First Type 1 Diabetes Patient Enrolled in Rise Therapeutics’ Latest Clinical Trial
Rise Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel oral immunotherapeutic medicines, announced it has enrolled its first patient in its R-5280 placebo-controlled, blinded, Phase 1b type 1 diabetes clinical trial.
How AI Will Transform the Olympics
University of Florida experts say the artificial intelligence revolution will soon bring some of the biggest changes the international competition has seen in its 128-year history.
Cannabix Technologies and Omega Laboratories Inc. Provide Positive Developments on Marijuana Breathalyzer Testing
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc. reports that early testing by Omega Laboratories Inc. with Cannabix’s marijuana breathalyzer technology has garnered positive results.
Tech Tuesday: UF Researcher Introduces a New, Non-Addictive Tool for Patients To Stop Chronic Pain
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate host Bethany Gaffey interviews Dr. Raj Khanna, an internationally known expert in pain research who recently joined the staff at the University of Florida.
Research Professor Who Investigates Understudied Crop Roots Promoted to Associate Professor
University of Florida officials recognized Lorenzo Rossi’s precision planning and innovational research initiatives to confront the most serious citrus disease worldwide and advance alternative crops into diversification models with a promotion.
RTI Surgical Has a New Chief Commercial Officer
UF startup RTI Surgical has appointed Chad Croasdale as chief commercial officer for his more than 20 years of commercial and financial experience in the medtech industry.
Kriya Appoints Scientific Co-Founder J. Fraser Wright, Ph.D., as Chief Gene Therapy Officer
UF startup Kriya Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing gene therapies to address common diseases affecting millions of people around the world, announced the appointment of J. Fraser Wright, Ph.D., to the position of chief gene therapy officer.
Novel Compound Offers Improved Defense Against Fentanyl Overdoses
Scientists at the University of Florida have identified a novel compound aimed at improving the treatment of opioid overdoses, which claimed the lives of more than 81,000 Americans last year.
Tech Tuesday: How Entrepreneurship and Innovation Can Expand Research
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, host Bethany Gaffey introduces us to UF’s May Khanna, a researcher who’s driving entrepreneurship and innovation. Research drives entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship expands research.
Underwater Data Centers
Cybersecurity and robotics researchers at the UF College of Engineering discovered that the inherent density of water can turn sound into a potential weapon to underwater data centers.