Purina Announces 2021 Pet Care Innovation Prize Winners
UF startup Structured Monitoring Products' VetGuardian was among the five winners. VetGuardian is a zero-touch remote telemonitor for veterinarians that continuously gathers a patient's vital signs without wires or physical contact.
Skin Cancer Vaccine Developed by Tampa Company Enters Phase 1 of Clinical Trial
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc. completed its first-in-human phase one trial in cutaneous melanoma at Moffitt Cancer Center within the past year and has now moved into studying patients in earlier stages of skin cancers.
Tapeworm, Vertigo and Pancreatitis Drugs Are Being Trialled As COVID-19 Treatments
Included in this news roundup is UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals's trials with ifenprodil, a drug used to treat vertigo and bird flu. Algernon is testing the drug's efficacy in preventing lung damage and increasing survivability in patients with COVID-19.
Abbott Blood Test To Evaluate Mild Concussions Wins FDA Clearance
Doctors soon will have a new way to evaluate patients with concussions: a rapid blood test made by Abbott Laboratories that has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It’s an advancement that could eliminate the need for some patients to get costly CT scans and the radiation exposure that accompanies them.
Manipulating Milestones in Pandemic Times with AGTC’s Sue Washer
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt biopharma clinical trials, especially those conducted with at-risk patient populations. From patient recruitment to data collection, clinical trials execution became considerably more challenging in 2020. On this episode of The Business Of Biotech, UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate AGTC CEO Sue Washer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the creative measures her company took to serve a geographically dispersed clinical patient population and ensure her company met clinical milestones.
Technological Advances Help Better Regulate the Growing Cannabis Market
Since sixteen states have now fully legalized the use of cannabis products for both medical and recreational use, a major concern over... Read More
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Lead Drug Ifenprodil Named As Potential COVID-19 Treatment in European Scientific Journal
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., formerly known as Breathtec, a UF startup, said that its lead drug candidate Ifenprodil was highlighted in a European... Read More
UF Startup Shadow Health Is Going Big and Staying Home
In early December, local UF startup Shadow Health, which develops virtual simulations for nursing and healthcare education, became part of Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, that is part of RELX, an even larger global provider of information-based analytics. The acquisition will hasten Shadow Health’s ability to reach its biggest goals.
TAO Connect’s Founder Sherry Benton Shares Tips To Replace New Year Resolutions With New Habits
Many start the new year with resolutions, but the hard part is sticking to them. Dr. Sherry Benton, founder of UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, says it’s easier to start with small changes that you can sustain all year long.
Putting Drones and Smart AI to Work
Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis and Matt Donovan are the developers of Agroview, a Florida startup invention and a 2020 Cade Prize finalist. A spinoff company located at UF Innovate | The Hub called “Agriculture Intelligence Inc.,” was created, which provides Agroview’s services to growers.
