MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee leaders in technology transfer, industry, research and entrepreneurship gathered to discuss and provide practical advice to aspiring University of Tennessee Health Sciences (UTHSC) entrepreneurs. The presenters and panelists discussed the mindset, skills and connections needed to translate scientific discovery into real-world impact. The workshop, titled From Discovery to Impact: Entrepreneurship & Industry Partnerships in Health Sciences, was organized and hosted by Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, (read more)
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Transforming Renewable Feedstocks into Commercial Chemicals
With support from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Cong Trinh, Ph.D. is developing a scalable biomanufacturing platform that could help industries produce high-value industrial chemicals from renewable resources instead of petroleum. A professor of chemical engineering and Ferguson Faculty Fellow in the Tickle College of Engineering at UT Knoxville, Trinh is engineering programmable microbial “cell factories” that transform agricultural feedstocks into high-value chemicals. (read more)
UTRF Launches UT Ventures to Connect Alumni Investors with UT-Related Startups
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UT Ventures, a new initiative of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF), connects a network of accredited alumni investors from universities across the UT System with startups founded or led by UT alumni, faculty, or students; companies built on UT-owned intellectual property; or companies working closely with one or more UT campuses. The network is designed to expand the University’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem by creating a flexible and impact-focused way for (read more)