The future of advanced materials and manufacturing is being shaped by University of Tennessee (UT) researchers who see beyond the lab, translating innovative discoveries into solutions for industry, healthcare, infrastructure and beyond. Advanced materials are specifically designed to possess new or improved properties compared to traditional materials used to perform the same function. Many of (read more)
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2025 UTRF Technology Maturation Grant – Call for Submissions
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is announcing a call for submissions for its 18th annual maturation program. The UTRF Technology Maturation Grant aims to assist innovators in advancing new technologies on the path to market by awarding up to $20,000 in direct costs to the highest ranking proposals. The program is open to (read more)
Innovator Spotlight: Meet UT’s Newest Entrepreneur Scientist: Dr. Sudeshna Roy
How strategic schedules, synergy, and AI modeling are fueling modern drug discovery at the UTHSC School of Pharmacy Can you put a breakthrough on a schedule? An old adage says no, but Dr. Sudeshna Roy, primary investigator of the Roy Lab at UT Health Science Center, seems to be able to schedule everything else. “They (read more)