“What is the best way to take our inventions forward?” asked Monica Jablonski, professor of ophthalmology at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “I need to reeducate myself on decisions of how to go forward.” Jablonski, an inventor of a novel macular degeneration treatment, was one of more than 70 participants at the Invention (read more)
Entrepreneurship
AutoZone Founder Pitt Hyde Offers Guidance To Aspiring Biotech Entrepreneurs
Whether you’re selling car parts or developing a drug, J.R. “Pitt” Hyde said the business idea is way less important than how you implement it. And Hyde should know. The AutoZone Inc. founder started the auto parts giant with four stores, and it now has more than 4,800. Now, as board chairman of Memphis-based drug (read more)
Governor Haslam, Commissioner Hagerty Announce Statewide Regional Entrepreneurial Accelerators
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced today nine Regional Entrepreneurial Accelerators will be established throughout the state to assist Tennessee entrepreneurs. The accelerators will provide mentoring, education and training, strategic and technical support, and assistance identifying sources of capital. “The Regional Entrepreneurial Accelerators will be an incredible asset (read more)