Used globally in transportation, industrial processes and energy storage systems, hydrogen is emerging as a critical fossil fuel alternative to meet rising energy demands. With global demand for green hydrogen projected to increase more than twenty-fold to a $230 billion industry by 2035, improving efficiency and reducing production costs is becoming increasingly urgent. To meet (read more)
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From Lab Bench to Breakthrough: How a UT Mentor-Student Partnership Sparked a Rising East Tennessee Biotech Company
When Trey Fisher, PhD, walked into the vascular biology lab led by Deidra Mountain, PhD, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville more than a decade ago, he was a graduate student looking for a scientific challenge. He found one, and something more: the beginnings of a partnership that would one day spark a promising East Tennessee biotechnology company.
UTRF 2025 Innovation Awards Recognize UT Innovators Advancing Technologies from Lab to Marketplace
Annual ceremonies in Knoxville and Memphis honor University of Tennessee startups, patents and licenses, as well as the UTRF Innovators of the Year. UTRF is honored to recognize UT innovators from across the state at its annual Innovation Awards, held in Knoxville on November 24 and Memphis on December 10. UTRF staff and partners gathered (read more)