UF AI Center To Push Boundaries of Ag Research
AI will create a fourth agricultural revolution, achieving huge gains in farm productivity the way the introduction of tractors, synthetic fertilizers and genetics did in previous eras. The speed and success of that revolution depends on how well land-grant university innovators.
The groundwork for the revolution has been laid by more than a century of UF/IFAS establishing credibility through its citrus science. Working with a UF/IFAS faculty member comes with assurance that growers’ data will be protected.
LGC Acquires Rapid Genomics, Bolstering Its Position in the Application of Ngs for High-Throughput Genotyping Market in AgBio
LGC has announced the acquisition of UF startup Rapid Genomics, a provider of mid- to high-density Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) kits and services for genotyping in the agrigenomics market.
3 UF Innovate |The Hub Companies Among Finalists of 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch
UF Innovate | The Hub and GrowFL are pleased to announce that three Hub companies – residents Admiral and Rapid Genomics and alum Feathr – were among the first round of the 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch finalists. The awards program – now in its tenth year – honors impressive second-stage companies from throughout […]
Gainesville Company Leading in Genomics Global Research
Gainesville is home to many successful startups and has been for years. UF startup and UF Innovate | The Hub resident client RAPiD Genomics is no exception. The idea for the tech-based genomics company was formed by a group of University of Florida grad students almost 20 years ago. “We always liked the idea of […]
Measuring Vaccine Application and Field Virus Exposure
A new genomic test provides feedback on the uniformity of vector vaccine administration in poultry flocks and another can provide data on the level of field virus challenge on a farm. Next generation vector vaccines for poultry can be administered in the hatchery and are minimally interfered with by maternal antibodies, are safer to use […]
Benson Hill, RAPiD Genomics to Collaborate on Crop Improvement
Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company unlocking the natural diversity of plants, has entered into a partnership with RAPiD Genomics, a provider of genotyping and data analysis solutions for applications in the agriculture, forestry and livestock industries. RAPiD Genomics is an anchor client in UF Innovate | The Hub and was founded by UF […]
Merck Animal Health and Rapid Genomics Sign Exclusive Agreement on Vaccine Verification
Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, announced a collaboration agreement with UF Innovate | The Hub anchor client Rapid Genomics which grants the company exclusive rights to Rapid Genomics’ vaccination verification tool, Viral Flex-Seq®. This tool will be utilized in combination with Merck Animal Health’s Innovax® range of […]