Teknovation.Biz “Spark Innovation Center portfolio companies report great numbers over past two years”

The Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee Research Park has issued its first report (2020-2022 SPARK BiAnnual Report) covering two years of operations, and there are some impressive numbers recorded by its inaugural portfolio companies. Collectively, the seven start-ups raised nearly $35 million, employed 26 full-time people, have 10 contract employees, and supported 10 internships. The funding total includes $18 … Read More

UT Research Park Tenant, RegScale, Acquires Compliance Company ‘GovReady’

RegScale, a next-generation Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) software company with its research and development (R&D) headquartered in Knoxville, has just acquired GovReady, an open-source Compliance-as-Code platform. RegScale said in a release that GovReady’s vision around a Compliance-as-Code, questionnaire-driven approach to generate System Security Plans (SSPs), coupled with RegScale’s expert-driven API-centric approach, positions RegScale as the market-leading National Institute of Standards … Read More

Students Design and Build 3D-Printed Pavilion at UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm

The college’s work with the University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farm continues during the fall 2022 semester. This semester, students in Distinguished Lecturer James Rose’s studio have designed, and with help from industry partner Loci Robotics, are 3D printing and installing a pavilion on the research campus. More than a dozen seniors and grad students at the UT College of … Read More

2022 Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award, awarded to Tom Rogers, President & CEO of the UT Research Park, and Executive Director of the Spark Innovation Center 

Tom Rogers, President and CEO of the UT Research Park, received Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council’s (TAEBC) top award during their ‘Opportunities in Energy’ event last week. “Tom Rogers is a champion for Tennessee’s advanced energy entrepreneurs and startups,” said Cortney Piper, Executive Director of TAEBC. “Throughout his entire career, much of which was spent at ‘the big three’ – TVA, ORNL … Read More

UTRP Park Tenant, RegScale, presented during KTech PULSE Technology Summit

Nine individuals representing a variety of technology companies in the region provided updates at the start of Thursday afternoon’s annual “KTech PULSE Technology Summit” hosted by the roughly three-year old Knoxville Technology Council. Held in the auditorium of Jewelry TV (JTV) in West Knoxville, the presenters represented everything from one of the area’s fastest growing companies (RDI Technologies Inc.) to those helping address … Read More

Congratulations to Erica Grant for Raising SEED Round

Members of Cohort 4 of “Innovation Crossroads” graduated over the summer from the two-year program. One founder, Erica Grant, has continued to participate in panel and pitch events throughout Knoxville despite being busy planning for a pilot program, raising a seed round, and hiring at her recently renamed company now known as Quantal Security Inc. The company is focused on creating stronger … Read More

Spark Alumni Selected for TAEBC’s “Opportunities in Energy” Speaker Line-Up

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) has announced 16 speakers for its upcoming “Opportunities in Energy.” The annual event will run from 12 noon to 4 p.m. EST November 16 at The Square Room on Market Square in Downtown Knoxville. Sessions will include topics ranging from battery partnerships to corporate sustainability to a local Knoxville nonprofit winning the Department of Energy’s … Read More

Victoria Hirschberg describes her role as being a connector

Victoria Hirschberg told attendees at Friday’s event for the Knoxville Chamber’s Premier Partners that her role is to be a connector between the institution and companies that can benefit from robust partnerships with any part of the University of Tennessee (UT) System. The 10-year veteran of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) joined UT as Assistant Vice President … Read More