better sweet corn, improve cow-calf breeding, make further progress toward controlling citrus greening disease, and more. Robert Gilbert, dean of UF/IFAS Research and director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, gleaned information from major grants from fiscal year 2019-2020 and […]
COVID-19 Not Likely to Trigger Type 1 Diabetes, UF Health Researchers Find in Joint Study
A protein thought to be the novel coronavirus’ entryway into the body could not be detected in the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in three dozen individuals, the strongest evidence yet that COVID-19 is unlikely to trigger or worsen Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers. The study, […]
Different CROs For Different Purposes – One Biotech’s Selection Process
The human body does a pretty good job of protecting your health. If you get a cut or bruise or skin your knee, your body will heal itself. If you catch a cold or virus, your antibodies kick in to defeat the bug. Patricia Lawman, co-founder and CEO of UF startup and UF Innovate | […]
New Trial Drug Combination Shows Promise for Slowing Progression of ALS
A new drug combination tested in a multisite human clinical trial shows promise for slowing the progression of ALS, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, researchers at the University of Florida and partner institutions reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. The oral drug, a combination of sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol, was tested in the […]
Prisma Develops the First-Ever Functional Full-Body Equine Veterinary Imaging System for a Standing Conscious Horse
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub alum Prisma Imaging has successfully developed a new system for equine diagnostic imaging that addresses the shortcomings of current technology. Founded in 2016, Prisma developed a system that captures CT and radiographic images of the entire anatomy of a standing, weight-bearing and conscious horse. The advanced imaging […]
Bioscience Firm Makes Progress on Another Kind of Vaccine
The word vaccine carries heavy weight these days, with its tantalizing possibilities to curb the destruction brought on by a certain C-word. But for UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company headquartered in Tampa, the word vaccine is connected to a different kind of C-word: cancer. […]
UF Researchers Find Viable Viruses in Aerosols That Cause COVID-19
New research from the University of Florida provides strong evidence that aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be possible. Prior to these findings, which are in pre-print and have not undergone peer review, the virus had been detected in aerosols, but there was a lack of direct evidence that the particles […]
Robert Guralnick Named UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. In his role as the Florida Museum’s curator of biodiversity informatics, Guralnick uses an understanding of evolutionary processes to help create a roadmap for the future of life on Earth. By digitizing natural history […]