This summer, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation welcomed six interns at its two offices in Knoxville and Memphis. UTRF’s internship programs provide students with valuable experience for careers that merge science with business development, entrepreneurship and law. At UT Knoxville, Briana Zimmerman, Jacob Hale and Daniel Mendoza serve as Commercialization Analysts, while Haley Rainwater (read more)
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University of Tennessee Research Foundation, California Institute of Technology secure patent for UT startup’s pancreatic cancer drug
Over half a million people die from cancer every year, according to current statistics. For those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the current five-year survival rate is 12% but for those diagnosed in metastatic stages, survival is less than 3%. A startup leveraging technology created at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is now (read more)
Inventor Spotlight: David Anderson
David Anderson, professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Institute of Agriculture, never expected to commercialize technology he created — much less help other faculty and staff navigate their own commercialization journeys. Growing up in a small town surrounded by animals, Anderson always wanted to work with animals and become a veterinarian. During graduate school, (read more)