Clinipace Brings on Medical and Development Officers, Along with a New Brand (FierceBiotech)
UF startup Clinipace is bringing on new members of its C-suite to build out its role as a midsized contract research organization, after appointing a new CEO last fall. In addition, the Morrisville, North Carolina-based CRO has launched a new brand with the tagline “Challenge Accepted,” to illustrate its willingness to provide a personalized approach […]
How Do You Stop Sunday Scaries? These 9 Solutions Can Help You Feel More Ready For Monday (Bustle)
Have you ever had a great weekend, only to be met with an achy feeling of unease and a pit in your stomach on Sunday evening? Do you dread the work week, and think about all your upcoming assignments, projects, and deadlines on a loop as the weekend comes to an end? If you nodded […]
Meridian Partners with Telehealth Resource (The Gainesville Sun)
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare sees a variety of patients in a variety of settings: clinics, stabilization units, recovering centers. With a new partnership, it will be able to expand its reach beyond walls. It’s partnering with UF startup TAO Connect, a digital mental health resource platform designed for clinicians and patients. TAO Connect is a graduate […]
Energy Department Invests $13.5M to Advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology (EIN News)
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 16 projects to receive approximately $13.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects that will advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies. UF startup Redox Power Systems is among the companies receiving funding. SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective […]
ViewRay MRI Guides Brachytherapy Planning (PhysicsWorld)
A team of clinicians at the University of Wisconsin have used a ViewRay MRI-guided radiotherapy system to perform brachytherapy planning for cervical cancer. So, what motivated the team to use the UF startup’s system to perform brachytherapy planning? And how does use of the system fit time-wise alongside its use for treatments? Writing in the […]
AxoGen CEO Karen Zaderej Named A Florida Entrepreneur of the Year (BioSpace)
As a female chief executive officer in the healthcare industry CEO Karen Zaderej often stands out in a male-dominated industry. This month she stood out for another reason – as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award winner for the state of Florida in the healthcare category. Zaderej leads AxoGen, a UF […]
Exactech Earns Research Award at International Computer-Assisted Surgery Conference for ExactechGPS® Knee Application (BusinessWire)
UF startup Exactech, a leading developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, earned the Second Place Best Clinical Podium Presentation Award for one of five new research studies presented on the company’s latest computer guidance technology for knee surgery at the International Society for Computer […]
Cannabix Technologies Provides Technology Update on Marijuana Breathalyzer Development (Globe Newswire)
Cannabix Technologies Inc., a UF startup developing the Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer for law enforcement and the workplace, has reported that recent testing with Beta 3.0 has shown the identification and first order separation of two key metabolites of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), being 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol in standards. In addition, scientists have made significant progress towards using […]
RTI Surgical Expands Portfolio of Spine Implants to Meet Surgeon Needs and Improve Patient Outcomes (RTI Surgical)
UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical, Inc. a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures […]
Sun BioPharma, Inc. Doses First Patients in Second Clinical Study of SBP-101 for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (Globe Newswire)
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sun BioPharma Australia Pty Ltd, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with pancreatic diseases, announced that on June 4, 2018 the first patients were enrolled in a Phase 1a/1b study of SBP-101 in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel […]