Congratulations to the Innovation Catalyst Fund Awardees |
Vanderbilt University announced 10 recipients of the Innovation Catalyst Fund awards for the February 2026 cycle. This cycle’s funded projects span bioscience and health care, social science, engineering and physical sciences, with a strong emphasis on biomedical innovation, diagnostics, medical devices and digital health technologies.
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Innovation Ambassadors: Meet Alyssa and James |
How do great ideas make it beyond the lab? Faculty leaders Alyssa Wise and James Weimer share how Vanderbilt’s Innovation Ambassadors Program is helping researchers navigate innovation, commercialization, and real-world impact—turning promising discoveries into solutions that reach the people who need them.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT JAMES & ALYSSA'S RESEARCH:
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Vanderbilt Life Science Showcase: AI in Translational Research |
Thursday, July 23, 2026 • 1–5:00 p.m. • Vanderbilt Student Life Center
Discover cutting-edge breakthroughs accelerating the path from discovery to therapeutic development. Join researchers, industry leaders, and investors as we explore innovations at the intersection of academic research and industry application.
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Startup Spotlight: Heartvue.AI |
Founded by Vanderbilt cardiologist and imaging specialist Dr. Jeffrey Dendy, Heartvue.AI is developing artificial intelligence tools that automate cardiac MRI analysis, streamline reporting, and optimize billing workflows for healthcare systems. The company’s mission is to help clinicians spend less time on manual post-processing and more time delivering patient care.
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Vanderbilt Industry Collaborations Hosts Gondola Bio Campus Visit Featuring VU and VUMC Researchers |
The Vanderbilt Industry Collaborations team recently welcomed Gondola Bio, a privately held biopharmaceutical company spun out of BridgeBio Pharma and focused on developing therapeutics for genetically defined diseases, for a two-day campus visit coordinated by Swapneeta Date, PhD, Assistant Director of Life Sciences Collaborations.
Read more about the event and view faculty presenters.
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Innovation Ecosystem Partner Spotlight: The Wond'ry |
The Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Center for Innovation and Design, partners with CTTC to help students, faculty, and staff navigate intellectual property, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Through programs like IMPACT, innovators gain hands-on experience turning promising ideas into market-ready solutions.
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We're thrilled to welcome five exceptional graduate students to CTTC this year! Spanning fields from mechanical engineering to immunology, they bring incredible talent and fresh perspectives to our team. Say hello when you see them around!
Welcome to CTTC! 🎉
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Whether you're looking to co-develop new solutions, expand your research horizons, or drive industry advancements, these opportunities provide unique ways to engage with top-tier organizations and make a lasting impact.
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| CTTC FY26 Highlights (YTD) |
- Licenses & Options*: 276
- MTAs: 1,048
- CDAs: 33
- Invention Disclosures: 265
- U.S. Patents Issued: 63
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* includes end-user software and materials licenses along with conventional technology licenses
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NIH Small Business 101 Webinars |
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America’s Seed Fund is Back – Powered by HHS Tuesday, June 9 @1:30pm ET
- Building Your Budget Tuesday, Tuesday July 14 @1:30pm ET
- Managing Foreign Risk Tuesday, August 18 @1:30pm ET
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Five Vanderbilt Technologies Earn Patent Protection in June |
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12,642,847 – “Human Monoclonal Antibodies to Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus and Uses Therefor” (James Crowe, Jr.)
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12,648,696 – “Systems for Neuroimager Alignment and Coupling Evaluation” (Audrey Bowden, Seyed Hadi Hosseini, Anupam Kumar)
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12,648,913 – “Polymeric Nanocarriers and Methods of Use Thereof” (Craig Duvall, Joseph Vanderburgh, Mukesh Gupta, Scott Guelcher, Julie Rhoades)
- 12,661,328 – “Methods of Treating Anti-NMDAR-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders” (Jill Pulley, Jillian Rhoads)
- 12,670,706 – “Meta-Optic Accelerators for Object Classifiers” (Jason Valentine, Yuankai Huo, Hanyu Zheng, Quan Liu)
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Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
2100 West End Ave. Suite 750
Nashville, TN 37203
vanderbilt.edu/cttc I 615.343.2430
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