A Case for Durational Research: Space Plants Co-Investigators Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul
University of Florida co-investigators Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul are no strangers to suborbital research. They’ve been conducting plant research in microgravity since the late 1990s—first on the Space Shuttle and then on the International Space Station (ISS) and parabolic flights, many of which have been facilitated by Flight Opportunities. More recently, the pair have […]
SharpSpring Implementing “Performance-Based” Workweek
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing automation platform for digital marketing agencies, is changing the way employees view their work schedule by moving from a time-based workweek to a performance-based one. The changes are intended to reward employees who are able to reach their weekly goals without being tied to a typical 40-hour […]
The Loss Prevention Research Council Plans to Relocate Mock Store, Formerly Named Research Lab
UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC), a “tactical to practical” company that conducts research to develop crime and loss control solutions to improve the performance of its members and the industry, has announced its plans to relocate its formerly named Research Lab by mid-March 2020. This mock store environment […]
University of Florida Researcher Among Directors of World Parkinson Coalition
The World Parkinson Coalition® (WPC) announced the appointment of five new members to its board of directors. Drawing on their many years of experience in the Parkinson’s field as movement disorder specialists, researchers, and advocates. Dr. Malu G. Tansey from University of Florida College of Medicine joined the WPC Board as of January 2020 along […]
Feed the Future – UF Researcher Featured on Cade Museum Podcast
Technology and farming always have mixed well in the United States, but in many other countries, particularly in the underdeveloped world, it’s a different story. Why does it matter, and what can be done about it? Richard Miles, Radio Cade host, interviews University of Florida researcher Adegbola Adesogan, Ph.D., director of the Livestock Systems Innovation […]
Arranta Bio Announces Key Leadership Additions As It Commits to a $100M Investment in Building End-to-End Microbiome Capacity
Arranta Bio, the leading microbiome contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the strengthening of its senior leadership team with the addition of David Stevens as Chief Operations Officer and Jason Rahal as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Arranta has committed $100M to build end-to-end capacity as the first dedicated microbiome CDMO. Arranta Bio […]
Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Northrop Grumman CRS-13 Experiments and Payloads
Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications (SLPSRA) enables human spaceflight exploration to expand the frontiers of knowledge, capability, and opportunity in space and pioneers scientific discovery in and beyond low-Earth orbit to drive advances in science, technology, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, and economic vitality. Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul and Dr. […]
Shark Attacks Remained Low in 2019 – But Bites From the Elusive Cookiecutter Were Up
Shark attacks were unusually low for the second year running, with 64 unprovoked bites in 2019, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. The total was roughly in line with 2018’s 62 bites and about 22% lower than the most recent five-year average of 82 incidents a year. While the number of […]
Oak Leaves Contain Potential Cure for Citrus Greening Disease, Researchers Say
Scientists in Florida have confirmed what some citrus growers suspected for years — that oak trees could inhibit citrus greening disease, which has brought the once-thriving Florida industry to the brink of collapse. Oak leaves represent “the first potential organic cure” for the destructive tree sickness, said Lorenzo Rossi, a UF/IFAS biologist and co-author of […]
Algernon Signs Novotech Up for Midstage Respiratory Therapy Test
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals has chosen contract research organization (CRO) Novotech to help run its phase 2 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic cough trial for its experimental med NP-120 (Ifenprodil). The study is slated to start in the second quarter of 2020, and Algernon will tap Novotech’s experience across the Asia-Pacific region. Also, the CRO […]