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Not all patients with Type 1 diabetes have access to the health care resources that can optimize their treatment. Now, researchers at the University of Florida Diabetes Institute and Stanford University have been awarded a $1.6 million grant by The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to study ways to improve access to...

Drury Hotels Company has opened a new Drury Inn & Suites property in Gainesville, Florida. The new hotel features 180 rooms and more than 2,800 square feet of flexible meeting space. “Florida continues to be a top destination for business travelers and vacationing families, and we are pleased to continue to serve these groups by...

How do you market one of America’s biotechnology hotspots to the world? Develop and execute a comprehensive and diversified economic development strategy that includes measurable goals, incorporates actionable steps, and leverages key regional assets. This is what the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce did in 2015 when it built upon previous momentum and launched the...

Alachua-based RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, recently signed an agreement to acquire Zyga Technology, Inc. Zyga Technology is a leading spine-focused medical device company that develops and produces innovative minimally invasive devices to treat underserved conditions of the lumbar spine. Zyga Technology’s primary product is the SImmetry® Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System. “Acquiring...

Aspergillus mold spores are continuously inhaled, which live both indoors and outdoors, without becoming ill. But for people with a weakened immune system, a fungal infection caused by the spores could be fatal. The deadly fungus will soon face a new weapon in the researcher’s arsenal — a computer algorithm that could help scientists better...

Cox Communications’ commitment to give back to the communities it serves was evident again in 2017, as the company gave approximately $400,000 in cash and in-kind donations to non-profits, charities and government organizations in Central Florida. “It is Cox’s culture to give back to the communities we serve,” said Kevin Monroe, market vice president for...

Liberty Health Sciences Inc. announced that it has entered into a binding term sheet to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of 242 Cannabis Canada Ltd. whose wholly-owned subsidiary 242 Cannabis, LLC, has agreed to purchase a 387 acre parcel of land in Gainesville, Florida. The Property includes over 200,000 square feet of...

For University of Florida researcher William Hauswirth, Ph.D., a decades-long effort to bring sight to patients who have a genetic form of vision loss ended in success recently. A gene therapy developed in part by Hauswirth to treat an eye disease that causes severe vision loss won final approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

University of Florida neuroscientists have validated a potential pathway to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of Americans and is the most common cause of dementia. The investigators made the finding while studying the toxicity of products that result from abnormal protein processing in the brain. A wide...

Alachua County is facing a challenging flu season. UF Health reports they are seeing large numbers of patients with flu-like symptoms. Given the high volume of patients relying on the E.R.s, there may be extended wait times for those who are not in critical condition. Where to seek help? If you feel unwell, please contact...