Sun BioPharma Provides Business Update and Reports Operating Results for FY2019
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, provided a business update and reports financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019. Sun BioPharma is developing SBP-101, a proprietary polyamine analogue designed to induce polyamine metabolic inhibition (PMI), a metabolic pathway of critical importance […]
Algernon Appoints Novotech As CRO for Phase 2 Coronavirus Ifenprodil Trial
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, announced that it has chosen to appoint award winning Novotech as the contract research organization (CRO) for a planned physician initiated study of NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for COVID-19 infected patients in South Korea. Novotech is an internationally recognized full service CRO known for its experience across […]
Digital Mental Health Solution Offers Group Teletherapy to Universities
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate company TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, announced the addition of its Group Room feature, while also offering its video conferencing services to all 180 of its university partners. With this update, TAO Connect is giving more […]
Clinical Trial of Radiation Therapy Offers Complete Treatment in Fewer Visits
Diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, one of the most common types and earliest stages of breast cancer, Michele, a grandmother and full-time caregiver to her husband, is today cancer-free thanks to the radiation therapy she received at the Siteman Cancer Center. The clinical trial was based on the use of the breakthrough ViewRay MRIdian technology, […]
Molekule Research: The Research and Innovation Behind The Filter Technology
UF startup Molekule Director of R&D Jaspreet Dhau and Co-Founder and Co-CEO Dilip Goswami explains how research, science, and innovation play a role in furthering the PECO (Photo Electrochemical Oxidation) technology, and how that extends to improving the lives of their customers.
AGTC Announces Completion of Enrollment in All Adult Dose Groups of Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trials in Patients With Achromatopsia
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced that it has completed the planned enrollment in all dose groups for adult patients (age 18 years or older), including […]
Algernon Announces Filing of U.S. FDA Pre-Ind Meeting Request for Ifenprodil Coronavirus Trial, Expanded Access, and Emergency Use
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, announced that it has filed its pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) meeting request with the U.S. FDA. This initiates formal communications with the U.S. FDA regarding the development of the company’s repurposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment and prevention of acute lung injury (ALI) and […]
Promoting Wellness at Work
Dr. Ed Buckley, founder and CEO of UF startup Peerfit, the digital health company that works with employers and insurance carriers to fully fund fitness experiences for their employees and members, was interviewed by Mike Biselli, host of Passionate Pioneers podcast, and discussed Peerfit’s ten-year journey and the opportunities Dr. Buckley and his team have […]
Algernon Explores the Use of NP-120 (Ifenprodil) as a Novel Treatment for Coronavirus
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, announced that it is exploring the potential of using NP-120 (Ifenprodil) as a novel treatment for COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. A recent independent study found that Ifenprodil significantly reduced acute lung injury (ALI) and improved survivability in an animal study with H5N1 infected […]
How to Mentally Cope With the Coronavirus
Beyond making people sick, the coronavirus has spurred anxiety and panic as it spreads across the globe and in the United States. But Sherry Benton, founder and chief science officer of online therapy provider TAO Connect, a UF startup, says the paranoia surrounding the potential pandemic is vastly overblown. “You’ve got to step back and […]