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Inside the Race to Solve America’s Concussion Crisis

Jake VanLandingham, Ph.D., a 45-year-old neuroscientist, has spent nearly a decade trying to develop a drug that he believes can heal concussions. “We’re virtual,” he likes to say of his eight-employee company, Prevacus, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum. In 2018, he says, he sold his family home to keep his startup alive. […]

Algernon Pharmaceuticals Finding New Uses for Safe, Older Drugs

Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Breathtec Biomedical, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, sat down with Proactive‘s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference in Bel Air, California. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company, is advancing its lead compounds for non–alcoholic steatohepatitis, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, […]

UF Researchers Discover Breakthrough Anticancer Drug

Researchers from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy have discovered a safer and more effective anticancer drug to target leukemia, lymphoma, and breast and lung cancers. The journal Nature Medicine published the findings. Known as DT2216, the drug acts on a protein called B-cell lymphoma-extra large, or BCL-XL, which fuels the growth of malignant […]

Molekule Air Mini Home Air Purifier Will Debut for $400

Air filters haven’t been known for transformative technology. But UF startup Molekule, a leading innovator in clean air purification, is an ambitious company that is unveiling the $400 Molekule Air Mini as an air purifier for your home that could make a big difference for people with allergies. Molekule Air Mini uses the company’s patented […]

Severity of Norovirus Linked to Gut Microbes, UF Health Researchers Find

For cruise ship passengers, the highly contagious norovirus has ruined many a trip with vomiting and diarrhea. Now, a study led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that the severity of norovirus infection is related to gut microbes and the virus’s location within the intestine. The findings are a potential avenue toward […]

Karen Zaderej, Chairman, CEO, and President of Axogen, Interviewed in Small-Cap Institute Podcast

Small-Cap Institute host Amanda Gerut interviews Karen Zaderej, chairman, CEO, and president of UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves. Karen has been a part of Axogen since May 2006, serving as Vice President of Marketing and […]

Inner to Outer Space: Studying Biological Changes With Plants on Rockets

What happens to the genes of organisms as they travel from the ground, through Earth’s atmosphere, and into space? Does their expression change? Are the changes subtle or dramatic? Do they happen quickly or gradually? Answering such fundamental research questions is essential to our understanding of the impact of space travel on humans and other […]

etectRx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker

UF Innovate | The Hub resident company etectRx®, Inc., a privately-held digital health company, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its breakthrough patented ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap® System. The ID-Cap System is the first and only ingestible event marker to transmit digital messages from within the body to an external receiver […]

New Preclinical Study Shows Antibody Therapy Could Offer Treatment Path for Genetic Form of ALS

New preclinical research shows promise for a potential treatment pathway aimed at slowing the disease process and extending survival in patients with ALS, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, an insidious neurological condition. The research by University of Florida neurogeneticists Laura Ranum, Ph.D., and Lien Nguyen, Ph.D.; Neurimmune; Biogen; and collaborators at Johns Hopkins University shows […]