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Chattanooga Event Thursday Tomorrow, we'll host Beer & Biotech in Chattanooga at Terminal BrewHouse beginning at 5:30PM ET. Our speaker is Tennessee State Representative Patsy Hazelwood (R-27), vice-chairwoman of the Finance, Ways & Mean Committee. Rep. Hazelwood is also a Launch Tennessee board member and a supporter of growing technology innovation and the life science industry in Tennessee. You still have time to RSVP--reserve your spot today.
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Take Our Speaker SurveyLife Science Tennessee is looking for speakers to showcase their expertise at upcoming LST-hosted events, including our annual conference LST|CON (save the date: November 14, 2019!). If you are interested in speaking at an LST event, please fill out this survey and one of our staff will contact you. This survey will also help us plan for upcoming events. Thank you for your time and ongoing support of LST.
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Tech Venture Challenge Final Pitch April 11The Tech Venture Challenge, hosted by Vanderbilt University's Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization, will conclude with the final pitch on April 11. The Tech Venture Challenge is an annual competition designed to provide networking and educational opportunities for Vanderbilt students from a variety of backgrounds including science, business, and law. Under the guidance of business mentors, the student-teams develop and present commercialization plans for Vanderbilt inventions and technologies.
The three technologies pitched and teams competing this year are:
- Intellicane
Inventors: Dr. Nilanjan Sarkar and Dr. Joshua Wade
Mentor: Kei Gowda
Team members: Mabel Sato, Francis Cambronero, Bradley Pottgeiger
- T-cell therapy system
Inventor: Dr. Richard O’Neil
Mentor: Judsen Schneider
Team members: Laura Daniel, Hannah Polikowsky, Jordan Best, Ella Hoogenboezem
- Cryosheath Catheter
Inventor: Dr. David Merryman
Mentor: Shawn Glinter
Team members: Amelia Taylor, Joshua Passantino, Jasmine Greer, Andrew Naclerio
The event will be held on Thursday, April 11 from 5:30-8:00PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to see innovative technologies in action--RSVP today!
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Upcoming UTRF Events
Below are a series of upcoming events hosted by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation we thought may be of interest to our members, particularly Academic Alliance students: - March 28--UTRF Tech Talk: How to Commercialize Your Life Science Reagents
Join us for our March Tech Talk featuring a discussion on how to commercialize your life science reagents. Robert Bondaryk & Helena Lucente of Ximbio, a global reagents company, will discuss how Ximbio can help find, promote, manage, and commercialize your research tools.- Where: UT Health Science Center (901 Madison Avenue, Room 502)
- When: March 28, noon-1PM CT
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP
- April 1--UTC Lunch & Learn: UTRF & Technology Transfer at UT
Mark your calendars to attend the UTRF Lunch & Learn session on April 1. Come learn about intellectual property, technology transfer, and other resources for researchers and entrepreneurs. The session will be hosted by UTRF staff.- Where: UTC University Center, Tennessee Room
- When: April 1, noon-1:30PM ET
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP
- April 10--UTC ReSEARCH Dialogues: UTRF & Technology Transfer
UTRF will present on Technology Transfer at UT as part of the UTC ReSEARCH Dialogues conference. This event showcases the scholarship and creative endeavors of more than 600 UTC faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and staff from all campus programs and disciplines. - Where: UTC University Center, Signal Mountain Room
- When: April 10, 1:30-3:00PM ET
- RSVP: Click here to RSVP
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LST Member Opportunities
Attend - SBIR/STTR Workshops: Launch Tennessee will host a series of workshops over the next two months covering the full portfolio of resources available to early-stage companies commercializing technology in Tennessee. These workshops will provide an in-depth look at SBIR/STTR federal grant opportunities, plus an abbreviated version of the Resource Overview content. Click here for a list of upcoming workshops with registration information.
- SEMDA MedTech Conference: Registration is now open for the SEMDA MedTech 2019 conference. This conference is the premier medical technology forum fostering business and educational opportunities for the medtech industry, including medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health. Take a look at the conference agenda and register today.
- 2019 BIO International Convention: The BIO International Convention (BIO) attracts 16,000+ biotechnology and pharma leaders for one week of intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. We bring together a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy. BIO will be held June 3-6 in Philadelphia. Register now.
- Genetic Technologies for All Classrooms (GTAC): GTAC is a five-day national professional development academy at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology that prepares science educators to address high school level genetics, genomics, and biotech content such as cancer and clinical genomics, common complex disease, and agricultural genomics. The 2019 GTAC: National will be held July 22-26. Register now.
- 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival: 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival brings together the best innovators and difference-makers for two days of networking, programming, and entertainment on the latest in technology and entrepreneurship. By design, 36|86 is a launching point to greater things for you and your business. Join us in downtown Nashville, Aug. 28-29, and make your next move. Get your ticket today.
Apply - BIO Startup Stadium: The StartUp Stadium was designed to provide startup companies with the opportunity to engage key members of the investment community, venture philanthropy groups, and BIO attendees. This area in the BIO Exhibition provides an exciting and interactive experience where investors provide live feedback and judge six-minute pitches presented by startup biotech companies. Selected companies get discounted registration that also includes one-on-one partnering. Learn more and apply here by April 5!
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LST News
In order to accelerate biomedical innovation, Congress doubled NIH founding around the turn of the millennium. The results are paying off with basic and translational research, including discoveries of the genetic basis of disease and development of related diagnostics and therapies.NIH funding overall plays an important role, not only in biomedical innovation, but in enabling a competitive U.S. life sciences industry, and the millions of good paying jobs associated with it. In fact, while overall manufacturing jobs have declined in the last two decades, the number of biopharmaceutical industry jobs has grown. As such, increasing NIH funding is important not only to improving the health of Americans, but in reducing health care costs and spurring global life sciences competitiveness. Memphis-based AgLaunch and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC) are again joining forces to host a week-long program for agri-tech startups this summer. Dubbed the “AgLaunch Bootcamp,” the event will be held July 8-12 at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Imagine being a patient in the early 19th century, when all ailments were considered “humors” to be ejected from the body. To restore balance, various techniques such as diets, natural herbs, or bloodletting with leeches were used – the only “technology” available at the time. Even when the basic structure of modern medicine came into place, the average life expectancy was just 34 years old in 1913. Today’s infographic dives into some of the technological advances that are pushing the boundaries of modern healthcare, and what this could mean for the sector. Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based health tech company, has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to raise $100 million. Change Healthcare, which was formerly called Emdeon before it purchased Brentwood-based Change Healthcare, provides data and analytics to hospital and health care clients to cut costs and improve clinical outcomes.
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