UF Innovate Launches COVID-19 Resource Section on Website
The new dedicated section offers tools for researchers and startups during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of UF Innovate’s continuous commitment to... Read More
Full Interview: Algernon Pharmaceuticals Updates Phase 2 Human Testing of Ifenprodil for COVID-19
Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, joins Steve Darling from Proactive Vancouver to provide an... Read More
UF Health Researchers Donate Gloves, Masks and Other PPE to Support Frontline Colleagues
Researchers from across the University of Florida and UF Health have joined an urgent effort to collect and donate personal protective equipment,... Read More
Algernon Submits for Ethics Approval for Phase 2 IPF and Chronic Cough Study
UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that it has submitted for ethics approval in... Read More
UF Plant and Soil Diagnostic Labs Essential to Florida Agriculture, Economy During COVID-19
In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and... Read More
What You Need to Know About the Possible Smell/Taste Link to COVID-19
As more anecdotes surface from physicians around the world about patients with COVID-19 losing their senses of smell and taste, we asked... Read More
UF Health Anesthesiology Team Devises Respirator Mask Made From Existing Hospital Materials
With respiratory masks used by health workers battling the coronavirus in short supply, the University of Florida Health’s department of anesthesiology has... Read More
UF Researchers Lead the Way in Rapidly Designing, Building Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator
As a University of Florida mechanical engineering student decades ago, Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., helped respiratory therapist colleagues build a minimal-transport ventilator that... Read More
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Blood Donations
As the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, experts are warning of a dire shortage of blood as donors stay home and... Read More
New Lab Results From Healthtech Startup Bluewave Technologies, Inc. Indicate Ability to Kill Viruses and Bacteria on Fabrics and Other Hard-to-Treat Items – With Possible Applications in the Current Pandemic
New lab results from UF Innovate | The Hub alum Bluewave Technologies, Inc. indicate that when used as directed, its Bluewave device... Read More