Funding will support the development of a wearable labor monitoring system designed to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s (UTRF) Accelerate Fund has invested in PreTeL, Inc., a Tennessee based medical device startup developing wearable sensors that help physicians distinguish true labor from false labor, monitor labor progression, and guide the safe dosing (read more)
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UTRF’s Accelerate Fund Invests in VisualizAI – Innovative AI Health Care Solution
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s (UTRF) Accelerate Fund has announced a $150,000 investment in VisualizAI, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by UT Knoxville professor Jian Huang and CEO Mac Bartine. VisualizAI aims to commercialize an AI-driven data visualization and analytics platform to enhance efficiency and accuracy in data-intensive professional settings. The company’s flagship product, ClaimsAgent, is designed to assist healthcare providers by analyzing claims, identifying patterns in denials and underpayments, and recommending corrective actions. This investment will support VisualizAI in advancing pilot trials and validating its technology to demonstrate its impact on healthcare claims processing.
UTRF’s Decades-Long Commitment to Economic Development
UTRF plays a key role in state and regional economic development efforts at the intersection of cutting-edge research and real-world solutions. In the past two decades, UTRF has supported biofuel innovation, renewable energy projects, advanced materials and manufacturing, technology entrepreneurship, and many other impactful initiatives that enhance Tennessee’s economy. Genera: Pioneering Biofuel and Biomass Innovation (read more)