Signet Medical Solutions, Inc. Announces Option to Acquire Rights of Method to Detect Melanoma Cancer by Smell
Tom Donaldson, President, announced that Signet executed an Option to license all rights to medical non-invasive system to detect melanoma skin cancer using a vapor analysis system. The technology was developed by a University of Florida team led by Dr. Nikolaus Gravenstein, professor of anesthesiology, as well as a professor of neurosurgery and professor of […]
Updated Perishable Food Transportation Guidelines Now Available
A 1987 handbook published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Division of Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) received a 21st-century update thanks to a team led by University of Florida researchers. “Many people in the food transportation industry had been asking for a revised handbook for years, to include all of the developments in technology, best […]
An Alzheimer’s Study Used Electrostimulation to Evoke Vivid Memories – Here’s What It Could Mean
A group of researchers tested the use of deep brain stimulation to improve memory and cognition in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (ADvance trial). While the long-term benefit on memory was not as robust as expected, almost half of the patients reported recalling past experiences. This is a notable observation as it occurred in individuals with […]
New Energy Meter From Martinson Machine Shows How Much Money You Spend in Real-Time
How about being able to monitor electricity consumption? And knowing that, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, “we can reduce the cost of power outages by over 75 percent and save America over $150 billion”. This is the proposal of the Martinson Smart Meter developed by UF Innovate | The Hub resident company EXIT […]
PPMD Awards University of Florida $1 Million for Novel Gene Therapy Approach Targeting the Heart
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced plans to award Dr. H. Lee Sweeney, a professor in the department of pharmacology and therapeutics and his team at the University of Florida, $1 million to continue their exploration of developing novel therapies that can address […]
TAO Connect’s Partnership With a University Shows Increase in Behavioral Health Access
UF startup TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, is officially announcing the extension of its partnership with the University of South Carolina (UofSC). Students, faculty, and staff will have the ability to utilize TAO Connect’s digital services for the third straight year. TAO Connect provides online […]
RTI Surgical® Announces First Spine Surgery Using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the first surgery using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System, a modular pedicle screw system used for mono- and multi-segmental rigid, hybrid or dynamic posterior stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Dr. William Sears, a neurosurgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of […]
Associate Professor of Biology Featured in Marine Magazine
Dr. James Liao, a biomechanist and neuroscientist with the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, investigates the way marine animals move in an unpredictable world. His studies into fish biomechanics provide insights useful for technology, engineering, and health. “I’ve studied everything from coral reefs to marine mammals in pursuit of answers to questions […]
UF Health Oncologist Receives $300,000 Child Cancer Research Grant
Hyundai Hope on Wheels is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 and is supported by the automobile manufacturer, Hyundai. Today, Dr. Elias Sayour, a University of Florida pediatric oncologist, received a $300,000 research grant from Hope on Wheels for his children’s cancer research. He has been working on his research, which deals with developing lipid […]
ASTRO 2019 to Feature Clinical Experience and Patient Outcomes With Viewray MRIdian
UF startup ViewRay, Inc., a leading medical technology company that provides groundbreaking MRI-guided radiation therapy, announced that the company’s MRIdian and MRIdian Linac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiation therapy systems will be featured at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The meeting will feature a number of presentations highlighting […]