Two startups created from University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture technologies recently participated in the AgLaunch Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp, a workshop co-sponsored by UTRF that is designed to demonstrate business fundamentals and training on innovations within the agriculture industry. The Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp is the first official program of the Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster, coordinated (read more)
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Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Monica Jablonski of OculoTherapy wins People’s Choice Award at Equalize 2022 pitch competition
Glaucoma is the number one cause of irreversible blindness, with 3 million people around the country currently being treated for the disease. Monica Jablonski, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher, studies the various causes of blinding disorders to develop better treatments used to limit vision loss. Her startup, OculoTherapy, offers a novel treatment, (read more)
Inventor Spotlight: Anirban Roy and Doug Aaron
UTK Tickle College of Engineering researchers secure grant for technology that makes hydrogen production more efficient, cost effective A significant challenge with the commercialization of university technology is that many brilliant student researchers are not familiar with the variety of entrepreneurial opportunities available to them. The University of Tennessee Research Foundation seeks to solve this (read more)