Atsena Therapeutics Acquires Exclusive Rights to Gene Therapy for GUCY2D-Associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on bringing the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, announced that it has acquired exclusive rights to a gene therapy targeting GUCY2D-associated Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA1), a genetic eye disease that affects the retina and is a leading cause of blindness […]
UF Health Shands Hospital Ranked Best in Florida, Among Nation’s Elite in Wide Range of Specialties
University of Florida Health Shands Hospital emerged as Florida’s top health center and one of the nation’s elite today in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 Best Hospitals survey, with a remarkable nine medical specialties placing in the nation’s Top 50 — more than any other hospital in the Sunshine State. Having nine specialties […]
Envision Digital Appointed As Oceania Partner by SharpSpring Marketing Automation Solution
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing and sales automation platform, has appointed cloud technology company Envision Digital, based in Australia, as its ‘Country Partner Oceania’ for its automated marketing platform. The two firms have signed a deal which will see Envision Digital Pty Ltd focus on becoming an implementation and distribution channel for […]
Gainesville Company Leading in Genomics Global Research
Gainesville is home to many successful startups and has been for years. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client RAPiD Genomics is no exception. The idea for the tech-based genomics company was formed by a group of University of Florida grad students almost 20 years ago. “We always liked the idea of […]
UF Neurologists Create a New Image of Parkinson Disease
An outdated sketch from 1886 by Sir William Richard Gowers remains among the most used and viewed depictions of Parkinson disease, despite great advancements in the understanding of the neurological disorder. Now, UF neurologists Melissa Armstrong, M.D. and Michael S. Okun, M.D. have worked with a medical illustrator to create a new, more diverse representation of who is affected by […]
UF Researcher Receives PPMD Change It Champion Award
Claudia Senesac, PT, Ph.D., PCS, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida, received the Change It Champion Award on behalf of the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a non-profit organization that is leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Dr. Senesac received the award “in recognition […]
Morphogenis and USF Health Form Clinical Research Partnership
USF Health has partnered with UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumn Morphogenesis, Inc., a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies for cancer patients, on a two-year contract that runs the gamut. The affiliation agreement will allow for clinical and clinical research collaborations, opportunities for students to intern for Morphogenesis, and the company will […]
Axogen Recon Clinical Study Completes Target Enrollment of 220 Subjects
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum AxoGen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced that its phase 3 pivotal RECONSM Clinical Study supporting its Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for Avance Nerve Graft has reached its enrollment target of 220 subjects. RECON […]
Hopes High to Crack the Code on Bacterial Spot of Tomato
Bacterial spot can topple tomato crops anywhere the malady strikes. To help growers stay out of the red zone, University of Florida scientists are aiming to dig deeper into how the pathogen that causes the disease spreads and evolves on farms. Erica Goss, a UF/IFAS associate professor of plant pathology, was recently awarded a $455,000 […]
Dietary Changes May Help Ward Off Lupus, UF Health Researchers Find
A change in diet may protect against gut-bacteria dysfunction that leads to lupus in mice, University of Florida Health researchers have found. In this video, Laurence M. Morel, Ph.D., a professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pathology, immunology and laboratory medicine; and Mansour Mohamadzadeh, Ph.D., a department of medicine professor, explain how […]