For the past seven years, the University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s internship program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has given participants an inside look at the tech transfer process from initial discovery to commercial product in the health science field. Due to the pandemic, the six-month long program has gone virtual. (read more)
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UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Valeria Vásquez
A Research Career Inspiring Innovation and Inclusion “I was trained in laboratories where innovation, hard work, and inclusion were the main driving force,” Dr. Valeria Vásquez comments as she reflects on her scientific research and opportunities to promote diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments in her profession. Vásquez is an associate professor in the Department of (read more)
490 BioTech wins Innov865 Alliance’s Startup Day; Dr. Peter Tsai is Recognized for Global Pandemic Support
Innov865 Week Ends with a Virtual Celebration of Trailblazing Entrepreneurs and Life-changing Impact KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The startup 490 BioTech, which developed bioluminescent human cells to show changes in cellular health, won the Innov865 Judges’ Choice Award at Startup Day 2020 with a pitch that explained how its technology can improve development of pharmaceuticals. “Healthy (read more)