Graduate and professional school students have a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about commercializing UT’s innovations, thanks to UTRF’s Commercialization Analyst Internship program. Commercialization analysts assist in the evaluation, marketing and licensing of cutting-edge technologies developed at the University. Established in 2012, interns work very closely with UTRF’s licensing staff and with each other to (read more)
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UTRF Fast Tracks Licensing Process for Non-Traditional Technologies
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is making it easier to license software, copyright, and research tools. UTRF’s Express Licensing program, called E-Licensing, streamlines the licensing process, saving time and advancing the reach of innovations developed at the University of Tennessee (UT). Traditional licensing is a good fit for early-stage technologies that have a (read more)
Startup EMBrace develops ‘Traction-on-the-Go’ Back Brace
Dr. Denis J. DiAngelo is a Distinguished Professor of Biomechanics and Director of the BioRobotics and Rehabilitation Laboratory in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), as well as Co-Founder and President of medical device company EMBrace Design. He joined UTHSC in 1993 after receiving (read more)