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Raghavan to drive Vanderbilt 'vision as catalyst + incubator of innovation'

Jun 27, 2025 at 08:25 am by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier plans July 1 to make current Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Padma Raghavan his office's first executive director fo.... Read More

Headsup: 'Women + AI Summit' slated at Vanderbilt University

Dec 16, 2024 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

THE FIRST Women + AI Summit on the Vanderbilt University campus is scheduled for Feb. 1, 2025. The in-person Saturday event is to take place at Vanderbilt Law School an.... Read More

Healthtech: VanderbiltHealth said joining Aegis Ventures Digital Consortium

Nov 19, 2024 at 05:17 pm by miltcapps

STARTUP studio Aegis Ventures today announced Vanderbilt Health has joined Aegis's 11-system strategic Digital Consortium of health systems that have allied to build, invest i.... Read More

BioTN Life Science Venture Program now led by Karrie Dudek PhD

Oct 16, 2024 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

BioTN Foundation, which helps propel bioscience entrepreneurship and STEM education in Tennessee, has named Karrie Dudek PhD director of its Life Science Venture Progr.... Read More

VUMC Brock Center GM to forge R&D ties for pharma, digital transformation

Sep 03, 2024 at 04:09 pm by miltcapps

VU Medical Center Context: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) six days ago posted notice (below) of its search for additional leadership in forging more life.... Read More

Vanderbilt University launching Institute for National Defense & Global Security

Apr 18, 2024 at 10:30 am by miltcapps

Updates: Sept. 18, 2024: VU published a summary (here) related to its Sept. 17, 2024 convening of the Institute of National Security (its recently shortened name). May 8, 2024.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

Feb 07, 2024 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

TODAY: 7Hills | Bunker | Alto | NashKats | NTC | iYOTAH | LynchRegen | Nisolo | Herowear | Sage | Borderless | Game | Relode | Swift | HMGp | ObjHealth | Krepling | LearnEV |.... Read More

Hard choices: TN venture scene pops with dozens of events just ahead

Jan 24, 2024 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Stepping back from the fray, we find there are a myriad of scheduled events just ahead. We've chosen to spotlight 40+ below. Errors are ours. Updates, corrections are w.... Read More

Vanderbilt's 2024 Summit to extend scrutiny of global competition, threats and strategic gaps, with an eye toward 'radical collaboration'

Aug 01, 2023 at 06:00 pm by miltcapps

Update: April 17, 2024 - 0840 Chancellor Diermeier announced the launch of the VU Institute for National Defense & Global Security: embedded scholars, education, events, s.... Read More

Discovery Vanderbilt gives nod to startups HeroWear, IDBiologics, Virtuoso

May 23, 2023 at 05:23 pm by miltcapps

THREE startups co-founded by Vanderbilt University faculty are targeted for investments from the university's Discovery Vanderbilt program. The University today announced appr.... Read More

Venture Notes - Nov. 15, 2022

Nov 15, 2022 at 05:15 pm by miltcapps

Today: ClearTrack | Trace FemCare | Writerly | 25mHealth | Townes Duncan | KWilsonCos | Orient Health | SwingZen | VU_Owen | Pencilish | Benefit Recovery | Stone Mtn | Lasso.... Read More

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem

Dec 07, 2021 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: EDA release Dec. 13, 2021 showed this program was not a finalist in the grant process.-Ed. A COALITION of Middle Tennessee academic, government and nonprofit al.... Read More

Venture Notes - August 23, 2021

Aug 23, 2021 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

Today: Park | Launch | Techcos | Enexor | LPNT | Strumn | RV | Cast21 | PWR | Policy | Hapten | UV | BioR | CNXT | GT | HARB | DDT | Banc | LEGD | FG | GSV | Red | CP | Prop |.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 1, 2021

Feb 01, 2021 at 03:54 pm by miltcapps

Today: UGP | Grabbr | VoluM | MGC | Fintop | FilterX | UMG | SSM | SBot | Shock Rick Apple ► RICK APPLE, the the fellow who once spent fulltime managing the Council.... Read More

Launch Tennessee leaders, staff confront budget headwinds

Jun 08, 2020 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee's budget has been ramped-up in recent years, but the nonprofit agency has for months been bracing alongside its lead sponsor, Tennessee Economic and Community.... Read More

Prediction modeler Decode Health eyes city-county COVID-19 spike risks

May 21, 2020 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 20 July 2020 - Decode Health announced members of its new strategic advisory board, on team page here. Our May 21, 2020 story is below.-Ed.DECODE HEALTH INC., the Nash.... Read More

New in Town: Kansas City's Bungii thinks Music City likes Pickup Trucks

Jan 16, 2020 at 06:30 am by miltcapps

BUNGII LLC, the Kansas City startup that has a last-mile app to help us crowdsearch for a pickup for an occasional chore or to help us get our bigscreen TV home after it would.... Read More

Exploring an Alt-scenario for Bill Frist's filings for $40MM RSV QOZB LTSS

Jan 09, 2020 at 05:30 pm by miltcapps

UPDATES: FORBES reported Oct. 17, 2024, Elevance Health (fka Anthem) adding Carebridge to its Carelon portfolio. Today, Nashville Business Journal said Carebridge's valuation.... Read More

Nashville's Crom Carmichael, TJ Wilt pursue Opportunity Zone strategies

Jan 02, 2020 at 02:30 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE investor and advisor Crom Carmichael and entrepreneur TJ Wilt are among Nashvillians involved with a pair of Opportunity Zone-linked capital raises that may ultimate.... Read More

Vanderbilt University taps UChicago Provost Diermeier as its 9th chancellor

Dec 04, 2019 at 12:15 pm by miltcapps

MONTHS ahead of the search pace originally set by its Board of Trust, Vanderbilt University today announced its 9th chancellor is to be Daniel Diermeier PhD, who is now the po.... Read More

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