Amend Surgical Announces ISO 13485 Certification, Advancing Toward Launch of Amend Tissue Tape™ (PR Newswire)
UF Innovate | Accelerate client Amend Surgical announced that it has achieved ISO 13485:2016 certification, the global standard for medical device quality management systems.
UF AI Consultant Published in Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute’s First Book (UF News)
UF researcher Daniel Maxwell contributed to the Microsoft AI Economy Institute’s first book through a collaboration spanning 16 universities, examining how AI is reshaping education and workforce readiness.
Gator Battle Bots Recovering After Successful Skirmishes in Connecticut (UF News)
UF’s Gator Robotics team competed in the National Havoc Robot League World Championships, where their battle bots Steggy and Termigator faced nearly 80 teams and Steggy advanced to the semifinals.
UF Researchers Work To Enhance HPV Self-Testing To Screen for Cervical Cancer (UF Health)
UF researchers identified ways to improve education materials for at-home HPV self-collection, aiming to boost confidence and increase cervical cancer screening rates.
LightPath Technologies Acquires Amorphous Materials, Inc. (PR Newswire)
UF startup LightPath Technologies, Inc. announced it has acquired the assets of Amorphous Materials, Inc., which is an industrial manufacturer with complementary Chalcogenide glass melting technologies.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Explores How Silk Can Used in Medicine (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights genetically modified silk materials at the University of Florida. Led by Dr. Whitney Stoppel, the lab explores how insect-derived materials, such as silk, can be adapted for use in healthcare and medicine.
Genezen and Atsena Therapeutics Announce Strategic Commercial Manufacturing Partnership (PR Newswire)
UF startup Atsena Therapeutics and Genezen announced a manufacturing partnership to support the clinical development and future production of Atsena’s gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases.
Neuropacs Closes Seed Round of Financing (Businesswire)
UF startup neuropacs™ Corp. announced the successful raise of over $1.0 million in early-stage capital.
Alachua County’s Bystander CPR Rates Save Lives, Study Finds (UF Health)
A study UF researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine shows that following the local activation of PulsePoint, an app that alerts CPR-trained individuals about a nearby cardiac event, rates of bystander CPR performed outside a hospital setting significantly increased in Alachua County.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs and Alchem Laboratories Announce Alliance To Advance Essential Medicines (EIN Newswire)
UF Innovate client Alchem Laboratories announced a partnership with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs to support the development and delivery of essential medicines.