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Ology Bioservices Inc. (Ology Bio), a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), was named the 2020 David J. Gury Company of the Year by BioFlorida.  BioFlorida distributes the award annually to a company that has “achieved significant milestones and has contributed to the growth of Florida’s life science industry.” BioFlorida is the voice of...

University of Florida Health has enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial for the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ monoclonal antibody cocktail to treat COVID-19, a therapy that might neutralize the coronavirus and prevent it from infecting cells. UF Health is one of hundreds of medical centers internationally participating in the blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial to...

Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, becoming the 10th dean and the first woman to hold the appointment in the college’s 64-year history. Koch, who currently serves as a professor and chair of the department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns...

Boris Kuchuk of My IT Masters serves Gainesville businesses through computer repair and IT support and has led a number of multi-million dollar projects in the computer engineering industry.  Kuchuk was born in the former Soviet Union but was raised in Israel. When Kuchuk was 13, he got his very first computer. He enjoyed the...

A flu vaccination might do more than protect against influenza. It might also shield some people from a severe case of COVID-19 — even though the infection is caused by an entirely different virus. People who received a flu vaccination in the year before testing positive for the novel coronavirus were nearly two-and-a-half times less...

Ology Bioservices Inc. (Ology Bio), a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD), through the Joint Science and Technology Office of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), has awarded the company with a contract to manufacture a novel live attenuated tularemia vaccine. The contract value is $6.3...

On Tuesday, October 27,  the Alachua County Commission amended EO 20-50, Paragraph 3, item g, by changing how businesses can be cited for their employees not wearing masks. The amendment to paragraph reads: Businesses and employers are required to ensure that their employees are using appropriate facial coverings and other methods to protect the employees...

True to the story’s title, Fitz Koehler of Fitzness International is a versatile entrepreneur. She is a fitness expert, spokesperson, founder of the Morning Mile, author, and professional race announcer. Koehler prides herself on teaching and supporting others to achieve the best version of themselves both physically and mentally. Koehler started teaching fitness when she...

ICI Homes, one of the nation’s Top 100 Homebuilders, has announced a new line of homes they are building in Oakmont, an established 550-acre community located in the southwest section of Gainesville, Florida.  The company is introducing over a half dozen new floor plans with pricing starting from the low $300,000s. These 3 and 4...

Alachua County voters with diminished vision can use specialized equipment to help them cast ballots during the early voting period and on Election Day. The devices are nearly identical to other electronic voting machines but with a few added features: A handheld controller allows voters to enlarge ballot text and adjust the screen’s contrast. It...