UF Innovate Launches COVID-19 Resource Section on Website
The new dedicated section offers tools for researchers and startups during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of UF Innovate’s continuous commitment to inform, it has introduced a COVID-19 Resource Section on the organization’s website. The new page is a comprehensive collection of various tools for researchers and startups, including links to available grants, collaborative efforts, […]
UF Health Researchers Donate Gloves, Masks and Other PPE to Support Frontline Colleagues
Researchers from across the University of Florida and UF Health have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment, or PPE, to build upon existing stockpiles in support of clinical colleagues on the frontlines of treating COVID-19. By the pallet and truckload, laboratory teams spanning across UF’s many scientific disciplines are amassing […]
UF Researcher Among Muscular Dystrophy Association Strategic Medical Advisory Team
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced the formation of its formal Medical Advisory Team who provide MDA with strategic guidance on issues that impact research and clinical care for people living with muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related neuromuscular disorders – more than 43 diseases. Each of the team members is a leading […]
ViewRay and VieCure Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Adoption of Personalized Cancer Care
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced a strategic collaboration with VieCure, an artificial intelligence (AI) informatics company with a leading point-of-care clinical decision support platform and a comprehensive electronic medical record (EMR) in oncology. The collaboration is designed to drive personalized care and treatment to […]
Saia LTL Freight Chooses Optym RouteMAX Software to Improve Service Levels and Deliver Savings in Route Planning, Fuel and Labor Costs
Saia, Inc. announced that Saia LTL Freight has deployed the industry-defining software RouteMAX, developed by UF startup Optym, an optimization intelligence (OI) company. Optym’s RouteMAX is a dynamic route optimization software designed to streamline and speed pickup and delivery operations for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. Through the ability to quickly and accurately build routes, RouteMAX […]
From Chill to Kill – Pheronym Treated Nematodes Aggressively Disperse in Lower Temperatures
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their third peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nematism pheromone extract for bio-remediation of agricultural pests. In a study to be published in Scientific Reports by Springer Nature, Dr. David […]
Dr. Juan Gilbert Shares His “Secret Sauce” on Modern Figures Podcast
Dr. Juan Gilbert, the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department, is passionate about diversifying computer science and the professoriate. He is a first-generation college student whose parents instilled in him the value of education. Dr. Gilbert purposefully chose to be a scholar-athlete but by […]
AFWERX Contract Awarded to IC2 for Calibrated MHz-Bandwidth Pressure Sensors
UF startup Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2), a technology-development company commercializing miniaturized instrumentation that monitors the health of aerospace propulsion systems and enables reduced aircraft noise and improved fuel efficiency, was awarded an AFWERX Phase 1 contract for Calibrated, MHz-Bandwidth, Dynamic Pressure Sensors for Quantitative Measurements in Hypersonic Flows through the SBIR program. AFWERX is a […]
UF Plant and Soil Diagnostic Labs Essential to Florida Agriculture, Economy During COVID-19
In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in response to the pandemic. That’s why when many American universities have transitioned to online-only and their employees adapt to working from […]
Algernon Submits for Ethics Approval for Phase 2 IPF and Chronic Cough Study
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that it has submitted for ethics approval in Australia for its planned Phase 2 study of its re-purposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic cough. Ethics submission is the next step in the company’s clinical development program […]