Accelerate Client GreenTechnologies, LLC Awarded Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Funding from EPA
Accelerate client GreenTechnologies, LLC has received funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to develop technologies that will help protect human health and the environment.
etectRx and the Village at Gainesville Announce Intelligent Incontinence Care Collaboration
UF Innovate client etectRX recently announced a first-of-its-kind pilot project with The Village at Gainesville, a vibrant retirement community. The project will center around the company's "eBrief" technology, a patented intelligent incontinence monitoring system.
Tech Tuesday: Maribel Ciampitti
On this Tech Tuesday segment, Melanie Morón interviews Maribel Ciampitti from the UF College of Medicine Jacksonville to discuss her recent invention aimed at assisting patients with respiratory muscle strength training.
Tech Tuesday: NysnoBio
On this Tech Tuesday segment, Melanie Morón interviews Jennifer Johnston from NysnoBio to discuss the company's work in gene therapy to treat Parkinson's disease.
Entrinsic Bioscience Announces Breakthrough Innovation for Next Generation Sports and Recreational Rehydration™ Beverages
Entrinsic Bioscience has published a ground-breaking clinical study demonstrating the potential for next-generation sports and rehydration beverages, powered by its new Ultra-Hydrating HeatDefense™ formula which promotes dual action rapid rehydration with new levels of heat protection during sports, physical exertion and high heat stress.
Unlocking Your Business Potential
Maybe you’re considering your company's +1 or more, knowing it’s time for expansion. If so, now is the time to make significant changes to reach your business’s potential. In today’s hack, UF Innovate | Accelerate Director Karl LaPan will tell you how.
BioMérieux Receives CE Mark for Biomarker Assay for Mild TBI
BioMérieux, which signed an agreement in 2017 with Banyan Biomarkers to commercialize its TBI assay, has obtained the CE Mark for its assay to detect two biomarkers associated with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
ID-Cap™ System Powers Historic HIV Digital Pill Study
etectRx announces record-breaking use of the ID-Cap™ System, utilized in University of Colorado’s HIV treatment study.
Project NextGen Selects Initial Vaccine Candidates and Awards Over $500 Million to Advance Development of Vaccines and Therapeutics
BARDA is awarding over $240 million to support Project NextGen clinical studies for COVID-19 vaccines, including investments in cold-chain sample management, genomic sequencing, and increased central laboratory capacity for sample testing.
UF Innovate | Accelerate client BioInfoExperts is among the recipients. BARDA provided $4 million to the startup to provide genomic sequencing of COVID-19.
National Cade Prize for Innovation Names 21 Finalists
Judges for 2023’s National Cade Prize for Innovation named this year’s 21 Fibonacci Finalists. Finalists will compete to win $10,000 in their respective category group—Agriculture and Environmental, Healthcare/Biomedical, IT/Tech, Energy, and Wildcard. One of the five category winners will be selected as the Inventivity™ Grand Prize winner and take home an additional $50,000 prize. Two UF startups -- Lactovid and Analyz -- are listed among the Fibonacci Finalists.
