This summer, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation welcomed six interns at its two offices in Knoxville and Memphis. UTRF’s internship programs provide students with valuable experience for careers that merge science with business development, entrepreneurship and law. At UT Knoxville, Briana Zimmerman, Jacob Hale and Daniel Mendoza serve as Commercialization Analysts, while Haley Rainwater (read more)
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University of Tennessee Research Foundation, California Institute of Technology secure patent for UT startup’s pancreatic cancer drug
Over half a million people die from cancer every year, according to current statistics. For those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the current five-year survival rate is 12% but for those diagnosed in metastatic stages, survival is less than 3%. A startup leveraging technology created at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is now (read more)
UTRF Celebrates Record Number of Licenses, Agreements, Patents at Annual Innovation Awards
This spring, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation was honored to recognize UT innovators from across the state at UTRF’s annual Innovation Awards. For the first time in two years, UTRF staff and valued partners gathered in Knoxville and Memphis to celebrate the innovation coming from the university. At the events, hosted at UT Knoxville (read more)