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UF launches HiPerGator, the state’s most powerful supercomputer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida today unveiled the state’s most powerful supercomputer, a machine that will help researchers find life-saving drugs, make decades-long weather forecasts and improve armor for troops.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences, Technology on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

UF is first university to fully connect to Internet2 Innovation Platform’s three components

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is the first university to fully connect to the Internet2 Innovation Platform’s three components, an achievement that will transform research at UF and provide a national model for research computing.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences, Technology on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

Mobiquity expands to Gainesville, creating 260 jobs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mobiquity, a leading professional services firm, has selected Gainesville as the site for its expansion and will add 260 jobs over the next three years. Driven by significant company growth and industry demand for its mobile app development expertise, Mobiquity selected Gainesville as the perfect location to expand, leveraging the engineering talent at the University of Florida and in the broader community.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

UF incubator takes international honor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator took top honors worldwide this week when it was named the 2013 Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

UF panel to talk about startups that sold for more than $100 million

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fourteen early-stage technology companies will present Thursday at “A Celebration of Innovation,” the University of Florida’s seventh annual technology showcase.

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

UF connects to Internet2 at 100 Gbps, expanding computer power 10-fold

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida has activated an ultra-high-speed connection to the Internet2 Innovation Platform, expanding computing power 10-fold and offering a computing network found in only three other places in the United States.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

New Innovation Hub program assists hopeful entrepreneurs

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Innovation Hub at UF has launched “The Hatchery,” a new incubator program to help aspiring entrepreneurs fine-tune concepts for technology-based businesses and turn these ideas into startup companies.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Thursday, November 29, 2012.

New program empowers women in tech startups

VILLE, Fla. — The hot new field of technology startups faces a distressing problem: Women are so underrepresented in these companies’ leadership ranks that less than 10 percent of venture-backed startups are headed by women.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Thursday, November 1, 2012.

University of Florida chemists pioneer new technique for nanostructure assembly

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of researchers from the University of Florida department of chemistry has developed a new technique for growing new materials from nanorods.

Filed under Research, Sciences, Technology on Thursday, October 18, 2012.

Innovation Hub reports 85 jobs and $7.2 million in private investment in 10 months

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Innovation Hub at UF, a business super incubator located halfway between the University of Florida campus and downtown Gainesville, created 85 jobs and secured $7.2 million in private investment after less than a year in operation, figures show.

Filed under Announcements, Economic Impact, InsideUF (Campus), Technology, Top Stories on Friday, October 12, 2012.