On a computer screen, the enemy is a misshapen neon-colored blob – a metastatic cell that’s spreading cancer to the lungs, brain and liver. Thanks to a donation from a Winter Park cancer patient’s family, UCF College of Medicine researchers now have machines that can isolate, photograph and count these cancer cells from a single tube of blood. With the technology, scientists … [Read more...]
UCF Life Sciences Incubator at Lake Nona
A new Life Sciences Incubator has made its way into the GuideWell Innovation Center located in Lake Nona’s Medical City. The grand opening for this biosafety wet lab facility will be held on May 10. Executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program (UCFBIP), Dr. Thomas O’Neal, says $4 million went into the actual build-up of the facility while a little over $1 … [Read more...]
GuideWell Innovation Research
When we think of pharmaceutical research, it’s easy to imagine scientists in a far-off land tucked away in a secret room. The location for this story: GuideWell Innovation Research. Far off and tucked away? Not so much. Welcome Certara. Certara is the global leader in model-informed drug development and regulatory science. Certara optimizes drug development and improves … [Read more...]