$6 Million Expansion for Gene Therapy Facility Completed at Alachua’s Progress Park
Local and state officials gathered in Alachua to commemorate a $6 million expansion at Progress Park. Representatives of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global science company involved with research and biotechnology product development, presented the company’s expanded gene therapy and viral vector services site. The day included tours of the 95,000-square-foot facility. University of Florida’s […]
Exactech Acquires Italian Distributor
UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and computer-assisted technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that it acquired its independent distribution partner, Exactech Italia, creating a new corporate subsidiary. The acquisition includes all shares of the Brescia, Italy-based importer and distributor of Gainesville-based Exactech’s orthopedic implants, instrumentation, and advanced surgical technologies. […]
SharpSpring Announces Acquisition of Perfect Audience From Marin Software
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing automation platform for digital marketing agencies, announced it has acquired the digital advertising platform Perfect Audience from Marin Software, for a net cash consideration of $4.6 million. The acquisition introduces an entirely new suite of tools and revenue streams for SharpSpring agency partners. “This new offering pairs […]
Immunomic Therapeutics’ Collaborator, a University of Florida Researcher, Presents New Clinical Data at the 2019 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting
Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the study of nucleic acid immunotherapy platforms, announced that Duane Mitchell, MD, Ph.D., a University of Florida professor of neurosurgery and co-director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy and his team, will present new clinical data at the 2019 Society for […]
Unlocking Chlamydia’s Persistent State
New research from the Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) and UF’s College of Public Health & Health Professions found that exposing the sexually-transmitted bacterial pathogen Chlamydia to fosmidomycin — an antibiotic which is usually lethal to bacteria — causes Chlamydia to enter a protective bunker-like “persistent” state. The findings could bolster future efforts to intentionally disrupt […]
Have Hope: Discover Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer affects more than 42,000 Americans each year and is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. This Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, patients should know of the treatments available at UF Health. With several different approaches available, the treatment of pancreatic cancer is determined by the type and staging, which […]
Taller, Higher Soil Bed Design Can Help Save Farmers Thousands of Dollars
From Florida to Virginia, farmers are enjoying the fruits of Sanjay Shukla’s labor. His compact-bed geometry system allows growers to plant crops in tall soil beds, and the result is thousands of dollars in annual savings. New research by Shukla and his team shows that with savings of up to $102,000 per crop annually for […]
Cannabix Technologies Reaches Development Milestone with Marijuana Breathalyzer Devices
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have completed assembly of a handheld portable version of the (UBC) THC Breath Analyzer and are preparing the device to build upon promising human tests conducted in Kelowna BC. Engineers have reduced the size of several […]
How Gene-Edited White Blood Cells Are Helping Fight Cancer
Dr. Piyush Jain, a University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering associate professor and UF Health Cancer Center scientist, shares in The Conversation about a gene-editing tool that has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial, for the first time […]
Engineering Research Deepens Understanding of Glucose-Insulin Interaction
When insulin is secreted from beta cells in the pancreas to control glucose levels in the bloodstream, gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA) is also released from the cells to calm them so that the cells can prepare for the next pulse of insulin secretion. Having a stable insulin level is key to the functioning of a […]