frakktal, one of the participants in the inaugural “Spark Cleantech Accelerator,” has joined another accelerator. It’s the “HudsonAlpha Agtech Investment Accelerator” where the participating start-ups receive a $100,000 investment. Operated by gener8tor, a global venture firm and start-up accelerator, in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the 12-week program kicked-off October 13 with five participants in its inaugural cohort. Other participants … Read More
UT Knoxville’s chancellor champions innovation as university grows in every area
Many of East Tennessee’s leading innovators, thinkers, and entrepreneurs all seem to have one thing in common – a tie to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville). That could mean they were a student at UT Knoxville, benefitted from the UT Research Foundation, won a pitch competition through the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, had workspace at the … Read More
UT’s “Spark Incubator Program” announces new cohort
The “Spark Incubator Program,” a strategic initiative within the Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm, has selected eight early stage tech companies to participate in its 2022-2023 program. The two-year program, led by John Bruck and Carol Seamons, was launched in September 2020 to provide some of the East Tennessee region’s most … Read More
Eight Companies Selected to Participate in Cohort Two of Spark Incubator Program
Two-year incubator program at UT Research Park supports East Tennessee’s most promising hard tech startups with crucial resources and guidanceKNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Spark Incubator Program, a strategic initiative within the Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm, has selected eight early-stage tech companies to participate in its 2022-2023 program.The two-year program, led by John Bruck … Read More
IC Cohort 6 participant selected as a Breakthrough Energy Fellow
Anca Timofte of Holocene, one of the participants in Cohort 6 of the “Innovation Crossroads” program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected for the prestigious Breakthrough Energy Fellows global initiative. Launched by Breakthrough Energy which was founded by Bill Gates of Microsoft fame, the program is designed to support the development of cutting-edge climate technologies. The second cohort consists of 47 Innovator and … Read More
8 out of 37 companies that received SBIR and STTR Matching Funds are Spark and UT Research Park Affiliated
Thirty-seven companies have received funding thus far this year under the State of Tennessee’s matching program for recipients of federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards. In an announcement yesterday, Launch Tennessee, which administers the program, said that 15 East Tennessee-based companies, 16 from Middle Tennessee, and six who call West Tennessee home received … Read More
Large crowd attends reception honoring Stacey Patterson
A large crowd of current and former employees of the University of Tennessee (UT) joined with others from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Tennessee Economic Council, and the broader community at a reception Monday night that honored Stacey Patterson. The current UT Vice President for Research, Outreach and Economic Development is leaving to become Vice President for Research at Florida … Read More
UT Part of New Tech-Driven Innovation Hub
Nine institutions are forming an inclusive innovation corridor connecting the mid-South region. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a founding member of the National Science Foundation’s new Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub, a regional coalition of nine diverse tech-forward universities. The hub will prepare and support talented entrepreneurs, spur new high-growth companies, and promote inclusive economic development and prosperity, transforming metro … Read More
Eight Companies Selected to Participate in Cohort Two of Spark Incubator Program
Two-year incubator program at UT Research Park supports East Tennessee’s most promising hard tech startups with crucial resources and guidance KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Spark Incubator Program, a strategic initiative within the Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park at Cherokee Farm, has selected eight early-stage tech companies to participate in its 2022-2023 program. The two-year … Read More
Six start-ups selected to pitch at next month’s “Startup Day” in Knoxville
The Innov865 Alliance has announced the six entrepreneurs who will pitch for dollars during next month’s annual “Startup Day” in Knoxville. Scheduled for September 20 at The Mill & Mine in Downtown Knoxville, the six represent the region’s growing ecosystem as well as the diversity in terms of types of new ventures that are starting here. They are: Alex Weber whose D3D VR … Read More