New Test Can Better Predict Long-Term Death Risk After Heart Valve Procedure
A simple test done during a minimally invasive heart valve replacement can predict a patient’s long-term risk of death, a group led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found. The test involves pressure measurements within the heart following a transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR. The highly specialized procedure involves repairing a failing […]
Children’s Tumor Foundation Hosts National Gala and Presents Award to UF Researcher
The neurofibromatosis (NF) patient community, joined by leading philanthropists, medical professionals, civic leaders, and businesses, will gather for the annual Children’s Tumor Foundation National Gala. Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and affects 1 in 3,000 births of all populations. There is currently no cure. An evening […]
Vertaeon Launches New Website Showcasing Innovative Risk Analytics Tools
UF Innovate | The Hub resident startup Vertaeon, a software as a service company offering a comprehensive web-based solution for supply chain risk and impact analytics to identify vulnerabilities and related cost/brand impacts for complex supply chains, announced the launch of its newly designed website www.vertaeon.com, showcasing innovative risk analytics tools. The new site features […]
Growers, Researchers Seek Citrus Varieties Resistant to Citrus Greening
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Services hosted citrus growers, packers, processors, gift-fruit shippers, and others the chance to taste, feel, and smell the latest varieties they’ve bred at their Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred. Guests sampled more than 50 varieties of citrus fruits. They then filled out a survey gauging their […]
RTP Gene Tech Firm Lands Deal Worth Up to $90M for 8 Nervous System Therapies
StrideBio, a life science startup focused on gene-editing technology, has a deal in place with a Massachusetts drug firm that could be worth nearly $90M plus royalties in years to come for rights to as many as eight potential gene-based therapies. Any developed drug would focus on the central nervous system and neuromuscular “targets,” StrideBio […]
Oragenics, Inc. Publishes Peer-Reviewed Study in Journal of Peptide Science
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis (OM), announced the publication of the study titled “Complete synthesis of the bicyclic ring of a mutacin analog with orthogonally protected lanthionine via solid-phase intracyclization” […]
New Hope for Patients Battling Inoperable Cancer
Doctors at Sparrow’s Herbert-Herman Cancer Center in Lansing, Michigan have a new tool to deliver radiation. It’s one of only 12 in the country. UF startup ViewRay, Inc. MRIdian machine allows doctors to attack tumors with precision in real-time, giving patients with inoperable cancers new hope. ViewRay, Inc. is a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy. […]
Lung Cancer Research Foundation Announces 2019 Scientific Research Grant Program Awards
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation® (LCRF) announced the awardees of its 2019 Scientific Grant Program. Through this program, LCRF awarded $2.6 million dollars in research grants to 12 investigators whose projects focus on basic, translational, clinical, health services and epidemiological research. In addition to its annual pilot grants, for the first time, LCRF awarded research […]
Arranta Bio Announces the Acquisition of Captozyme™, Creating a Center of Excellence for Microbiome Development and Clinical Supply
Arranta Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced the acquisition of UF Innovate alumni startup Captozyme™, a leader in health care for and through the gut using novel enzymes and live biotherapeutics. With the acquisition, Arranta Bio will establish its Center of Excellence for process and analytical development and early clinical supply for […]
University of Florida Health Researchers Gain New Insight Into Muscular Dystrophy Gene
University of Florida Health researchers are gaining new insights into cells linked to a genetic mutation that causes a type of muscular dystrophy. Using genome editing, the researchers developed mice that replicate the developmental timing of a dysfunctional gene that causes myotonic dystrophy type 1, or DM1. They then showed that two types of cells […]