Massive Survey Finds 1 in 3 College Freshmen Struggle With Mental Health—Here Are 4 Things You Can Do (CNBC Make It)
Dr. Sherry Benton, founder of UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate TAO Connect, an online mental health company, discusses what students can do to stay on top of their mental health while in college. Mental health is a major concern on college campuses around the world. According to new research published by […]
Southwest Signs Ten-Year Commitment to Amadeus Sky Suite by Optym (Travel Daily)
American domestic airline Southwest Airlines has announced it has entered into a long-term agreement to bring the Amadeus Sky Suite by Optym to its operations, in order to upgrade its scheduling capabilities. Optym is a UF startup. According to the carrier the new technology, which includes five new solutions including SkyMAX for network optimization, SkySYM […]
Oncologists Tout Promise of MRI-Aided Radiation Therapy (HealthData Management)
Integrating magnetic resonance imaging with radiation therapy is gaining attention as a therapy for treating cancer. Experts believe the treatment approach has the approach to extend life expectancy and reduce common side effects that afflict cancer patients. At a recent meeting hosted by the Miami Cancer Institute and UF startup Viewray, panel participants discussed the […]
Gainesville Tech Startup Gives Spoiled Produce a Fresh Start (Business in Greater Gainesville)
Verigo is a UF startup and a resident client in UF Innovate | The Hub. Recently, AgroFresh Solutions acquired the company, and Verigo now powers AgroFresh’s revolutionary FreshCloud Transit Insights platform, which uses real-time, predictive data insights to provide quality assurance and supply chain management. This is Verigo’s story: Up to 40 percent of all […]
RTI’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology Wins 2018 Spine Technology Award (News-Medical.Net)
RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced its TETRAfuse® 3D Technology won a 2018 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, a widely read publication in the orthopedics industry. RTI will accept the award at the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) 33rd Annual Meeting taking place September 26-29, 2018, in Los Angeles and […]
The Guys Who Brought You Tampa’s Armature Works Plan High-End Offices Next Door, and They’ve Already Signed a Lease With Med-Tech Company AxoGen (Tampa Bay Times)
Coming soon from the developers who brought you the Armature Works: Heights Union, two high-end office buildings next door to the trendy food hall, event space and co-working complex overlooking the Hillsborough River. Developers said they plan to go in for city permitting on the $102 million project in coming days. The equity and financing […]
Apio Technology Group Validates Innovative BreatheWay Packaging With Verigo’s Wireless Temperature (Perishable News)
Apio Technology Group uses UF Innovate | The Hub resident client Verigo’s ambient temperature and humidity Pod (PA2) and temperature probe Pod (PE0) to monitor temperature conditions within BreatheWay® packages as they move across the supply chain. Apio, Inc. is a leading provider of fresh, bagged produce with strong brands such as The Greenline® and […]
Collaboration Forms for Development of Targeted Immunotherapies to Treat Cancer (European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine)
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alumni company Morphogenesis — a Florida-based immunotherapy company — and the Cell and Gene Therapy Group at Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden have announced a collaboration for the development of targeted immunotherapies to treat cancer. The two-and-a-half-year collaboration will combine Morphogenesis’ gene therapy with the exosome-mediated […]
Breathtec Provides Nash Pharmaceuticals’ Plans for Next Year (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Breathtec Biomedical Inc. is pleased to provide details on Nash Pharmaceutical’s plans for the next 12 month period. Breathtec recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Nash Pharma. Nash Pharma is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company focused on drug repurposing in […]
Peerfit Claims Another $8 Million for Its Digital Fitness Benefits Platform (MobiHealthNews)
Peerfit, a UF startup that makes a digital platform for fitness benefits, announced that it has closed an additional $8 million in funding, bringing the company’s total backing to more than $23 million. The round was led by returning investors Ark Applications and PAR. “What this round represents for us is bringing in highly leveraged […]