Prepify AI and ZoraSafe, Inc. Receive ‘Panelists’ Choice’ Awards at GatorPitch (UF News)
UF Innovate’s GatorPitch returned to Miami for its third iteration, presenting a fresh cohort of University of Florida startups that span healthcare, education, finance, national security and artificial intelligence.
Gene-Editing Platform May Help Treat Hearing Loss (UF Health)
A study led by UF researchers Mei He and Xiaoshu Pan has discovered that progressive hearing loss might be aided by gene-editing therapies that use tiny messengers to nudge cells to repair themselves.
Security Flaws in Portable Genetic Sequencers Risk Leaking Private DNA Data (UF News)
UF researchers Christina Boucher and Sara Rampazzi uncovered critical security flaws in portable DNA sequencers, prompting global updates to safeguard genetic data.
Dr. Christopher McCurdy Honored With AAPS Distinguished Service Award (UF Pharmacy)
UF researcher Christopher McCurdy has been selected as the 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipient by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, or AAPS. The annual award recognizes members for their lifetime of service to the organization and exemplifies the inclusive, collaborative volunteer leadership that AAPS encourages.
NeXtGen Biologics and Lovell Government Services Partner To Bring Innovative Advanced Wound Care Technology to Federal Healthcare Systems (Globe Newswire)
UF Innovate | Accelerate resident client NeXtGen™ Biologics has partnered with Lovell® Government Services to expand access to its advanced wound care technologies across federal healthcare systems, including the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Military Health System (MHS), and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida Lab Helps Patients Better Understand Neuromuscular Diseases (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the Wang Lab at the University of Florida, which is focusing on neuromuscular disease research, particularly myotonic dystrophy.
Samantha Ali Wins Best Poster Award at AAPS Annual Meeting (UF Pharmacy)
UF researcher Samantha Ali, mentored by Dr. Mei He, earned the Best Poster Award at the 2025 AAPS Annual Meeting for her research on how microgravity influences muscle aging through extracellular vesicle transcriptomic analysis.
Solid Biosciences Awarded Innovation Passport Designation Under the New UK Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway for SGT-003 (BioSpace)
Solid Biosciences Inc., which acquired UF startup AavantiBio, announced that SGT-003, the Company’s investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), has been granted an Innovation Passport under the new ILAP.
Tech Tuesday: University of Florida’s Photonics Lab Researchers Are Advancing Semiconductor Chips (WCJB TV20)
In this week’s Tech Tuesday, UF Innovate spotlights the University of Florida’s Photonics Lab with Dr. Volker J. Sorger, where researchers are advancing optical technologies on semiconductor chips for AI, data centers, and space applications.
Like Sculpting From Within: New Technique Builds Advanced Materials out of Basic Plastics (UF News)
UF researchers have developed a technique to create highly porous materials from the ubiquitous building blocks of everyday plastics, and the end result could have applications in electronics, separations and battery manufacturing.