Innovation

Vanderbilt University picks Cleveland Clinic exec to drive transfer and commercialization of IP

Apr 27, 2011 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

Vanderbilt University is reinforcing its technology transfer and enterprise development program by appointing Cleveland Clinic Innovations' Alan Bentley to the new post of ass.... Read More

Vanderbilt science, technology translated by news pro's

Apr 27, 2011 at 10:09 am by miltcapps

Update: VU announced 25 November 2013 that Salisbury had been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.-Ed. Vanderbilt University's pursuit o.... Read More

Link: Briggs named to lead BMI technology innovation

Apr 25, 2011 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

Lamp Post Group advances incubation in Chattanooga

Apr 25, 2011 at 08:56 am by miltcapps

The Lamp Post Group, which aims to leverage Chattanooga's high-speed Internet access and the River City's whitewater and hang-gliding amenities, is quietly gathering momentum..... Read More

TCRS PE commitments hit $349 Million with decision on Bessemer Venture Partners

Apr 06, 2011 at 08:46 am by miltcapps

Updated 3:35 p.m.: Sen. Overbey told VNC he withdrew his proposal after hearing concerns from agency staff members and intends to resume exploring the matter, this S.... Read More

N³: NashvilleCubed April-May Venture events

Apr 04, 2011 at 08:09 am by miltcapps

NashvilleCubed [N³] spotlights events within the 500-plus* square miles of Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County, a Center of U.S. creativity and enterprise al.... Read More

FCA Venture Partners, TN Angel Fund bless Silvercare 3MM B-round

Mar 09, 2011 at 02:09 pm by miltcapps

Silvercare Solutions, an on-site incontinence care provider, today announced completing its $3 million B-round led by FCA Venture Partners and Tennessee Angel Fund, the TNInve.... Read More

TriStar, Limestone TNINvestco funds form Device Innovation Group

Mar 08, 2011 at 10:49 am by miltcapps

Two Nashville-based TNInvestco-funded companies, TriStar Technology Fund and Limestone Fund, have created and seed-funded Device Innovation Group (DIG), a Delaware LLC. DIG wi.... Read More

Law + Leverage: Baker Donelson adds Sloan for technology & emerging companies

Mar 07, 2011 at 08:04 am by miltcapps

Beginning today, Chris Sloan dons the colors of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, expanding the law firm's presence in the emerging-company and technology secto.... Read More

Solidus-SeedHatchery mentees named

Mar 02, 2011 at 02:26 pm by miltcapps

Clayton Associates partners team with Entrepreneur Center<g> for Bullpen Ventures startup mentoring program

Feb 22, 2011 at 10:16 am by miltcapps

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) and Clayton Associates partners Stuart McWhorter and John Ingram are partnering to support a new Bullpen Ventures mentoring and startup.... Read More

UTRF: Genera Energy launches Innovation venture fund

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:32 am by miltcapps

Genera Energy, a wholly owned for-profit subsidiary of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, will soon begin recruiting investment in the first of two or more ventu.... Read More

Bailey-Curran deal signals more entrepreneurial activity

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

Resource Communications Group President Melinda Curran says she'll allow six months or more to absorb Andy Bailey's NationsLink Wireless, and then may begin preparing for anot.... Read More

Google exec who launched Earth, Moon & Mars returns to Vanderbilt School of Engineering

Feb 22, 2011 at 07:23 am by miltcapps

Yesterday when he took a quick call from VentureNashville, Chikai Ohazama, the 38-year-old co-founder of Google Earth who earned his biomedical engineering degree within Vande.... 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

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

CEO says Moontoast considers A-round capital raise

Feb 07, 2011 at 07:40 am by miltcapps

Moontoast, the Boston-based and Nashville-linked social-commerce platform that enables "brands" and their owners to generate fan income, may conduct an A-round capital raise t.... Read More

[ ! ] TN's JumpStart Foundry aligns with TechStars Net

Jan 31, 2011 at 07:54 am by miltcapps

JumpStart Foundry, the Solidus-led microfund and venture incubator based in Nashville, is aligning with TechStars, the celebrated Boulder, Colo.-based startup accelerator, in.... Read More

Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund launches in N'ville

Jan 26, 2011 at 06:40 am by miltcapps

Private-equity investors Rock Morphis and David McClellan yesterday announced their Heritage Group will manage Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, backed by major hospital co.... Read More

Gov.-Elect Haslam names Hagerty to key Economic Development post

Jan 09, 2011 at 03:56 pm by miltcapps

Gov.-Elect Bill Haslam has chosen private-equity executive William F. "Bill" Hagerty IV as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development,.... Read More

Innovation

Vanderbilt University picks Cleveland Clinic exec<br>to drive transfer and commercialization of IP