For Immediate Release April 26, 2023 KNOXVILLE— The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has ranked No. 81 in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The University of Tennessee continues to make a profound and tangible impact across the state and around the (read more)
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UTSI, NearSpace Launch secure Space Force STTR Phase I grant
The project will study Black Box-MCAT, an integration of NSL’s Black Box EyeStar with UTRFs patent pending µSTAMPS Thruster technology The United States Space Force recently awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I grant to the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and NearSpace Launch (NSL) during its first-ever round of funding. This (read more)
UTRF Licensee Veru, Inc. Announces Positive Results of COVID-19 Therapy’s Phase 3 Clinical Study, Seeking Emergency Use Authorization from FDA
UT Research Foundation licensee Veru, Inc. announced on April 11, 2022, that their Phase 3 clinical trial of sabizabulin as an oral therapy for hospitalized severe COVID-19 patients at high risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and death showed the drug to be safe and effective. The trial was halted early due to the (read more)