The Innovation Driver Award was created in 2016 to recognize faculty inventors who are relatively new working with UTRF, meaning they have submitted their first invention disclosure within the last three years but have demonstrated an enthusiasm, an excitement and a drive to take those inventions and ideas to the commercial market. Winners are chosen by (read more)
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UT’s Penumadu Helps Develop Breakthrough Adhesive
Tennessee Today article: The UT Research Foundation and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering recently submitted a patent application on behalf of Fred N. Peebles Professor Dayakar Penumadu for a new type of adhesive. Called a “smart joint” system, the technology has a number of key features and applications and is characterized by being (read more)
Peroxygen Systems, Inc. Secures Licensing Agreement with UTRF
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)