Tech Tuesday: AIBL Tech
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, Bethany Gaffey interviews Yuliia Hrynchenko, the COO of AIBL Tech, a local startup focusing on accessible smart prosthetics. The company was founded right here at the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.
UF Health Gene Therapy Scientist Named to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
Byrne, director of the UF Powell Center for Rare Disease Research and Therapy and a gene therapy pioneer with about 23 patents in the field, will be inducted into the 2024 class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in the fall, the organization announced May 30.
Florida Venture Forum Announces Record Number of Companies Selected to Present at 2024 Florida Early Stage Venture Conference
Florida Venture Forum, Florida’s largest statewide support organization for investors and entrepreneurs, has announced the companies selected to present at its 2024 Florida Early Stage Venture Conference, being held at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, June 4 – 5. Two UF Innovate | Accelerate clients — Silicon Assurance (early stage) and Cordelia Biosciences (collegiate) — will present.
Satlantis Is Part of the Consortium Selected by ESA for the Spanish Component of the Atlantic Constellation
The consortium led by Elecnor Deimos has successfully secured one of the two parallel contracts awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the definition of the Spanish Component of the Atlantic Constellation. The core team of the consortium, comprised solely of Spanish entities, includes Alen Space, Satlantis, and DHV Technology.
Sounding the Alarm: UF Cybersecurity Expert Exposes Audio Deepfake
Audio deepfakes are becoming ubiquitous – blurring the line between fact and fiction – but UF researchers are working to develop methods to help the public navigate this new technological terrain.
Tech Tuesday: Engineering Students at the University of Florida Build Model Telescopes From the 1990s
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, we meet engineering students working to build full-scale and small-scale models of a telescope, part of the large payload that went to space aboard the Astro Spacelab Missions on board the Space Shuttles Columbia and Endeavour in the 1990s.
The Tale of Two Companies: One Viral Vector Partner for Every Stage of Gene Therapy Development
Gene therapies can correct diseases at their genetic core, but their success hinges on viral vector manufacturing. As gene therapy technology becomes more advanced, producing viral vectors becomes more challenging, requiring a manufacturing partner that is not only versed in viral vector production but also agile enough to adapt to the shifting tides of innovation.
A closer look at the experiences of two companies — NysnoBio, a client of UF Innovate | Accelerate, and bluebird bio — offers insight into what sponsors at different stages of the development and manufacturing cycle need in a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) partner.
Tech Tuesday: CamoReady
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate and SCAD Media go “under cover”, almost literally, as students at the University of Florida find a way to help the U.S. military camouflage their vehicles
UF Research Foundation Names 2024 Professors
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2024.
NASA Selects UF Mission To Better Track the Earth’s Water and Ice
NASA has selected a team of University of Florida aerospace engineers to pursue a groundbreaking $12 million mission aimed at improving the way we track changes in Earth’s structures, such as tectonic plates and oceans.