UT students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the local community, are encouraged to pitch their business ideas at Vol Court, a semiannual pitch competition and speaker series presented by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Vol Court culminates February 26 in a pitch competition where attendees put what they’ve learned from the program’s speaker sessions into practice.

Final Pitch: University of Tennessee Student Union, Room 169

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Do you have questions about FDA requirements relating to your research or a technology you have invented? Please join us for a seminar where FDA consultant Christine Scifert will give an overview of FDA regulatory and compliance guidelines. Christine is a founding member of MRC-X, a local FDA consulting firm. MRC-X offers a comprehensive solutions for regulatory, quality, or clinical consulting needs with a focus on life sciences, including medical devices, biologics, and tissues. Prior to consulting, she spent several years at Medtronic Spinal and Biologics directing the regulatory department.

Lunch is provided. Please RSVP.

RSVP to ttriple2@uthsc.edu

What’s the Big Idea 48 Hour Launch is a weekend-long business start-up summit designed to inspire entrepreneurial action. The competition will bring together bright minds February 28 – March 1 to participate in an intensive period of prototyping, community building, planning, incubation, and launching.

The teams participating will be announce mid-February

On Sunday, March 1st, the teams will participate in a public pitch competition at Scruffy City Hall.

The winning idea will be advanced to the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s CO.STARTER Program and will be eligible for up to $10,000 in business-launch reimbursement costs after completing the program.

Submit your application before February 3rd!

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Join us for a showcase celebrating UT technologies and entrepreneurship!