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AgLaunch offers new programs to advance agricultural innovation

AgLaunch accelerates new innovations in food and agriculture. The organization addresses global issues while creating local opportunities in the Mid-South. AgLaunch connects agricultural researchers, entrepreneurs, farmers, investors, corporations and nonprofit organizations to address real farm and supply chain needs. AgLaunch is an initiative of Memphis Bioworks Foundation and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and includes a robust group of public and private partners including University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture & Tennessee State University. 


Vanderbilt Innovations of 2016

In 2016 Vanderbilt University was the birthplace of over one hundred fifty inventions with the potential to impact lives around the world. To celebrate the brilliant ideas of 2016, here are ten really cool inventions.


CTTC attends JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is the largest and most informative healthcare investment symposium in the industry which brings together global industry leaders, emerging fast-growth companies, innovative technology creators, globally minded service providers, and members of the investment community. There were more than 400 companies, both public and private, to deliver presentations to more than 4,000 investors. 


Vanderbilt Inventor wins ASPET Award

Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., a leader of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s groundbreaking drug discovery program, is the 2017 recipient of the Pharmacia-ASPET Award in Experimental Therapeutics from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).


Two Vanderbilt innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Vanderbilt School of Engineering Dean Philippe Fauchet and Director Emeritus of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Harold L. Moses have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.


Nine Vanderbilt technologies earn patent protection in November

Nine new Vanderbilt technologies earned patent protection in November.

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