Contact Chris West: (will be linked to InfoReady Review Site) or UTRF Health Science Center for more information. As EIR, Chris will work to further UTRF’s activities by acting as a business mentor and commercialization advisor for UTHSC researchers with the goal of helping them translate their research innovations into commercial products or startup companies. (read more)
Startups
University of Tennessee Joins NSF Innovation Corps Program
The University of Tennessee (UT) is expanding its reputation as a center for innovation and technology commercialization by taking part in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The University joins the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of (read more)
UTRF Technology “Floodlight Genomics” Wins Bredesen Center Spring Pitch Competition
Spring 2017: The five Ph.D. students from the Bredesen Center’s Energy Science and Engineering (ESE) 530 Business Model Canvas course recently participated in a pitch competition. The event served as the final project/presentation for the semester-long course which explores the launching of a science startup company. UTRF Assistant Vice President of Licensing, Dr. Maha Krishnamurthy, served as a judge for (read more)