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.

Researchers at the University of Miami are testing stem‑cell strategies to replace neurons lost in Parkinson’s disease; early lab and trial signals offer cautious hope.

Nicklaus Children’s used virtual reality to map a 12-year-old’s heart and guide a minimally invasive graft repair, letting the boy skip open-heart surgery and return to baseball. The case highlights how immersive imaging is changing pediatric cardiac care.

Boca Raton approved $500,000 in incentives to recruit quantum firm D‑Wave; the company plans to move its U.S. HQ to BRiC and pair with FAU on a $20M quantum system.

After a 2004 crash left her paralyzed, Marrianne Rooprai walked along Fort Lauderdale Beach using an AI-powered exoskeleton after years of rehab and charity work.

Ubicquia closed a $106M Series D to speed AI for smart‑city sensors and analytics, led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners.

A 12-story research tower at the University of Miami doubles Sylvester’s research footprint and stacks clinics over labs to speed trials and patient care. The Griffin building adds infusion bays, imaging and AI-driven labs for South Florida.

A Miami judge refused to wipe out a $243M jury award tied to a 2019 Key Largo crash, leaving Tesla to defend the landmark Autopilot liability ruling as an appeal looms.

A Zoom hearing in 2023 produced a suspected deepfake that ended the session and left a sanctions motion pending, pushing Miami courts to require AI disclosures.

Nicklaus Children's Heart Institute says it performed Florida's first pediatric pulmonary Ozaki, rebuilding a child's valve with their own tissue to expand local options.

A South Florida startup is racing to bring the first-ever enamel-regrowing treatment to market by next year—a breakthrough that could make drilling and filling teeth obsolete. The protein-based gel, developed with University of Nottingham researchers and a UCSF scientist, actually rebuilds damaged enamel instead of just patching it up.