How NASA Is Using Synthetic DNA in Its Search for Alien Life
In the coming decades, new rovers will roam the sands of Mars. An orbiter will sample the seas of Jupiter’s moon Europa. A drone will grace the skies of Saturn’s moon Titan. Mission planners dream of equipping these mechanical scouts with instruments capable of scouring the unknown environments for signs of life, but the technology […]
IC2 Enters the PXI Systems Alliance
UF startup Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2), a technology-development company commercializing miniaturized instrumentation that monitors health of aerospace propulsion systems and enables reduced aircraft noise and improved fuel efficiency, is now a registered member of the PXI System Alliance (PXISA) and has initiated sales of its PXI product line. PXI (PCI eXtentions for Instrumentation) products are […]
New Generation of Miniaturised Cameras Changes the Face of the Satellite Market
Founded 6 years ago, UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client SATLANTIS, a technology development company specializing in innovative technologies for use on constellations of microsatellites, was quick to make a name for itself in the space industry, gaining support from the likes of Telefonica and Everis. The center of all this […]
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 […]