Dr. Pradeep Y. Ramulu, a Bascom Palmer alumnus and Johns Hopkins glaucoma chief, will return to Miami to lead Bascom Palmer beginning Aug. 3, 2026. He brings a research focus on how glaucoma affects daily life.

Google has filed with the EPA to test Wolbachia‑treated male mosquitoes in Florida, proposing 16M releases per year for two years to cut disease‑carrying populations.

A new global index pushed the Miami metro into the world’s top 25 startup ecosystems after a sharp jump in growth and deal activity. Local funding and relocations helped drive the move.

Researchers are tagging sharks with sensors to collect subsurface ocean data that could sharpen hurricane forecasts. Florida scientists say the method could plug gaps satellites miss.

Cambridge-founded OpenEvidence moved its HQ to Miami in 2025 and is expanding across Florida with backing from a national medical society and major investors.

FAU paired in‑car sensors with quarterly cognitive testing and found that combined driving behaviors — throttle variability, shorter trips and speed control — may flag early cognitive decline.

GBI Biomanufacturing doubled its stem‑cell output in Plantation with a $26M expansion as Florida's 2025 law opens a treatment pathway — but regulators and doctors warn oversight is still unclear.

Sacramento Bee reporters and colleagues at other McClatchy papers are withholding bylines after a Claude‑based AI tool repackaged reporting, prompting grievances and debate about labeling.

Mount Sinai cut the ribbon Sunday on the 216,000‑sq‑ft Irma and Norman Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach. The center opens to patients May 4 and will expand local cancer care capacity.

Cayo, a 10-foot juvenile great white, pinged off Palm Beach on April 13 as researchers continue to track her long coastal migration.

A University of Miami randomized trial found liraglutide given before ablation raised one‑year AF‑free rates to 81% vs 54%, suggesting effects beyond weight loss.

Helen and Jacob Shaham pledged $30 million to FIU Medicine, and the university will name its new on-campus academic medical center in their honor. The gift aims to expand scholarships, research and outpatient services at a facility slated for 2028.

Ampera opened a Palm Beach Gardens HQ and factory to build container‑sized, thorium microreactors it calls "ultra‑safe." The company promises jobs and is now pursuing NRC pre‑application.