Exactech Expands Foot and Ankle Treatment Options with New Fixed Bearing Flat Cut Talus Ankle Implant
UF startup Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, and knee, announced the launch of the new Vantage® Ankle Flat Cut Talus, an option for the Vantage Total Ankle Fixed Bearing System. This is the latest addition to its foot and ankle portfolio. Samuel Adams, MD, kicked […]
New, Non-Invasive Technology Can Accurately Diagnose Parkinson’s
Doctors have to hand-draw maps of the brain to detect Parkinson’s. However, sometimes this method can lead to misdiagnosis. This may change after a research team led by Dr. David Vaillancourt, UF department chairman of applied physiology and kinesiology, engineered a non-invasive technology that automatically diagnoses Parkinson’s disease. The research produced an automatic imaging system […]
AGTC and Otonomy Announce Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Gene Therapy for Congenital Hearing Loss
UF startup Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, and Otonomy, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative therapeutics for neurotology, announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialize an […]
Study Finds Rising Ozone a Hidden Threat to Corn
University of Florida molecular genetics and microbiology professor Lauren McIntyre collaborated on a research led by Lisa Ainsworth, a U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist, along with University of Illinois plant biology professor Andrew Leakey and University of California, Davis plant sciences professor Patrick Brown. The study begins to address the rise of ground-level ozone by […]
Gainesville Expert Proves Blockchain Isn’t Just for Software Engineers
Blockchain expert Palveshey Tariq is a modern-day Renaissance woman. She holds a position with the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida, for which she leads semiannual sessions for the World Bank Program in the capacity of blockchain to streamline energy generation, distribution and regulation. This was the spark that ignited her […]
Oragenics Presents Interim Data on the AG013 Phase 2 Clinical Trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2019
UF startup Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of novel antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced initial data from its ongoing Phase 2, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of AG013 in oral mucositis presented in a poster session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. […]
Plant Improvement Specialist to Ensure New Citrus Varieties Have Best Traits
Many citrus growers want to replant their groves that are withering because of greening. But they need field data to know which varieties to plant. Gathering that information takes time. As a rule, though, it takes 15 to 20 years to develop a new citrus variety and get data on how it will perform in […]
UF Diabetes Institute Director Receives International Acclaim for Groundbreaking Research
The director of the University of Florida Diabetes Institute has been awarded the 2019 Jacobæus Prize, one of the top international honors in the field of endocrinology and metabolism, for his contributions to groundbreaking Type 1 diabetes research. Mark Atkinson, Ph.D., a professor in the UF College of Medicine’s departments of pathology and pediatrics, received […]
What Would It Take to Shut Down the Entire Internet?
Gizmodo.com, a design, technology, science and science fiction website, asked cybersecurity experts how exactly one would go about shutting down the entire internet. Dr. Kevin Butler, associate professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and associate director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research at the University of Florida, shared his thoughts. “Probably the […]
RTI Surgical® Announces Commercial Launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System to add to the growth of its Established Therapies spine portfolio. The CervAlign ACP System is designed to promote cervical fusion by providing temporary resistance to flexion, extension, lateral bending and […]