Innovation

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

Frist: Quorum alliance, M&A to boost HealthStream 'earnings power'

Oct 27, 2009 at 01:06 pm by miltcapps

HealthStream Inc. Founder and CEO Bobby Frist said today his company will be "a little more aggressive" in buying other companies and has begun new-business developm.... Read More

State's TechDevCorp adapting to threats and opportunities

Oct 26, 2009 at 01:50 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, which augments state government in tech-driven economic development, is demonstrating some agility in the face of adversity. TTD.... Read More

Digital Nashville launches innovation mentorship service

Oct 26, 2009 at 11:01 am by miltcapps

Digital Nashville has launched a mentorship program for corporate innovators, freelancers, entrepreneurs and others. In an announcement Saturday to the Digital Nashville comm.... Read More

Briefly: Petra Capital invests in med transcription company

Oct 23, 2009 at 03:18 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Petra Capital Partners has invested $6 million in sub-debt and preferred stock in Plano, Texas-based Superior Global Solutions Inc. According to a Petra relea.... Read More

Whitney: NV techies should 'think', not just 'follow'

Oct 22, 2009 at 11:52 am by miltcapps

On Saturday, Marcus Whitney began his Barcamp Nashville presentation by telling his techie audience, "We better start learning some open source code around here." Okay, so it.... Read More

TN TechDev's life running through financial hourglass

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation leaders see the next 30 days as crucial to TTDC's continued ability to add value to the state's tech-driven economic development..... Read More

TTDC says it plans no funding for TN Bio Assn.

Oct 21, 2009 at 12:37 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation management says it "has no confidence" in Tennessee Biotechnology Association to promote biotech and related industries. In a repo.... Read More

CEO: Healthcare Management Systems passing $75MM mark

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:34 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Healthcare Management Systems Inc. has more than doubled its revenue in about three years, and is eyeing Federal stimulus programs for further growth. HMS Pre.... Read More

Legal-services entrepreneur Freedman tackles more startups

Oct 14, 2009 at 02:12 pm by miltcapps

Nashville-based Joe Freedman already has more entrepreneurial notches in his belt than most 44-year-olds. Nonetheless, Freedman is gearing-up at least three new startups, incl.... Read More

Chamber CEO: 'Fever pitch' battle vs recession requires tough calls

Oct 01, 2009 at 12:06 pm by miltcapps

Ralph Schulz, the president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, says, "What keeps me awake at night is 'What business environment will this settle into'.&q.... Read More

TTDC supports innovation with $500K for six teams

Sep 28, 2009 at 01:54 pm by miltcapps

Roughly $500,000 in Tennessee Technology Development Corporation grants have been awarded to teams developing technologies that may be commercialized. The fact that TTDC is p.... Read More

Tennessee Biotechnology Association wrestles with leadership and priorities

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm by miltcapps

Tennessee Biotechnology Association Interim Chairman Bob Acuff, Ph.D., says TBA knows his successor should come from the biotech industry, not academe. Acuff has held the TBA.... Read More

Vanderbilt venture developer notes 'disconnect' with Venture Capital

Sep 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University's technology-commercialization startups have not enjoyed particularly strong connections to Tennessee venture-capital sources. On Sept. 11, VU New Ventu.... Read More

Resource: TNInvestco briefing registrants

Aug 14, 2009 at 09:31 am by miltcapps

Here are the firms that were registered to attend one or both of the two TNInvestco briefings. Firms that had representatives attending the briefings, but who are not listed b.... Read More

'Smart' tech ventures spawned by VU student-entrepreneurs

Aug 14, 2009 at 09:20 am by miltcapps

One of Nashville's newest technology ventures was spurred by Vanderbilt students and faculty connecting theory and practice. Soon to debut: Nashville Pulse and VandyUpon, a pa.... Read More

Dream Systems founder targets healthcare technology

Aug 11, 2009 at 04:54 pm by miltcapps

[Editor's note: Terriance Moody died May 9, 2019. Obit here.] A company's world vision depends partly on its prism: Within Dream Systems LLC, the prism is video, and the world.... Read More

Cumberland IPO now active: 10-year journey with Vanderbilt reaches milestone

Aug 07, 2009 at 09:51 am by miltcapps

UPDATED Aug. 11, 6:45 a.m.:  Cumberland Pharmaceuticals [NASDAQ:CPIX] went effective 3 p.m. Aug. 10 and is listed this morning as CPIX on NASDAQ. The share price was set.... 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

VCs form industry consortium, as TNInvestco nears kickoff

Jul 27, 2009 at 07:25 am by miltcapps

The state's venture capitalists are studying the rulebook, scouting for teammates and sizing-up the referees who'll control the TNInvestco tournament for 10 years. Just over t.... Read More

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