Sid Martin Startup Alchem Awarded $20.7M for Clinical Trials on Potential COVID-19 Therapies
President Trump has pledged to release billions in funding to fight the coronavirus. Now, information from the Federal Procurement Data System shows... Read More
Assistant Professor Develops a Rapid Point-of-Care Detection Technology for SARS-Cov-2
Piyush Jain, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and a member of UF Health Cancer Center, and his... Read More
An Interest in Bat Viruses Led to UF Health Virologist’s Development of Coronavirus Test
The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions’ department of environmental and global health and the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute, are... Read More
Sinclair, Altavian Partner to Use 3-D Technology to Print Masks
UF startup Altavian, a drone maker that supplies the US military, and Sinclair College, a Dayton, Ohio-based community college, have partnered to... Read More
COVID-19 and Food Safety: Fact and Fiction for Food Production
Consumers are being bombarded with tips for what to do with their groceries during the coronavirus crisis. Leave them in the garage for... Read More
The Big Picture: EPI’s Director Speaks About the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Emerging Pathogens Institute was formed in 2006 to bring researchers across disciplines together with the goal of better understanding and anticipating... Read More
DiaCarta Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Coronavirus PCR Test
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum DiaCarta, a molecular diagnostic firm, has obtained the Emergency Use Authorization from the US Food... Read More
Full Interview: Algernon Pharmaceuticals Announces Regulatory Submission for COVID-19 Trial in South Korea
Christopher Moreau, CEO of UF startup Algernon Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical development company, joined Steve Darling from Proactive Vancouver to discuss another development... Read More
TAO Connect Opens Mental Health Resources to the Public at No Cost to Assist With the Effects of COVID-19
UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub graduate TAO Connect, a digital platform designed to make behavioral health therapy more accessible... Read More
UF-Led Ventilator Design Clears First FDA Review
A ventilator envisioned by a University of Florida engineer and built with do-it-yourself parts gained first-step FDA authorization this week, offering hope... Read More