University of Tennessee Research Foundation
Technology Transfer & Licensing
Ryan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of ThermaMatrix, has known he wanted to engineer since high school. His old truck had broken down, …
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation is proud to work with innovative researchers like Gary Bates, professor and Department Head of the …
Catch us around UT Knoxville's campus each month to learn how UTRF can help commercialize your research! UTRF's Technology Managers will be …
Are you a graduate-level student interested in learning about the technology transfer industry, intellectual property or a career at the intersection …
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation recently welcomed two new team members. CeCe Ging joins as the Staff Attorney, while Emma Vetland …
Far too many research projects with commercial potential stall on the threshold of viability because graduate student innovators graduate and leave …
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