By Hugh G. Willett, Knoxville News Sentinel KNOXVILLE – Over the last fiscal year the University of Tennessee Research Foundation has helped establish nine startup companies based on technology developed by university faculty. The number of startups is double the previous year and an indication that the program is meeting its goal of promoting and (read more)
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High-Tech Startup Companies Resulting From UT Technology More Than Double
Responding to the challenge from national and state leaders to increase and encourage more innovation, the University of Tennessee helped establish nine startup companies based on technology developed by UT faculty over the last fiscal year, more than doubling the total from a year ago. The companies licensed technology from the University through the UT (read more)
Six Startup Medical Device Firms Compete In Memphis For Fame And Fortune
What unites the diverse group selected to participate in the inaugural ZeroTo510 medical device accelerator? In a word, entrepreneurship. That’s the common thread that binds the founders of the six startups selected for the ZeroTo510 program in Memphis. Some are experienced health care professionals; some are just starting their careers. Some are full-fledged professors at (read more)