Faculty entrepreneurs Dr. Maria Gomes-Solecki, Dr. Lisa Jennings, and Dr. Ed Chaum spoke to an audience about their experiences starting and running new life science businesses. The speakers have collectively launched 9 companies in diverse fields from vaccines and medical devices to telemedicine and contract research services, and have raised more than $20 million (read more)
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PROPEL: SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop
UTRF, UT Institute of Agriculture, and UT Institute for Public Service (UTCIS) joined together to present PROPEL, an SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop. Bill Wiley, Economic Development Consultant for UT’s Center for Industrial Services, shared vital information on how to successfully acquire federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), or Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) funding. These grants are among (read more)
UTRF Licensee, Vaxent, Announces Clinical Trial of Strep Vaccine
UTHSC Article: Streptococcus Vaccine Developed by UTHSC Professor of Medicine James B. Dale to Begin Clinical Trial The Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. (PREVENT), a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) located at the University of Saskatchewan, and Vaxent in Memphis, Tennessee, are pleased to announce the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical (read more)