iOncologi Secures Foundational U.S. Patent As Landmark Studies Link COVID19 mRNA Vaccines to Improved Survival With Cancer Immunotherapy (Bio Space))
UF startup iOncologi, Inc. announced that USPTO has granted a U.S. patent for a novel method using RNA-based formulations to enhance tumor responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.
UF Research Foundation Names 2024 Professors
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2024.
OncoMyx Announces Exclusive Option to License Intellectual Property Rights for Myxoma Virus Technology from University of Florida
OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company, has extended its intellectual property (IP) portfolio to include an exclusive option to license IP rights for the use and delivery of myxoma virus to treat certain cancers from the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF).
TheraVab Biosciences Announces Exclusive Option to License Engineered Receptor Immunobiotherapy for the Treatment of Neu
TheraVab Biomedics Pte. Ltd., a pre-clinical stage immunotherapy company that aims at reversal of the inflammatory processes that lead to cancers, neurodegenerative ailments and cardiovascular disorders, announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation for the exclusive option to license decoy receptor technology for the development of an […]
Local UF Professor Garners Third Professorship Award
Zhenli He, Ph.D., received a 2020 University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Award, a term that will continue through 2023. The award is the third term professorship He has won during his 16-year tenure with the university. The professorship recognizes and supports faculty members who have established a distinguished record of research and scholarship that […]
UF Ranked No. 1 Nationally in Innovation Impact
The University of Florida is the most productive large university in the country at leveraging its research funding into new companies, new jobs and new ideas, according to a report released last week by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm. A team of economists and business development experts […]
Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2019 Announced
The Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2019 report was released by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). The report uses data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and highlights the vital role patents play in university research and innovation. Published annually since 2013, the […]
Mishra Named a UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) has named Prabhat Mishra, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, a UFRF Professor for 2020-2023. Dr. Mishra’s research interests include embedded and cyber-physical systems; energy-aware computing; formal verification; hardware security and trust; post-silicon debug; and system-on-chip validation. He is the research director […]