Article courtesy of Tennessee Alumnus About 10 years ago, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus existed only in concept—as a place where ideas would be planted so that innovation could bloom. Cherokee Farm was imagined as a state-of-the-art science and technology research park focused on solving problems of national significance. The idea was the product of two (read more)
Startups
Finalists for top awards at Knoxville’s upcoming Innov865 Startup Day announced
By Tom Ballard,Chief Alliance Officer, PYA The Innova865 Alliance has announced the finalists for the two top awards that will be given at the end of this year’s Knoxville Startup Day set for September 22 at the Bijou Theater. Three finalists have been named for the “Traction Award,” while six start-ups will present their new companies (read more)
Ming Qi’s commitment is driving local start-up Peroxygen Systems
Today, the 2013 graduate of the University of Tennessee (UT) with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Peroxygen Systems, Inc. The company is focused on commercializing a break-through technology for producing hydrogen peroxide onsite, targeting the paper and pulp industry.