UF Scientists Are Trying to Prevent the Next “Coronavirus” in Florida
University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers, Kwang Cheol Jeong, Ph.D., and Samantha Wisely, Ph.D., are looking at the zoonotic potential of feral swine. These animals carry the pathogen that causes brucellosis, the most frequent wildlife disease that infects humans. If they also carry disease that can spread to domestic pigs or […]
Paracosm Partners Up With Geo-Plus to Expand Land Survey Offering
UF startup Paracosm, a cloud-based software company that leverages 3D mapping technology to unleash the digital world into reality, has announced a partnership with Geo-Plus to offer the VisionLiDAR point cloud processing software in a bundle with the PX-80 handheld scanner. Joining forces means both companies now offer an end-to-end 3D mapping workflow for a […]
How Bird Flocks With Multiple Species Behave Like K-Pop Groups
Birds of a feather don’t always flock together: Peer into a forest canopy, and you will likely spot multiple bird species flying and feeding together, a phenomenon most spectacular in the Amazon where 50 species may travel as a unit. But are birds in these mixed flocks cooperating with one another or competing? A new […]
RTI Surgical Releases Data on the SImmetry System Showing 98% of Treated SI Joints Demonstrate Evidence of Fusion
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, will showcase its expanding body of clinical data on the SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System at the 2020 International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from February 26 – 28, 2020. […]
Gut Microbiota Could Be a Biomarker for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
New research from the University of Florida College of Medicine has revealed that certain characteristics in a patient’s gut microbiota could serve as a biomarker for pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Analysis of stool samples from 30 patients with and without a history of cardiopulmonary disease, revealed specific alterations in the gut microbiota of PAH patients […]
How Childhood Cancer Research Is Advancing
Cancer doesn’t discriminate when it comes to who it affects and sometimes even otherwise healthy children can be diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Duane Mitchell, director of UF’s Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida and the co-director of the ReMission Alliance Against Brain Tumors, is among one […]
Air Purification Innovator, Molekule, Secures $58 Million in Series C Financing, Signaling Strong Investor Backing in the Fight for Clean Air
UF startup Molekule, the leader in reinventing air purification, announced it closed $58 million in Series C funding, led by RPS Ventures with participation from Founder’s Circle Capital. Existing investors included Foundry Group, Crosslink Capital, Uncork Capital, and TransLink Capital, along with new participation from Inventec Appliances Corp (IAC). This latest funding round is further […]
UF Health Opens New Center to Help Those With Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
University of Florida Health cut the ribbon on its new Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, a multidisciplinary, collaborative facility that will provide specialized care and resources to children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders and their families. “In and around the Gainesville community, parents have had barriers to obtaining diagnoses, assessments and appropriate treatments for their […]
Peerfit and BurnAlong Team Up to Combat the Growing Loneliness Epidemic
UF startup Peerfit, the digital health company that works with employers and insurance carriers to fully fund fitness experiences for their employees and members, announced that they will be partnering with fellow corporate wellness platform BurnAlong, in order to offer Peerfit members access to BurnAlong’s library of online video classes and social motivation features. This […]
Researchers Show What Drives a Novel, Ordered Assembly of Alternating Peptides
A team of researchers has verified that it is possible to engineer two-layered nanofibers consisting of an ordered row of alternating peptides, and has also determined what makes these peptides automatically assemble into this pattern. The fundamental discovery raises the possibility of creating a tailored “ABAB” peptide nanofibers with a variety of biomedical applications. The […]