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Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, has announced Jessica de Paz has been selected to ride on the 2020 Donate Life Rose Parade float that will be featured in the annual Tournament of Roses® parade. The parade takes place on...

Saturday, December 21 is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored this day of remembrance since 1990. According to their website, the goal is to “bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember those who have died while living without a permanent home.”  From the 2019...

etectRx®, Inc. (etectRx), a privately-held digital health company, has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its breakthrough patented ingestible event marker, the ID-Cap® System. The ID-Cap System is the first and only ingestible event marker to transmit digital messages from within the body to an external receiver without the need for direct...

The Villages® and University of Florida Health announced their intent today to develop a comprehensive health care campus that will offer a full portfolio of education, research, and advanced health care and wellness services for The Villages® community, including construction of a new general acute care hospital. The Villages® seeks to become America’s “healthiest hometown,”...

Jacksonville based engineering firm, ETM, inc., made the Gainesville Innovation District their new home as they launched an accelerator branch to support the rising young professionals of the University of Florida. The native Florida company with 42+ years of engineering experience premiered their ETM Accelerator in July 2019, missioned to serve as a launching pad...

University of Florida researchers have found mutation hot spots in a unique class of proteins that could drive cancer progression. “There are recurrent mutations that are associated with cancer development,” said Jonathan Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center and study co-author. “Many of these mutations inactivate the functions of important proteins that...

Located just south of the town of McIntosh on U.S. 441, Orange Lake Overlook (“OLO”) serves as one of the last historic views of “Old Florida.” This 71-acre landscape is a critical wildlife corridor for many of Florida’s native and endangered species, and is commonly known as a timeless glimpse into the cultural and historic...

Kathy Duval, M.B.A., M.S., ACHE, has been named associate vice president for Operations at UF Health Shands. In her new role, Duval will have executive responsibility for Bronchoscopy, Cardiopulmonary, Endoscopy, Infection Control, Neurodiagnostics, Radiology and Trauma services. Duval most recently served as associate administrator with Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Sarasota. She has had oversight...

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has unveiled the $6 million expansion of its gene therapy and viral vector services site in Alachua, Florida. The investment doubles the site’s laboratory and warehousing capacity for upstream process development and quality control testing of gene therapy products. The expansion at the Alachua facility is...

Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) and Gainesville Health & Fitness held a dedication ceremony last week for new outdoor fitness equipment recently installed at Rockwood Park. Funding to purchase the equipment was generously donated by Gainesville Health & Fitness. The new equipment is a type of multigym, which combines the push-up, chin-up, horizontal chin-up, as well...