Over the past 90 years, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has collaborated with many groundbreaking innovators. Among these is Duane Miller, professor emeritus at the UT Health Science Center. A beloved faculty member of the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences from 1992 to 2015, Miller also served as the department chair (read more)
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UTRF Executes License Agreement with Endeavor Composites
Entrepreneurship in the hard tech space is not for the faint of heart. Milestones often take years to achieve. The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is a steadfast partner in this journey, working with innovators to turn groundbreaking innovations into reality—no matter how long the commercialization runway. In May 2024, UTRF executed a license (read more)
UTRF’s Accelerate Fund Makes First Investment in UT Startup, Co-Investing with LaunchTN’s InvestTN Fund
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Accelerate Fund made its first investment in Orion Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing next-generation RNA medicines using a novel drug delivery system. UTRF and Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) co-invested, both contributing $150,000 of pre seed investment. UTRF’s Accelerate Fund launched in 2023 and provides funding opportunities to help viable startups (read more)