The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has announced the formation of a new business plan competition aimed at academic-affiliated startup companies. The competition, named Tennessee Venture Challenge (TVC), will be held in April 2014 and is designed to encourage students, researchers and community members to create new, sustainable businesses in the state of Tennessee. (read more)
UTRF News
Submissions Period Open In Annual UTRF Maturation Funding Program
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is announcing a call for submissions for the eighth annual UTRF Maturation Funding program. Proposals are due into your Research Office by close of business October 13, 2014. The program helps UT researchers further develop technologies that have potential for commercial success. Up to $15,000 in direct costs (read more)
Jarett Abramson Joins UTRF as Senior Staff Attorney
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has announced that Jarett K. Abramson, J.D., has joined the organization as a senior staff attorney. “We are very pleased to have attracted not only an attorney with extensive experience in technology licensing, but also one with a strong background in patent prosecution and strategy as well as (read more)