Job Interview Anxiety: How to Cope
Sweaty palms. Rapid breathing. Trouble concentrating. These are just a few of the symptoms of job interview anxiety. When speaking with a recruiter or hiring manager, the goal is to sound and appear confident, in control. Anxiety can come across as a chink in the armor. “Job interviews cause stress and anxiety because, no matter […]
Vic Keller Becomes New Optym CEO
UF startup Optym, a privately-held world leader in new-generation optimization software solutions, has appointed Dallas-based Vic Keller as chief executive officer. Ravi Ahuja, Ph.D., founder of Optym and a professor at the University of Florida, has been appointed to chief science officer. For over 20 years, Keller has established, grown and operationally optimized national and […]
TAO Connect Adds Alcohol Prevention and Sexual Education Programs to Its Existing University Behavioral Health Services
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub alum TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible and effective, announced the addition of two training programs to its online platform: the Alcohol Literacy Challenge (ALC) and the Dimensions Learning sexual education program. The evidence-based programs are now available to both […]
AGTC Announces Agenda for R&D Day on January 28, 2020 in New York
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum 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 will host an R&D Day beginning at 7:30 am ET on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in New York. […]
Jeff Vinik, San Francisco Investors Up Their Stakes in Peerfit
UF startup Peerfit, a Tampa-based digital health company, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Virgo Investment Group, a San Francisco-based investment firm. Vinik and Virgo, who had each led previously funding rounds for Peerfit, were joined by other existing shareholders in the latest round, […]
Ed Buckley, Chairman and CEO of Peerfit, on Fitt Insider
UF startup Peerfit Chairman and CEO, Ed Buckley, shares with Joe Vennare, host of Fitt Insider, a weekly newsletter and podcast about the business of fitness and wellness, on pioneering the concept of “fully-funded fitness”, building the billion-dollar bridge between fitness and healthcare, and what the significance of the name, “Peerfit”. Peerfit promotes corporate wellness […]
Make Daily Meditation Your New Year’s Resolution
Sherry Benton, Ph.D., co-founder of UF startup TAO Connect, an online therapy program developed to address matters related to depression, anxiety, and other issues, shares tips on how to make meditation a part of your daily routine in Psychology Today magazine. Meditation can lower blood pressure, reduce stress, manage anxiety levels, improve attention span, improve […]
AGTC Reports Positive Six-Month Data From Its Ongoing Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum 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, reported positive interim six-month data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical program in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP). The results show that […]
Cannabix Technologies Improves Performance of Faims Marijuana Breathalyzer – CNN Coverage
UF startup Cannabix Technologies, Inc., developer of marijuana breathalyzer devices for law enforcement and the workplace, reports that engineers have developed and deployed new ion optics methods that have resulted in a 6 times increase in analyte signal, which has increased the sensitivity in the company’s FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) detection […]
Cancer Research Company in Tampa Nears Breakthrough
A scientist on the verge of a breakthrough in the war on cancer is quietly working away with a team of researchers in a laboratory in the heart of Uptown Tampa’s innovation district. UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Morphogenesis, Inc., a clinical-stage company developing novel cell and gene therapies, is […]