Verigo Founder Featured on Radio Cade Podcast
Adam Kinsey, the founder of Verigo, a supply-chain IT company that uses smart sensors to track and monitor fresh produce during its journey from farm to fork, speaks with Richard Miles, the co-founder of the Cade Museum and host of Radio Cade, about the UF startup disruptive technology and his future projects. The company was […]
North Central Florida Is on the Rise
Innovation thrives in North Central Florida, a region known for its easy accessibility and abundance of workforce talent. Home to the University of Florida, the nation’s seventh-ranked public university and 19th most prolific patent earner worldwide, North Central first attracts young minds as college students, then retains them as permanent residents and entrepreneurs, helping to […]
Growers Should Manage Tomato Bacterial Spot While Seedlings are in Transplant Facilities
New findings from the University of Florida scientists could help tomato growers nationwide in their battle against a damaging disease. With 37,000 acres, Florida’s tomato industry is a $520 million-a-year crop, so it’s critical to find sources of diseases so growers can avoid or treat them to sustain their yields. But a bacterium called Xanthomonas can […]
End the Stigma and Start the Conversation About Men’s Mental Health
Mental health issues are nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide. Quite the opposite, in fact. They are to be discussed and dealt with directly so that the person suffering from depression, anxiety, addiction, and other maladies of the mind can be ameliorated and have his or her proper health restored. According to […]
Venture Atlanta Presenter Admiral Named 2019 Most VC-Backable Startup
UF Innovate | The Hub resident company Admiral, a pioneering innovator in AdBlock recovery and digital subscriptions, has been notified that the Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) named the company 2019 Most VC-Backable Startup. The Global VCIC includes venture capitalists, student VC teams and fast-growing startups in a one-of-a-kind venture pitch and due diligence […]
Molekule Unveils Air Mini, a New Home Air Purification Device Designed for Smaller Spaces
UF startup Molekule, a leading innovator in clean air purification, announced a new home product, Molekule Air Mini. Powered by Molekule’s patented Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology, Air Mini is designed to destroy a full spectrum of indoor air pollutants, including allergens, mold, viruses, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air we breathe. Poor […]
Weber State Renews Use of Digital Platform to Support Student Mental Health
In an effort to meet increasing student need for mental health support, Weber State University is renewing its partnership with UF Startup TAO (Therapy Assistance Online) Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective. For the second year in a row, students, faculty, and staff will have free access […]
UF Innovate | Ventures Launches Entrepreneurs in Residence Program to Aid Startups
If you are a talented, seasoned entrepreneur failing at retirement, the University of Florida wants you for a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program. “The state of Florida has lots of seasoned entrepreneurial talent,” said Jim O’Connell, assistant vice president for commercialization at UF and director of UF Innovate | Tech Licensing. “They come here to […]
UF Engineering Hopes to Curb Harmful Chemicals in Landfills With EPA Grant
The engineering profession has developed treatment technologies that address the myriad of different chemicals encountered in leachate. In recent years, however, potential health concerns form a newly appreciated suite of trace chemicals has emerged on the national stage: per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Thousands of PFAS chemicals have reportedly been developed and used in a […]
iCoast- a Multidisciplinary Approach to Creating Resilient Coastal Communities
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, in collaboration with several other colleges, is piloting a project that could serve as a model for collecting and analyzing data from real-time monitoring of coastlines globally using the living laboratory of Florida’s own 8,436 miles of coastline. Using advanced sensors, including new technology in development at UF, the […]