Approved Roadside Saliva Test Faces Court Challenge in Canada — CFN Media
CFN Media Group, the leading agency and financial media network dedicated to the North American cannabis industry, announces the publication of an article discussing UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc. and its development of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer, seeking to provide consistent, convenient, and accurate THC detection for both law enforcement and workplace applications. In August […]
Altavian Awarded Contract for Development of New Military Drone Prototype
UF startup Altavian, a U.S.-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing firm, announced the award of the Short Range Reconnaissance Prototype (SRR) contract as a part of the Army’s effort to field a next-generation drone weighing less than 5 pounds flown by a single operator. This program is the first of several Army multi-year […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development
UF startup Cannabix Technologies Inc., developer of the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, is pleased to report that recent characterization work with Cannabix’s FAIMS (field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry) THC detection device with human subjects has shown the ability to consistently discriminate unwanted ions from complex human breath background matrices […]
How Nature’s Creatures Are Helping Us To Live Better Lives
UF researchers are developing synthetic versions of shark skin to be used in hospitals and reduce bacterial infections, one of the biggest threats to global health. (UF startup Sharklet Technologies is the startup commercializing this technology.) They are one of the great threats to our health, but scientists prepare a response, inspired by nature, that […]
Exactech Announces Successful First Surgeries Using InterSep™ Calcium Sulfate Bone Void Filler
UF startup Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip, and knee, announced today the successful first surgery using its new InterSepTM calcium sulfate bone void filler. One of the newest additions to Exactech’s infection-related solutions, InterSep is a 100% synthetic calcium sulfate bone void filler that is engineered to […]
UF Startup Combatting Mosquito Diseases Featured at National Showcase
UF has been nationally recognized for working with a pest control company to prevent the spread of insect-borne diseases. On April 10, UF and the Florida Insect Control Group, a pest control device company, went to Washington, D.C. to be recognized for developing insect traps, said Philip Koehler, a UF entomology professor and the control […]
Zimmer Biomet and RTI Surgical® Partner with AAID Foundation to Expand Access to Dental Care for Veterans
Zimmer Biomet and UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. announced they are donating a supply of dental implants and wound care products to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Foundation (AAIDF) for an initiative benefitting veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The AAIDF is the charitable arm of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, […]
Ology Bioservices Wins Two Department of Defense Awards Totaling More Than $135 Million
UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc., a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through its Platforms for Rapid Integrated Solutions for Medical Countermeasures (PRISM) office, has awarded the company with two contracts valued at $135.4 million. The first is for the development of a medical countermeasure, and the […]
TAO Connect’s Online Therapy Finds New Niches
A partnership between UF startup TAO Connect and the University of Ottawa may be just the beginning of an expansion that will give the St. Petersburg tech company a broader presence and new groups of people to serve. TAO — which stands for Therapy Assistance Online and has a digital platform aimed at making behavioral […]
Peerfit Nets $18 Million, Plus More Top Funding News for Tampa-Based Companies
Tampa-based health care company Peerfit, a UF startup, has secured $18 million in Series C funding, according to company database Crunchbase, topping the city’s recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced on March 19 and financed by Virgo Investment Group. According to its Crunchbase profile, “Peerfit is the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with innovative […]