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Help is here for researchers and entrepreneurs interested in applying for an SBIR or STTR grant (Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer, respectively).

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) recently released their Highlights of the latest Annual Licensing Survey for fiscal year 2012 (which ended June 30, 2012 for Vanderbilt)

CTTC will host a New Ventures Valuation seminar in conjunction with the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center. If you have developed valuable technology that you believe might be the basis of a startup and want to understand how they are valued, make plans now to join us and learn more about the valuation process. 

Earlier this week, a crowd of roughly 40 business men and women, researchers, and entrepreneurs - including a handful from CTTC - listened intently as Glenn Perdue, managing member of Kraft Analytics, LLC and certified valuation analyst, shared insight into the intellectual property and new venture valuation process.

At just 20 years old, Vanderbilt engineering student Ben Whittle has become the first candidate accepted into the VU@EC program.

Understanding the valuation of early-stage businesses and related intellectual property is critical for new business ventures.  This information helps determine business strategy, financial modeling and the overall potential for a business.

Vanderbilt University signed an option and limited license agreement with KIYATEC, a company dedicated to commercializing 3D cell culture technologies.

When the sequester hit a few months ago, it hit. Academia and the healthcare industry both took significant punches. 

BioNanovations, a startup company based on technology developed at Vanderbilt, claimed first place at the NewME Accelerator PopUp event held in Memphis June 28-30.

A good opportunity for new ventures in the life sciences industry opened today. The second annual Life Science Tennessee Venture Forum is now accepting applications for the 2013 competition.