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)
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2023 UTRF Innovation Awards celebrate 5 startups, 40 executed commercialization agreements, and 46 Issued Patents
UTHSC-Graduate School of Medicine’s Alan Solomon inducted into the 2023 Hall of Fame, UTHSC’s Ramesh Narayanan named 2023 Innovator of the Year At its annual Innovation Awards, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation celebrated 89 years of university innovation and impact. UTRF recognized 5 startups, 40 executed commercialization agreements, and 46 issued patents at the (read more)
University of Tennessee Research Foundation Ranks in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022
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)