Breathtec Provides Nash Pharmaceuticals’ Plans for Next Year (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc. is pleased to provide details on Nash Pharmaceutical’s plans for the next 12 month period. Breathtec recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Nash Pharma. Nash Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on drug repurposing in […]
Novel Drug Inspired by a Marine Natural Product Offers New Approach to Treat Pancreatic Cancer (UF Health)
A novel drug candidate based on a marine natural product discovered 20 years ago could be the basis for a new approach to treating pancreatic cancer, according to University of Florida researchers, who are continuing to evaluate it. Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., and Weijing Cai, Ph.D., authored a study in the journal Investigative New Drugs, which […]
Peerfit Claims Another $8 Million for Its Digital Fitness Benefits Platform (MobiHealthNews)
Peerfit, a UF startup that makes a digital platform for fitness benefits, announced that it has closed an additional $8 million in funding, bringing the company’s total backing to more than $23 million. The round was led by returning investors Ark Applications and PAR. “What this round represents for us is bringing in highly leveraged […]
UF Health Researcher, Collaborators Share $1.2 Million International Award for Vision Treatment (UF Health)
University of Florida Health ophthalmology researcher William Hauswirth, Ph.D. and his collaborators are sharing in a $1.2 million international award for developing a sight-restoring treatment for people who have a genetic form of vision loss. The 2018 Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award recognizes Hauswirth and his colleagues for developing the first successful gene therapy to cure […]
Morphogenesis Focused on Cancer Treatment Launches First Human Clinical Study (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
UF startup Morphogenesis Inc. is launching its first human clinical study for treatment for skin cancer. It’s an important benchmark for the Tampa company, a UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumnus, which raised $16 million earlier this year in a Series A investment round led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Kiran Patel. The Phase […]
Philips Expands Its Monitoring & Analytics Business with the Acquisition of UF Startup Xhale Assurance Inc. (Philips.com)
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has acquired UF startup Xhale Assurance Inc, a US-based scale-up company developing and commercializing next-generation sensor technologies. Xhale Assurance’s unique, disposable pulse oximetry sensor is placed on the wing (ala) of the nose, and can reliably measure and transmit a patient’s heart rate and […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Technology Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development (Nasdaq)
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that characterization work has demonstrated the ability to isolate ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and suppress background substrates effectively. Cannabix is developing an innovative FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) based instrument for the detection of […]
easyJet Partners with UF Startup Optym to Improve Flight Schedules (tnooz)
easyJet has selected the advanced network simulation solution Amadeus SkySYM by UF startup Optym to optimize flight schedules and improve its on-time performance. SkySYM is one of the five solutions offered as part of the Amadeus SKY Suite by Optym, created through the partnership between Amadeus and Optym formed in 2016 to deliver Optym’s network […]
Engage Ventures Invests in Peerfit, Selects Company for Third Cohort of Portfolio Companies (PR Newswire)
UF startup Peerfit, the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with flexible fitness experiences, announced it has been selected by Engage, the largest strategic grouping of major corporations in an independent venture fund, as a member of its third cohort of investment companies. Engage and its group of corporations contribute capital, expertise, time, and […]
NIGMS Awards Dr. Yousong Ding $1.7 Million Grant to Advance Natural Product Research (UF College of Pharmacy)
Yousong Ding, Ph.D., an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry, received a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to advance his natural product-based drug research. With the funding from the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, Ding aims to access and expand chemical diversity of microbes through the use of new, innovative […]