Obtaining a commercial license with an industry partner doesn’t happen overnight. The journey of bringing a technology from initial discovery to the marketplace can be a long and challenging process. Industry landscape changes constantly, and companies consistently raise the bar on the amount of data and de-risking they require prior to licensing. Commercialization occurs in (read more)
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Connecting Research with Industry Partnership Opportunities to Fight a Pandemic
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) virologist and University of Tennessee Foundation (UTFI) fundraiser are working hard to further the holistic process of drug discovery in the fight against COVID-19 through innovative research and industry partnerships. Michael Whitt is the associate dean and chair of the Department of Medical Education in the UTHSC (read more)
Healthcare Apps Provide High-Quality, Patient-Centric Care During COVID-19
COVID-19 is dramatically altering today’s healthcare environment. With many hospitals at risk of being overburdened and outpatient facilities encouraging social distancing measures, healthcare providers face an unprecedented crisis: How can they continue to serve their patient populations effectively without putting themselves or their patients at risk? Two new healthcare apps created by University of Tennessee, (read more)