The state legislature has awarded UF $600,000 in research grants to fund alternative energy and health care technology research.
In the spring, the legislature allocated $2 million to fund the commercialization of products and technologies that result from university research.
Twenty-one projects from 10 state universities were approved to receive part of the funding.
Four projects will be based at UF, which is receiving the largest award out of the 10 universities.
“At UF, we certainly have the largest research enterprise in the state,” said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
One of the UF projects aims to market a new technology that allows medical providers to track prescribed pills or capsules and make sure patients are adhering to a medication regimen.
Another will try to produce a market-ready, portable energy-generating unit using an alternative fuel cell technology.
Orlando said the grant further bolsters the university’s continued focus on research.
