New Leadership for Innovation District
The Gainesville Innovation District is under new leadership and is working to create a more inclusive environment. This expansion includes the university working in partnership with Gainesville and the chamber of commerce to bring in new businesses to the innovation district, said David Norton, vice president for UF research. Jim O’Connell, the assistant vice president […]
SharpSpring Recognized As “Top Rated All-in-One Marketing Tool for 2019” by TrustRadius
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based marketing automation platform, announced it has been recognized as a Top Rated All-in-One Marketing Tool for 2019 on TrustRadius, the widely-respected B2B software technology review platform. “SharpSpring has earned a Top Rated award for all-in-one marketing platforms,” said Megan Headley, VP of Research at TrustRadius. “These awards are […]
Info Tech® Announces Info Tech Ventures Program to Support Area Startups
Gainesville based company Info Tech®, Inc., a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions and expert statistical and econometric consulting services, announced the pilot launch of Info Tech Ventures, a program to support local tech startups by sharing access to the unprecedented talent of its employees. The business community in Gainesville, Fla. is home to several […]
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Ranked Nationally
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranked nationally in the 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospital rankings released in June by U.S News & World Report. The hospital was ranked in five medical specialties: pediatric cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, neurology and neurosurgery and pulmonology and lung surgery. UF Health Shands’ pediatric cancer program rose […]
UF Builds Fan Bank for Wind Tunnel Capable of Simulating Hurricane-Force Winds
The University of Florida is looking to bring itself to the forefront of wind hazard and hurricane research with a newly constructed fan bank. The fan bank, located in the Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory, consists of 319 individually controlled fans that can simulate a variety of wind conditions, such as those occurring from […]
Beneath the Earth, the ‘Black Box’ of Soil Holds a Key to Crop Growth
University of Florida scientist Sarah Strauss seeks to help untangle the web of intrigue surrounding soil microbes to improve agricultural production in Florida and globally. “There are microbial activities going on that we don’t exactly understand. It’s known as the ‘black box’ in soil,” said Strauss, an assistant professor of soil and water sciences at […]
Innovation Square Under New Leadership
University of Florida Innovate leaders have taken over management responsibilities for Innovation Square; and in doing so, hope to create a more diverse, sprawled Innovation District. Jim O’Connell, assistant vice president for commercialization at UF Innovate, the umbrella term for UF’s innovation efforts, will assume responsibility for the management of Innovation Square. Mark Long, director […]
UF Researchers Take Integrated Approach to Protect Trees from Citrus Greening
While citrus growers continue to look for best management approaches to deal with the deadly greening disease, some scientists at the University of Florida will take an integrated look at how to protect young trees, by using tools growers already can use. Five scientists from the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will compare […]
Orange Peels May Improve Cardiovascular Health, UF Study Suggests
Yu Wang, an assistant professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, part of the USDA. With the award, Wang plans to lead a research team to study extracts from orange peels […]
Algernon Pharmaceuticals’ NP-120 Reduced Fibrosis in an Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Study by 56 Percent
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., formerly known as Breathtec, a UF startup, announced that NP-120, its repurposed lead candidate for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), showed superiority in reducing fibrosis over two globally approved therapies for IPF, Pirfenidone and Nintedanib, in a well-established in vivo animal model study of IPF. Learn more about Algernon Pharmaceuticals’ […]