DHS Announces Cooling Solutions Prize Challenge Finalists in Celebration of Earth Day
UF startup Micro Nano Technologies, announced as finalists in the Cooling Solutions Challenge prize competition. Launched in September 2021, by DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), this $195,000 prize competition marks the first in a series focusing on national climate resilience.
Oragenics To Participate at the World Vaccine Congress Washington 2022
Oragenics, Inc. (“Oragenics” or the “Company”), a biotech company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases including coronavirus, announced that Kimberly Murphy, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, will attend the upcoming World Vaccine Congress Washington that will be held on April 18-22 to showcase the Company’s lead product, NT-CoV2-1, an intranasal vaccine candidate, and to pursue business development opportunities.
Atlantic Beach Trying Traps Designed for Military To Swat out Mosquitos at Local Parks
Mosquito season is here, and it’s only going to get worse as we head into the wetter months. Before it gets too bad, one local city is taking steps to take out as many mosquitos as it can. Crews are putting up INZECTO mosquito traps in Atlantic Beach that were actually created by a University of Florida professor.
Oragenics Extends Collaboration To Develop Vaccines Against Future Variants of Coronaviruses
UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech graduate Oragenics, Inc. announced it has extended a licensing and collaboration agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) that enables Oragenics to pursue an intranasal vaccine designed to protect against future variants of coronaviruses.
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.
Satlantis, LLC, Announces Strategic Investment
UF startup Satlantis, LLC ("Satlantis"), a US technology leader in high precision miniaturized satellites and cameras is pleased to announce a strategic investment from Encino Environmental Holdings, LLC ("Encino"). This investment will allow Satlantis to accelerate the commercialization of its satellite-based greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring technology and develop new products and services for the North American market.
1000X More Efficient Neural Networks: Building an Artificial Brain With 86 Billion Physical (but Not Biological) Neurons
What if in our attempt to build artificial intelligence we don’t simulate neurons in code and mimic neural networks in Python, but instead build actual physical neurons connected by physical synapses in ways very similar to our own biological brains? That’s precisely what UF startup Rain Neuromorphics, is trying to do: build a non-biological yet very human-style artificial brain.
Exactech Announces New Patent, Strengthening Company’s Position in Joint Replacement Soft Tissue Management
UF startup Exactech, announces new patent or the Newton™ Knee, a dynamic platform of cutting-edge technology used with forward-thinking implants that are designed to provide optimal balance in a reproducible way.
Oragenics Initiates a Pivotal IND-Enabling Toxicology Study on Its Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, NT-CoV2-1
Oragenics, Inc., announced the initiation of a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) toxicology study to evaluate the safety profile and immunogenicity of its NT-CoV2-1 vaccine
Dialectic Therapeutics Announces DT2216 Has Received Orphan Drug Designation From the FDA for the Treatment of T-Cell Lymphoma
UF startup Dialectic Therapeutics, Inc. (Dialectic®), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to DT2216 for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma.
