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.
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 cannabis abuse revolves around operating a vehicle while impaired. The National Institute on Drug Abuse highlighted that marijuana was the most common illicit drug found within the bloodstream of drivers who were involved […]
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.
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 scientific journal as a potential COVID-19 treatment. In the January 5th edition of the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, the authors of an independent research review identified Ifenprodil as a possible […]
Oragenics Enters Into Material Transfer Agreement With Adjuvance Technologies for COVID-19 Vaccine Adjuvant
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate company Oragenics, Inc., a leader in the development of new antibiotics against infectious diseases and effective treatments for oral mucositis, announced entering into a material transfer agreement with Adjuvance Technologies Inc. for use of the adjuvant TQL1055 in the Company’s Terra CoV-2 vaccine against COVID-19.
SharpSpring Announces Winning Three New TrustRadius Awards
UF startup SharpSpring, Inc., a leading cloud-based sales and marketing automation platform, announced that it has been named first place for Best Usability, Best Feature Set Award and Best Customer Support on TrustRadius, a B2B software technology review platform.
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.
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.
VetGuardian Is Working on Wireless Veterinary Care
Vik Ramprakash, CEO of UF startup Structured Monitoring Products Inc, has developed a solution called VetGuardian, a wireless device that sits a few feet away from the animal and requires no connection points to monitor the animal’s vitals.
COVID-19 Fighting Antibodies Developed in Alachua Sent to Clinical Trials
Supporting our troops: an Alachua company works to keep our soldiers safe from COVID-19. Here’s what UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Ology Bioservices Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), is doing on the front lines of the pandemic.