The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recognized dozens of University of Tennessee researchers for their discoveries and commercialization efforts made within the last year at the 2016 Innovation Awards Ceremony, held December 2 at The Foundry on the Fair Site.
Entrepreneurship
Grow Bioplastics Named Finalist in National Farm Bureau Challenge
Article by Tom Ballard at TeknovationBiz It’s another big win for Knoxville’s Grow Bioplastics. The start-up was named one of four finalists in the “2017 Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge.” The announcement was made yesterday in Washington, DC. Grow Bioplastics was co-founded by students in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education that (read more)
Innov865 Week Highlights (3)
New Business Spotlight by the Knoxville News Sentinel FunLPro Technology New Business Spotlight focuses on local businesses that have existed for one to five years. This month’s spotlight is on FunLPro Technology. Co-founder and CEO Bryan Crosby introduces his company in Q&A form. Q: What is FunLPro Technology and how did the company start? A: FunLPro (read more)