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The Lazarillo app will help make two Tampa office buildings and Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park more accessible for the blind and visually impaired through a 15-month pilot project with the city.

Lazarillo: Making Tampa accessible for blind, visually impaired

A pilot project between the City of Tampa and the Lazarillo app will make Old City Hall, the Tampa Municipal Building and Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park more accessible for the blind and visually impaired.

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Academy of the Holy Names student Lexline Johnson combined her knowledge of coding and quantum physics to win tech giant Apple's prestigious Swift Student Challenge.
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USF Health Morsani College of Medicine 's Dr. Yaël Bensoussan is the principal investigator on a pioneering project to use voice and AI to diagnose disease.
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International firm Inpeco, a leader in the laboratory automation industry, has opened a regional headquarters for North America  at the USF Health CAMLS building in downtown Tampa.
International firm Inpeco selects USF CAMLS in downtown Tampa for regional headquarters

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New Kush.com CEO John Lynch was founder and CEO of TradeCraft Origin before Kush.com acquired and merged with that company.
Cannabis tech firm Kush.com relocates from Seattle to Tampa’s Embarc Collective

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USF Health and Tampa General Hospital's collaboration in response to COVID-19 includes the establishment of the Global Emerging Diseases Institute and participation in clinical trial research for the new Novavax vaccine.
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A Tampa-based fintech company aimed at helping retail investors boost profits is part of the inaugural Fintech accelerator program launched by Tampa Bay Wave in partnership with the University of South Florida.  

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