UF Startup Cannabix Technologies Receives Notice of Allowance for Cannabis Drug Detection Device U.S. Patent
Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that it has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its 2015 licensed patent […]
BioFlorida Honors Two UF Startups for Their Role in Fighting COVID-19
Molekule receives COVID-19 Innovation Award; Ology Bioservices receives David J. Gury Company of the Year Award COVID-19 Innovation Award The COVID-19 Innovation Award recognizes a Florida company that has made significant advances in the fight against COVID-19. The 2020 COVID-19 Innovation Award was presented to Dr. Yogi Goswami, the world-renowned Director of the Clean Energy Research Center […]
The Academic Engine That Propels Young Companies
Like universities around the world, the University of Florida via UF Innovate helps startup companies get off the ground with the support of a business incubator and leading-edge high-performance computing. Around the world, universities are not just centers for teaching and research, but also engines for product innovation and business incubation. Countless numbers of startup […]
TheraVab Biosciences Announces Exclusive Option to License Engineered Receptor Immunobiotherapy for the Treatment of Neu
TheraVab Biomedics Pte. Ltd., a pre-clinical stage immunotherapy company that aims at reversal of the inflammatory processes that lead to cancers, neurodegenerative ailments and cardiovascular disorders, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation for the exclusive option to license decoy receptor technology for the development of an […]
Dr. Lampotang & Team Receive a UF Innovation Award for PanVentTM
Congratulations to Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE, Gordon L. Gibby, MD, MSEE, David Lizdas, BSME, and their team, who have been honored with a UF Innovations of the Year award for the PanVentTM low-cost, open-source ventilator they created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing was presented during a virtual […]
Dr. Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Associate Professor at University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience CEO Stephen Gatto, Receive University of Florida’s ‘Invention of the Year 2020’ Award
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech resident client entrinsic bioscience (EBS), a company pioneering a next-generation protein modulation technology, announced that its co-founder, Dr. Sadasivan (Sagar) Vidyasagar, an associate professor at the University of Florida, and entrinsic bioscience’s CEO, Stephen Gatto, received the “Invention of the Year 2020” Award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing for their novel amino-acid […]
New AI Technology ‘Agroview’ Named UF Invention of the Year
Yiannis Ampatzidis and his research team combined their collective minds to find artificial intelligence technology to best help farmers save money and better care for their crops. Out of that process, they invented a system known as Agroview. The system utilizes images from drones and satellites and from the ground – along with artificial intelligence […]
Inventors Honored at Virtual Standing InnOvation Event
More than 200 innovators participated in a live-stream event and virtual happy hour to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2020. The limitations of social gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted UF Innovate | Tech Licensing to find new ways to honor University of Florida innovators. Instead of an in-person Standing InnOvation, Tech Licensing […]
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing Celebrates Best Year Ever
University of Florida researchers made more discoveries and licensed more technologies than ever in the fiscal year just ended, despite the coronavirus pandemic influencing the third and fourth quarters. Researchers disclosed 393 new discoveries and UF Innovate | Tech Licensing signed a record 132 licenses and options, up from 331 disclosures and 122 licenses last […]
UF Innovate’s Adrienne Pennell Receives UF Superior Accomplishment Award
In a virtual ceremony August 6, Licensing Associate III Adrienne Pennell has been named a UF Superior Accomplishment winner for her outstanding service at UF Innovate | Tech Licensing. Pennell was among more than a dozen nominees in the Clerical/Office Support category for Division 1. “I am beyond honored to have been nominated to the […]