Ryan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ThermaMatrix, has known he wanted to engineer since high school. His old truck had broken down, and instead of taking it to the auto repair shop and spending thousands of dollars he did not have as a teenager, he decided to buy the parts and fix the (read more)
UTRF News
Inventor Spotlight: Gary Bates
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to work with innovative researchers like Gary Bates, professor and Department Head of the Department of Plant Sciences at UT Knoxville. When I look over my career, that’s what I enjoy – helping people succeed,” said Bates. Bates began his career at UT as an Extension Forage (read more)
Innovation is Everywhere Tour
Catch us around UT Knoxville’s campus once a month to learn how the UT Research Foundation (UTRF) can help commercialize your research!
UTRF Commercialization Analyst Internship Program Applications are Open!
Are you a graduate-level student interested in learning about the technology transfer industry, intellectual property or a career at the intersection of business development, entrepreneurship and law? Apply for our Commercialization Analyst Internship Program today! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, will close February 29th, and the internship will begin in May following (read more)
Employee Spotlight: CeCe Ging and Emma Vetland
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently welcomed two new team members. CeCe Ging joins as the Staff Attorney, while Emma Vetland joins as an Assistant Technology Manager. Originally from Lebanon, Tennessee, Ging received her bachelor’s in chemistry and biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis and her law degree from the University of Tennessee (read more)