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Vanderbilt University’s entrepreneurial community will have greater access to Jumpstart Foundry’s (JSF) proven program for education, mentorship and networking through a new collaboration with Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC).

Tuesday, April 15, our office and leaders at Launch Tennessee hosted a three-hour SBIR/STTR workshop for Vanderbilt researchers, faculty and staff.

One of the leading academic research institutions in the U.S., Vanderbilt is known for its cutting-edge research in areas like cancer, space and defense, mechanical and biomedical engineering, and education, to name a few. But there is another area of research happening inside our walls that could have global impact.

Wednesday, April 9, a half dozen Vanderbilt students packed into CTTC’s conference room to mingle with some of the areas top investors and entrepreneurs.

After a night of stellar commercialization plan presentations, the title of 2014 Tech Venture Challenge champs goes to Team OMEDS. The student team consisted of Diksyha Bastakoty, Barbara Natalizio, Meghan McGill, Miroslav Remec, and Ryad Ceddia.

Vanderbilt’s Team Filtergraph is headed to Michigan to participate in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program. Filtergraph is a dynamic, web-based portal that allows users to sort and manage large data sets. Key features include:

In the Fall of 2011, a team of engineers and surgeons came together to formalize collaborative efforts between their fields, to inspire innovative thinking in surgery and healthcare, and to clear the roadblocks for future colleagues. In a little more than two years, that team has done just that, and more.

InvisionHeart, LLC, a startup company based on a 12-lead wireless ECG developed at Vanderbilt, was one of 10 companies nationwide selected to pitch at the inaugural Google Demo Day.

One Vanderbilt Technology earned patent protection in March.

Nine Vanderbilt students will pitch their startup ideas before a panel of judges, Wednesday, April 9. The students were selected through Flash Pitch '14, a student startup idea challenge hosted by CTTC. The students selected to pitch are: