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Cultivating Appalachia, One Agriculture Startup at a Time
Two startups created from University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture technologies recently participated in the AgLaunch Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp, a workshop co-sponsored by UTRF that is designed to demonstrate business fundamentals and training on innovations within the agriculture industry. The Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp is the first official program of the Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster, coordinated (read more)
Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Monica Jablonski of OculoTherapy wins People’s Choice Award at Equalize 2022 pitch competition
Glaucoma is the number one cause of irreversible blindness, with 3 million people around the country currently being treated for the disease. Monica Jablonski, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher, studies the various causes of blinding disorders to develop better treatments used to limit vision loss. Her startup, OculoTherapy, offers a novel treatment, (read more)