A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine has spent more than two decades investigating systemic amyloidosis, a rare and often fatal disorder with few treatments. Their work played an integral role in moving discoveries out of the lab and into clinical trials, helping launch a biopharmaceutical company focused on (read more)
Entrepreneurship
Supporting the Entrepreneurial Community: UTRF Helps Launch Six Technology Startups in FY 2020
Entrepreneurship sits at the heart of innovation, often driving commercialization and economic development in the state. The University of Tennessee has a wealth of innovators across the UT System who are constantly contributing their passions and skills to bring new ideas, goods, and services to the market. Committed to supporting entrepreneurial activity in the region, (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Scott Strome
Executive Dean fosters an entrepreneurial culture in UTHSC’s College of Medicine. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Scott Strome is passionate about entrepreneurship. From providing investigators with unique access to funding opportunities to bringing high-quality jobs to the community, he believes entrepreneurial efforts add considerable value to universities. Scott serves as the Robert (read more)