The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) honored UT Health Science Center researchers Friday for their work in developing or commercializing novel compounds, treatments, medical devices and research tools that have the potential to transform the lives of people in Tennessee and throughout the world. At the annual Innovation Awards ceremony, UTRF presented plaques and (read more)
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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)
Drug Developed to Help Cancer Patients
Nona Miller was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 2010. She underwent radiation and chemotherapy and was doing well, but the treatment started to take a toll on her body. “At first she could walk around. Then she needed help up the stairs, and then she needed a wheelchair,” says her husband, Duane Miller, Van (read more)