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UF seeks venture capitalists to scope out Florida

By: Ron Wayne David Day wants to add Florida to venture capitalists’ GPS. Even better, he would like them to know a lot more about the University of Florida and Gainesville. Day heads UF’s Office of Technology Licensing, which guides the patent process for inventions by UF researchers. But his work doesn’t stop there; OTL...
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Tap Shield App Rethinks Public Safety

By Caitlyn Finnegan When the founders of software development company Totuit, based in the University of Florida Innovation Hub, decided to take on the issue of public safety, they wanted to tie it into the one thing people never leave home without: their smartphone. So Totuit’s President Jordan Johnson designed an app that acts like...

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