Tech Tuesday: startGNV
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, our friends at UF Innovate are joined by Christine Caven from startGNV, a local organization supporting the tech community in Gainesville. One of their upcoming events is the Tech Battle of the Bands where local tech companies are hosting a fundraising rock concert to end homelessness in Gainesville.
UF Nursing Researcher Helps Create Global Interventions for Sickle Cell Disease
A new commission report from The Lancet Haematology outlines the global burden caused by sickle cell disease and identifies the need for important governmental commitments and investments. It also offers health care-related and education recommendations experts say would improve outcomes for those living with the blood disorder, which mainly occurs in the Black population.
New Wertheim UF Scripps Scientist Expands Chemists’ Tools
A new scientist joining The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology invents creative and efficient ways to build complex, potentially useful molecules, studying their activity so that compounds found in nature may eventually become useful products, such as medications.
College of Medicine Opens Clinical Research Hub
To further support clinical research faculty, the UF College of Medicine Office of Research recently launched the Clinical Research Hub, which will provide enterprisewide leadership, create standards and policies and establish a shared infrastructure for clinical research in the college. The new hub aims to facilitate increased collaboration, simplify clinical research processes, develop pathways for researchers and advance overall research excellence.
SATLANTIS Launches GEISAT Precursor for Methane Detection
SATLANTIS, the leading global provider of Earth Observation technologies, successfully launched its fourth mission, the GEISAT Precursor satellite, on June 12th, 2023, at 2:35 p.m. (Los Angeles time) from California. The satellite offers unique capabilities for high-resolution visual monitoring and tracking methane emissions, a significant greenhouse gas, marking another milestone for the company.
ENTREPRENEURIAL HACK #11 | Don’t Stop Climbing
When facing a slowdown in business growth, it’s easy to become fixated on failures and obstacles. But dwelling on setbacks only hinders progress. Instead, shift your perspective by focusing on your organization’s successes.
Tech Tuesday: BHGRE
UF Innovate interviews Brian Oen, President of BHGRE Commercial Real Estate. BHGRE is an innovative company that strategically brings together representation to create a thriving community within the real estate industry.
Confronting Aids in Florida With Artificial Intelligence
A University of Florida research team is playing its part to stop the global HIV epidemic, applying the power of artificial intelligence to medical records to uncover patterns of risk and bias that have left some patients in Florida with poor access to today’s effective treatments — so effective that HIV infections are not sexually transmitted.
$682,000 in Duke Energy Grants Provide Economic Boost to Florida Communities
Duke Energy and the Duke Energy Foundation are investing $682,000 in grants to support 35 local economic development agencies and businesses dedicated to bringing new jobs and investment in Florida. This year’s funding will allow the University of Florida (UF Innovate | Accelerate) to identify and vet promising biotechnology businesses seeking to scale, with potential to relocate in the city of Gainesville and city of Alachua area.
Study Uncovers Gut Bacteria Differences in Children Who Later Develop Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
For the first time, scientists have shown that gut bacteria differences are associated with later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a debilitating rheumatic childhood disease, and that these differences are present years before the disease is diagnosed.
