Reporting to the UT Research Foundation Vice President and in collaboration with the entire UTRF team, the Assistant or Associate Technology Manager will support the technology evaluation, protection, marketing, and commercialization efforts of early-stage technologies. *Due to export control restrictions, the successful candidate must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien with a green card.
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UTRF Innovation Awards: Celebrating 90 Years of Transformative Impact
The UT Research Foundation (UTRF) proudly hosted its annual Innovation Awards on November 25 in Knoxville and December 4 in Memphis, commemorating 90 years of advancing research, commercialization, and innovation. UTRF recognized 3 startups, 36 commercialization agreements, and 25 issued patents during these two events. Additionally, UTRF recognized two exceptional researchers with the prestigious 2024 (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)