Knoxville start-up Peroxygen Systems Inc., winner of the 2016 “Tennessee Venture Challenge,” has entered into a licensing agreement with the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) to commercialize the onsite hydrogen peroxide production process. Since winning the April TVC competition, the start-up has pilot-tested a medium-size prototype that produced a 50 percent savings over the (read more)
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UT, ORNL see future of eye disease diagnosis
UT, ORNL see future of eye disease diagnosis
Grow Bioplastics Named Finalist in National Farm Bureau Challenge
Article by Tom Ballard at TeknovationBiz It’s another big win for Knoxville’s Grow Bioplastics. The start-up was named one of four finalists in the “2017 Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge.” The announcement was made yesterday in Washington, DC. Grow Bioplastics was co-founded by students in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education that (read more)