New UF/IFAS Website Helps Consumers Understand Importance of Plant Breeding Program
UF/IFAS associate professor Vance Whitaker has bred new strawberry varieties from the fields and labs at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) in Balm (Hillsborough County), Florida. “‘Florida Brilliance’ and Sweet Sensation® will make up 90% percent of Florida’s strawberry acreage in the coming season,” Whitaker said. “These varieties work well to […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Update on THC Breath Analyzer Development and Testing
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., the developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that it has been performing user testing with human subjects in Vancouver, BC with its version 2.0 THC Breath Analyzer (THCBA). The device currently provides results in under five minutes. Cannabix has been […]
UF/IFAS Researcher Shares Variations of Mating Disruption Under Biopesticides on ‘Making Sense of Biologicals’ Podcast
Mating disruption and pheromone use are examples of biochemicals that fall under the category of biopesticides. Most growers are familiar with at least one way those products are applied, but there are many more than that. University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center professor Lukasz Stelinski details how mating disruption works and the multiple […]
University of Florida Hits Record $900 Million in Research Awards
University of Florida faculty earned a record $900.7 million in research funding in fiscal year 2020, despite many activities being paused for more than two months by the pandemic. The total is a 16% increase over last year and surpasses the previous record of $837 million set two years ago by more than $63 million. […]
UF Professor Appointed New Scientific Advisor of Kane Biotech
Kane Biotech Inc., a Canadian-based technology company engaged in the development and commercialization of products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms, announced that Gregory Schultz, Ph.D., has been appointed as a Scientific Advisor. Dr. Schultz is the director of the Institute for Wound Research and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida. […]
AGTC Formalizes Patient Advisory Council to Provide Insights and Guidance on Patient Perspectives for Pipeline Therapies
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company focused on developing adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapies for the treatment of rare inherited diseases, announced the formation of a Patient Advisory Council to build on its focus of incorporating the patient and caregiver voice into […]
Space, the Final Frontier – For Nematodes
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their fourth peer-reviewed study, this one focused on the results of their collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory) […]
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through the air — including many expert advisers to the World Health Organization — have held out for one missing piece of evidence: proof that floating respiratory droplets called aerosols contain live virus and not just fragments of genetic material. Now a team of virologists and aerosol […]
AI Helps Detect Powdery Mildew Early So Growers Can Manage Disease in Squash
Plant detectives and engineers from the University of Florida are using artificial intelligence to find a disease early so growers who produce summer squash can keep it under control. Early detection gives farmers a fighting chance at a better crop. Summer and winter squash are grown commercially throughout the state, particularly in the southeast and […]
Sarepta Therapeutics and UF Announce Collaboration to Accelerate the Discovery and Development of Therapies for Rare Genetic Diseases
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and GAINESVILLE, Fla., Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision genetic medicine for rare diseases, and the University of Florida today announced a strategic collaboration to enable cutting-edge research for novel genetic medicines. Through the agreement, Sarepta will fund multiple research programs at the university and will […]