Startup Day is an annual event designed to celebrate startup and entrepreneurial culture in East Tennessee. Startup Day brings together businesses and entrepreneurs looking for the next big idea, investors and Angels looking for new startup opportunities, businesses offering services to startups and small businesses, regional accelerators, research institutions and East Tennesseans interested in learning (read more)
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TechSmarrt Wins Fall 2015 Vol Court Pitch Competition
Article by Tennessee Today TechSmarrt, a team of UT students, beat twelve competitors to win the fall 2015 Vol Court Pitch Competition. The student team pitched software they developed for use in industry and pharmaceutical applications. Eva Mutunga, Christine Ajinjeru, Adeola Adediran, and Akinola Oyedele—all doctoral candidates with UT’s Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research (read more)
UTRF Tech Talks: Ask An Entrepreneur
September 10, 2015 UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute, Freeman Auditorium 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (lunch is provided) RSVP to Tinieka Thrailkill | 901- 448-7827 Since 2012, UTHSC faculty have launched 10 new life science startup companies. At this workshop, you will hear directly from UTHSC faculty entrepreneurs about the challenges and successes they’ve had launching (read more)