Pain Assessment Management Initiative Balances Pain Relief and Safe Prescribing of Medications
Each day more than 140 Americans die from drug overdose. Millions more struggle with opioid addiction. The Department of Health and Human Services says the opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis our nation has ever faced. In the midst of this crisis, health care professionals must balance pain relief and care with safe prescribing […]
UF Researcher Creates Program to Reduce Risk of Cognitive Loss after Anesthesia
When 75-year-old John awakened after emergency surgery to fix his broken hip, he didn’t know where he was. He thought he was being held hostage in a McDonald’s restaurant, and he got angry when the nurse, trying to appease him, told him the french fries on his hospital tray were from the fast-food chain. He […]
UF Researcher Promotes Highly Efficient Blockchain System to Improve Transactions
In this evolving digital world, a system known as blockchain provides transactional transparency in real-time. Cryptocurrency has become the newest way to transfer — not just money — but also data and information. One University of Florida researcher has created a more efficient way to implement blockchain into everyday healthcare and social networking platforms. “There […]
UF Startup TearClear Appoints Robert J. Dempsey as CEO
UF startup TearClear, a global Ophthalmic Pharmaceutical Company, announced the appointment of Robert J. Dempsey as Chief Executive Officer. TearClear, a resident client at UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, is the only pharmaceutical company to administer preservative-free eye drops to the ocular surface, that are preserved safely prior to dosing. Dempsey, who has more […]
Jeff Vinik, San Francisco Investors Up Their Stakes in Peerfit
UF startup Peerfit, a Tampa-based digital health company, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Virgo Investment Group, a San Francisco-based investment firm. Vinik and Virgo, who had each led previously funding rounds for Peerfit, were joined by other existing shareholders in the latest round, […]
Cannabix Technologies Improves Performance of Faims Marijuana Breathalyzer – CNN Coverage
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have developed and deployed new ion optics methods that have resulted in a 6 times increase in analyte signal, which has increased the sensitivity in the company’s FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) detection […]
Eating Seaweed Could Prevent Colon Cancer, Inflammation of Digestive Tract, Study Suggests
Eating seaweed that grows near the Florida Keys could protect against colon cancer and inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract, according to research from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy led by Dr. Hendrik Luesch, chair of medicinal chemistry. Researchers conducted a multi-year study to identify the compounds in seaweed that contain anti-inflammatory properties […]
Avance® Nerve Graft Recipient Selected to Ride on Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, selected Jessica de Paz to ride on the 2020 Donate Life Rose Parade float that was featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The […]
Axogen Awarded Research Grant From the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Axogen, Inc., a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, announced it has been awarded a grant to research and develop an automated bioprocessing system for human tissue scaffolds. Axogen’s partnership with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing […]
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Finding New Uses for Safe, Older Drugs
Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., formerly known as Breathtec Biomedical, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, sat down with Proactive‘s Steve Darling at the 12th annual LD Micro Conference in Bel Air, California. The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company, is advancing its lead compounds for non–alcoholic steatohepatitis, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, […]