The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is joining technology transfer offices across all 14 SEC schools to address a common challenge: building strong startup management teams that attract the eye of early-stage investors. Together the universities are launching the Southeast Executives-on-Roster (XOR) platform, which matches experienced entrepreneurial talent with university-affiliated startups in need of (read more)
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UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Ramesh Narayanan
Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Center for Cancer Drug Discovery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). His primary research interests include small molecule drug discovery, translational oncology research, and the fundamental mechanisms of action for diseases, therapeutic targets, and new chemical entities. (read more)
UTRF Inventor Spotlight: Dr. Tom Zawodzinski
Tom Zawodzinski Ph.D. is the Governor’s Chair in Electrical Energy Storage with joint appointments in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the Division of Materials Science and Technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). His research focuses on identifying ways to advance the technology and materials used (read more)