Inspired by Photosynthesis, David Wei Creates Cost-Effective and Sustainable Industrial Chemicals
By using solar energy, the technology could have a huge economic impact At first glance, it might seem a bit farfetched for a chemist specializing in metallic and semiconductor nanomaterials to cite nature as his primary source of inspiration. But to discover the next big innovation in clean energy, David Wei, an associate professor in […]
University of Florida Researcher Creates Innovative Training Platform That Makes Cyberspace a Safer Place
It teaches how to identify and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities in hardware and software Dr. Mark Tehranipoor and his team at UF’s Florida Institute for Cyber Security (FICS) Research created an innovative training program at the National Microelectronics Security Training (MEST) Center with the sole mission to make current and future technologies more secure. This program […]
What if You Could Take Cancer Cells and Make Them Into the Therapy?
This discovery gives cancer a one-two punch Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America and is the singular focus of research labs across the globe – with so much brain power tackling this problem, why does the solution remain elusive? Unfortunately, cancer isn’t just one thing: it can take many different forms […]
Snyder, Founder of Florida Biologix, Named Innovator of the Year for 2020
When informed that he was the recipient of “Innovator of the Year” – the highest recognition that UF Innovate | Tech Licensing bestows – Dr. Richard Snyder smiled humbly and said that he was caught off guard by the nomination. In 2006, the University of Florida innovator founded Florida Biologix in Alachua to provide drug-development […]
Dr. Lampotang & Team Receive a UF Innovation Award for PanVentTM
Congratulations to Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., FSSH, FAIMBE, Gordon L. Gibby, MD, MSEE, David Lizdas, BSME, and their team, who have been honored with a UF Innovations of the Year award for the PanVentTM low-cost, open-source ventilator they created during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award from UF Innovate | Tech Licensing was presented during a virtual […]
Inventors Honored at Virtual Standing InnOvation Event
More than 200 innovators participated in a live-stream event and virtual happy hour to celebrate their achievements in fiscal year 2020. The limitations of social gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted UF Innovate | Tech Licensing to find new ways to honor University of Florida innovators. Instead of an in-person Standing InnOvation, Tech Licensing honored inventors in a […]
UF Researcher Developed a Low-Cost Chemical and Enzymatic Process to Synthesize Glycosphingolipids
Although they are invisible to the naked eye, glycolipids, such as glycosphingolipids (GSLs), are essential molecules for the human body. They keep cell membranes stable and play a key role in various biological processes and in the development and therapeutic discovery for many diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. However, these vital molecules and […]
The Pandemic Can’t Keep Nursing Students from Clinical Practice Experience
Shadow Health’s ‘Digital Clinical Experiences’ fill a need, especially now One potential casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic might have been nursing programs. Might have been but wasn’t, due to a virtual-patient interaction program created by University of Florida researcher Benjamin Lok. Because personal protective equipment was in high demand, nursing students, such as those at […]
Dr. Ben Lok Named Innovator of the Year
Inventors Honored at Annual Standing InnOvation Event Nearly 150 innovators celebrated their achievements in fiscal year 2019 at UF Innovate | Tech Licensing’s second annual Standing InnOvation event. One of those innovators was named Innovator of the Year, and seven teams of inventors shared the spotlight for their Inventions of the Year. Dr. Ben Lok, […]