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Life Science Tennessee sets priorities, rallies industry,<br>leverages support of Gov. Bill Haslam for commercialization

Nov 07, 2011 at 07:49 am by miltcapps

Life Science Tennessee has fewer than 80 corporate members today, but will soon be knocking on doors of nearly 700 non-member firms within the state, as well as strategizing t.... Read More

Regional Roundup, Nov. 7, 2011

Nov 07, 2011 at 05:48 am by miltcapps

Erik Carlson Streamweaver may be in self-avowed "stealth" mode, but LinkedIn indicates the TNInvestco-backed company is the result of an acquisition and it has a new.... Read More

NewsBits, Feb. 14, 2011

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Joe Cook Jr. Joe Cook Jr. became chairman of Life Science Tennessee, effective Feb. 3. In a VNC interview a year ago, Cook said Nashville needed a culture of "true in.... Read More

QuickTake: Will the Google algorithm like your content?

Feb 14, 2011 at 07:58 am by miltcapps

Some of Nashville's search-engine optimization and interactive marketing pro's seem to live and breathe Google rules, rumors and rants. We know: It's dirty work, but somebody'.... Read More

Game-changer: Jacobson's Tri-Star group aims for impact

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:41 pm by miltcapps

Harry Jacobson, M.D., and his young venture-investment colleagues find themselves in a target-rich environment. Altogether, they aim to fund young companies, improve healthca.... Read More

Innovators and allies seek $20MM to improve Tennessee research, economy and culture

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:33 pm by miltcapps

Update: UTRF Partnerships Director Stacey Patterson said after publication that "more than half" of UT's 58 percent of the grant amount "goes back out to other institutions an.... Read More

Nashville Tech Council wants more to 'Feel the Beat'

Oct 28, 2009 at 10:08 am by miltcapps

Nashville Technology Council's first annual tech awards were announced yesterday during an event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Among the first fruits of NTC's "Feel t.... Read More

The 'Deciders': Five men shaping fate of TNInvestco

Oct 27, 2009 at 03:18 pm by miltcapps

The announcement is imminent regarding the venture-capital firms that will share assets flowing from the state's $120 million TNInvestco program. State law and the TNInvestco.... Read More

Submit News and Story Ideas for VentureNashville

Jul 31, 2009 at 12:00 pm by miltcapps

Please submit your newstips, story ideas, data and other information and comments directly to Milt Capps, via milt-at-VentureNashville-dot-com ... You'll receive prompt feedba.... Read More

ECD's Kisber reasserts State authority for venture-capital push

Jul 30, 2009 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

Two members of Gov. Phil Bredesen's Cabinet want to erase all doubt about who's leading the effort to accelerate capital formation in Tennessee. Economic and Community Develo.... Read More

TechCFO partner sees VC, law, tech allies in Nashville

Nov 16, 2008 at 04:32 pm by miltcapps

Atlanta-based TechCFO LLC, which provides financial-management executives for established and early-stage technology companies, has begun pursuing business in Nashville,.... Read More

'Nashville Overground' could help stir startups

Nov 14, 2008 at 10:03 am by miltcapps

In the past two years, Nashville's grassroots mobilizing of executives and creatives has enlisted hundreds of entrepreneurs, independent professionals and techno-innovators. N.... Read More

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