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FDA Approves Blood Test Developed by Abbott, USAMMDA for Traumatic Brain Injury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a blood test the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick worked on with Abbott Point of Care, which can detect signs of traumatic brain injury more quickly than a previous test by UF startup Banyan Biomarkers. Banyan's biomarkers are used in the new device.

Cannabix Technologies Begins Certification of Contactless Alcohol Breathalyzer, Re-Brands Product Series to Breath Logix

UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of marijuana and alcohol breath-testing devices reports that it has shipped its Industrial Series Contactless Alcohol Breathalyzers (“CAB” devices) for certification testing and is rebranding the “CAB” name under the new “Breath Logix” product series, part of the company’s portfolio of marijuana and alcohol screening devices.

Ascend Acquires Beacon Gene Therapy Manufacturing Site

Ascend Advanced Therapies, a gene therapy development partner, has purchased Beacon Therapeutics’ contract, manufacturing, and controls team—along with the company's site, previously owned by UF Innovate | Accelerate graduate AGTC, located in Alachua, FL—a town considered to be a “biotech hub” in the state. The acquisition introduces a good manufacturing practice (GMP) plant into the fold, along with process and analytical development capabilities.
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