The future of advanced materials and manufacturing is being shaped by University of Tennessee (UT) researchers who see beyond the lab, translating innovative discoveries into solutions for industry, healthcare, infrastructure and beyond. Advanced materials are specifically designed to possess new or improved properties compared to traditional materials used to perform the same function. Many of (read more)
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Innovator Spotlight: Meet UT’s Newest Entrepreneur Scientist: Dr. Sudeshna Roy
How strategic schedules, synergy, and AI modeling are fueling modern drug discovery at the UTHSC School of Pharmacy Can you put a breakthrough on a schedule? An old adage says no, but Dr. Sudeshna Roy, primary investigator of the Roy Lab at UT Health Science Center, seems to be able to schedule everything else. “They (read more)
The Year in Startups: Celebrating Innovation and Impact at UTRF
As fiscal year 2025 comes to a close, the University of Tennessee has reached incredible milestones in innovation and entrepreneurship. UTRF is proud to support the evolution of groundbreaking research into promising startups—driving progress across the state and beyond. This year, a range of visionary faculty and alumni have transformed their discoveries into real-world solutions (read more)