UF Alumni Startup Company Becomes Finalist in Toyota’s Mobility Unlimited Challenge
At UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate startup MYOLYN is in the running for $1M in Toyota challenge. When Matt Bellman was a child, his mother used to ask him to build her a new body. His mother was diagnosed with breast and thyroid cancer, both of which took a toll on […]
Nash Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Pre-Clinical Results From a Second Study for Chronic Kidney Disease
Nash Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc., is pleased to announce that in a new recent in vivo animal study for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), the activity of NP-135 was confirmed, and two additional compounds, NP-160 and NP-251 were identified as new lead compounds in a unilateral ureteral obstruction […]
Toyota Announces Finalists in Mobility Competition
Innovation is constantly changing lives, whether it be through technology, green energy, health, or other means. Toyota’s Mobility Unlimited Challenge that first launched in 2017, is a global competition striving to inspire developers in the creation of new technology for people who deal with lower limb paralysis. Inventors and engineers from across the globe submitted […]
ViewRay : First Patient Enrolled in Stereotactic MRI-guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy Trial
UF startup ViewRay, Inc. announces the enrollment of the first patient in the Stereotactic MRI-guided On-table Adaptive Radiation Therapy (SMART) Trial, a multi-center clinical trial for locally advanced or borderline pancreatic cancer. The trial will explore the clinical benefits of high-dose radiation therapy enabled by MR-guidance, combined with daily on-table adaptation in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. […]
Area Companies Innovating Medicine and Patient Care
Imagine a medical company dedicated to repairing peripheral nerve damage that could save the arm of a battle-injured U.S. soldier, or another that created a blood test for detecting concussions. Another company is working fervently to create a vaccine to prevent and/or reverse Type 1 diabetes while a digital health company has developed a patented […]
Empowering Women in Technology Startups
(The University of Florida is home to EWITS, a 10-week, hands-on, experiential learning program intended to help professional women understand the process of commercialization of an invention. This feature article explains more.) When Julie Johnson first started working in the lighting design industry, providing the best lighting solution for buildings was fairly simple. First, design […]
IMHC Scientists Create Exoskeleton That Lets Paralyzed Walk
Pensacola scientists who created a robotic exoskeleton allowing paralyzed people to move are among five finalists in an international competition sponsored by Toyota. The team from Pensacola’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition received a $500,000 grant on Monday to further develop their project. They will compete for $1 million next year in Tokyo. IHMC partnered with UF […]
Province Expands TAO Connect Mental Health Service
An online therapy service first used on a trial-basis in Newfoundland and Labrador is now expanding province-wide. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate Therapy Assistance Online, also known as TAO Connect, is an e-health technology service that was launched last February in Canada. It combines online educational materials with brief clinical support […]
Cannabis Users Drive High, and Crashes Are on the Rise
As cannabis legalization spreads across North America, there is a growing realization of the public safety issues surrounding widespread use of the legalized drug. Even cannabis consumers admit that driving under the influence of marijuana can be dangerous, but in general they do it anyway. Public health officials have launched educational campaigns, but the entrenched […]
Entrinsic Health Solutions and Markey Cancer Center Launch Phase II Study for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients with Quality of Life-Limiting Diarrhea
UF startup Entrinsic Health Solutions in partnership with the University of Kentucky (UK) Markey Cancer Center announced initiation of active accrual and first consented patient in its Phase II study evaluating enterade® – a glucose-free, medical food – in neuroendocrine tumor and carcinoid syndrome patients. Entrinsic Health Solutions is located in the UF Innovate | Sid Martin […]