A University of Memphis Research Foundation Ventures Inc. program has received the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 2018 Excellence and Innovation Award for Regional and Economic Development.

2. UMRF Ventures Receives Economic Development Award - Wednesday, September 5, 2018

A University of Memphis Research Foundation Ventures Inc. program has received the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 2018 Excellence and Innovation Award for Regional and Economic Development.

3. U of M, FedEx Partner On IT Command Center - Saturday, June 23, 2018

FedEx and UMRF Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Memphis Research Foundation, have partnered to open a student-operated IT Command Center at the FedEx Institute of Technology on campus in an effort to grow the regional data analytics workforce.

4. U of M, FedEx Partner on IT Command Center - Wednesday, June 20, 2018

FedEx and UMRF Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Memphis Research Foundation, have partnered to open a student-operated IT Command Center at the FedEx Institute of Technology on campus in an effort to grow the regional data analytics workforce.

5. Memphis Experts See Economic Growth Building Off 2017 Into 2018 - Saturday, January 6, 2018

With resolutions made and the new year now, another annual exercise rises to the forefront – predictions on what Memphis and its economy can expect in 2018.

If 2017 taught us anything, it’s that there’s so much we won’t be able to even remotely see coming, from Memphis bidding to become the potential home for Amazon’s second headquarters to action finally being taken on the Confederate monuments in city parks and so much more.

6. Leaps and Bounds - Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Memphis’ health care industry was packed with activity in 2017, everything from a slew of new hires and personnel changes to new facility openings, major research announcements and expansions.

7. Officials Talk Bioscience Research Partnership - Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Three major Memphis health care institutions including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have established a formal partnership to help spur the commercialization of bioscience and technology breakthroughs.

8. Getting Started - Saturday, August 12, 2017

Every journey of a thousand miles begins with that first single step. Every song, that first note; every long-lasting relationship can trace back to that first hello.

The countless business startups in Memphis, many maturing thanks to the city’s myriad accelerators and entrepreneurship programs, likewise all unfold the same way. They all start, no pun intended, with that first idea that leads to the creation of an enterprise – hopefully a successful, money-making one.

9. MMDC Competition Winners Aim to Improve Medical District Efficiency - Thursday, March 2, 2017

MedHaul and Sparco Projectpedia were the winning ideas from the recent Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) Operation Opportunity business plan competition, and the entrepreneurs behind the concepts will now work with EPIcenter to cultivate them into successful ventures.

10. Amid Scrutiny, Eric Trump to Stop Raising Money for Charity - Friday, December 23, 2016

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Eric Trump, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s sons and a major donor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has announced he will stop directly raising money for his namesake foundation, saying he worries the donations could be perceived as buying access to his father.

11. Medical District Begins Buy Local Program - Friday, October 21, 2016

Nine hospitals and universities within the Memphis Medical District are inviting Memphis-based innovators, entrepreneurs and existing companies to help solve operational challenges within their supply chain.

12. Innova’s Bouten Talks Growing Health Care Hub - Monday, January 11, 2016

When Jan Bouten looks out his office window at 20 S. Dudley St., he can count no less than five medical institutions in his field of view.

13. From Hospitals to Startups, 2015 a Big Year for Memphis Health Community - Friday, December 18, 2015

From groundbreaking research to big-dollar grants and awards, startup launches and breakthrough innovations, Memphis’ health care, life sciences and biotech community took some significant leaps forward in 2015.

14. Strickland Names 26 to Eight Transition Committees - Thursday, October 22, 2015

Memphis Mayor-elect Jim Strickland announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, that he has named 26 people to eight committees that are the structure of his transition committee.

The transition committee members were chosen by Strickland along with the three co-chairs of the transition committee.

15. Seed Hatchery Participants Prep for Investor Day - Tuesday, April 24, 2012

For months, the entrepreneurs behind six new startups have refined their concepts, listened to mentors, learned from each other – and counted down the days.

In a little more than a week, that counting will be over. For the enrollees in this year’s Seed Hatchery program — an intense boot camp-style, mentorship-driven seed stage investment program – May 3 is the day they’ve been working toward.

16. Colonnade at Germantown Sells for $23 Million - Tuesday, April 17, 2012

7491 Wyndhurst Place or 7455 Wolf River Blvd.
Germantown, TN 38138

17. Biz Owners Find Value In Giving Back - Monday, January 30, 2012

There’s a growing breed of innovative for-profit entrepreneur that views positive social change as the foundation of business.

Rather than garnering donations or applying for grants as a nonprofit entity, social enterprise entrepreneurs are generating revenue and reinvesting profits in the community by providing services or manufacturing products.

18. Shared Success - Monday, October 24, 2011

Talent acquisition and retention and an ongoing focus on sustainable workforce development are vital to the economic success of any city. And in Memphis – a city beleaguered by high rates of poverty and unemployment – long-term strategies aimed at building that workforce are now targeting future workers as young as middle school students.

19. Smith & Nephew Launches Mentoring Program - Monday, August 8, 2011

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics is bolstering school-based corporate mentoring to new heights with its new Scholars Program, a long-term initiative dedicated to cultivating and nurturing the talent of Memphis’ middle and high school students focused on careers in medical technology and business.

20. Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence Plans Spring Workshops - Tuesday, March 8, 2011

As many Mid-South nonprofits continue to struggle with funding, the Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence, which serves nonprofits in more than 30 counties in Eastern Arkansas, Northern Mississippi and Western Tennessee, is working to strengthen them through its 2011 annual conference and a series of spring workshops.

21. Year of Resilience - Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Despite a weakened economy, Memphis’ hospitals, health care companies and biotechnology sector remained strong throughout 2010.

The industry, which employs one out of seven workers in Memphis, expanded operations and invested more than a billion dollars in new construction and equipment.

22. Healthy Industry - Monday, November 22, 2010

Throughout a prolonged recession and anemic recovery, hospitals and health care companies have given Memphis a powerful antidote to an ailing economy.

They have invested more than a billion dollars in new construction and equipment, expanded operations and kept tens of thousands of people working.

23. RxBio, ED Labs Use Federal Funds for Drug Development - Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sister companies RxBio Inc. and ED Laboratories have been awarded federal funding to support their bioscience research, which includes the development of drugs to protect against the effects of typically lethal radiation following unintended exposure, as in the case of a nuclear attack.

24. Memphis Researchers Enter World of High Speed - Thursday, June 24, 2010

A scientist researching new antibiotic therapies brought 10-gigabit-per-second technology to life with a “little movie of a molecule” Tuesday for the inauguration of the Memphis Coalition for Advanced Networking (MCAN).

25. Bioworks, Innova Launch Mid-South Angel Network - Monday, May 3, 2010

Innova Memphis and the Memphis Bioworks Foundation have launched the Mid-South Angel Network, which will link investors with promising startup companies.

Matt Kisber, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, and Reagan Farr, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue, were on hand for Thursday’s announcement.

26. Bioworks, Innova launch Mid-South Angel Network - Friday, April 30, 2010

Innova Memphis and the Memphis Bioworks Foundation announced Thursday the launch of the Mid-South Angel Network, which will link investors with promising startup companies.

Matt Kisber, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, and Reagan Farr, the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue, were on hand for the announcement.

27. Researchers Discover Each Other At Bioworks Lectures - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Researchers from throughout Memphis are increasingly stepping outside the walls of their institutions to share knowledge about medical mysteries and biotechnology innovations through networking events.

28. Conference Focuses on Alternative Crops - Friday, November 14, 2008

About 150 people involved in agribusiness came to Memphis this week for an alternative crops conference, including a sizeable contingent of farmers.

The two-day “Planting Seeds for the Future” conference was a first-time event sponsored by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at the University of Memphis.

29. Outlook Bleak for Investment in Health Care Startups - Thursday, October 30, 2008

Venture capital fund managers gave a bleak outlook for new investments in startup health care companies at the Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference this week, but they did note that people who choose to invest in proven companies could see big payoffs.

30. Conference to Promote Orthopedics Industry - Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference keeps Memphis at the forefront of the orthopedics industry by showcasing the city’s competitive advantages and connecting investors to companies, its organizers say.

31. Bioworks Foundation Treads Fine Line Of Space, Funding - Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Launching a biotech venture takes technology, scientific talent, a business plan and a basket full of money. But nothing is quite so visible as real estate: Whenever Steve Bares explains the vision for the University of Tennessee-Baptist Research Park, he's got a copy at hand of a rendering to show what the place will look like in 10 years.

32. Major Work Set to Start in Biomedical District - Monday, October 24, 2005

It will be hard to miss the next milestone in Memphis' emerging bioscience industry.

For anyone who's up at 6:30 a.m. Nov. 6 and enjoying free refreshments at any of the public tents set up near Baptist Memorial Hospital on Union Avenue, the early morning hours will be rattled by a cascade of steel and debris.

33. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, November 8, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Citys Biotech Efforts Attracting Investment

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

For an example of how hard Memphis is pushing to attract more venture capital to its budding biotech industry, consider an ongoing project in the heart of the...

34. Archived Article: Bioworks (lead) - Friday, March 26, 2004
Memphis BioWorks:

BioWorks Fosters Collaborative Spirit

Local leaders promote growth in burgeoning industry

ANNE MANNING

The Daily News

Collaboration. In a word, thats the mission of the Memphis BioWorks Development Council.

Not qu...

35. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, October 9, 2002
By SUE PEASE

Vein-imaging device inventors looking for a market

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

Its an age-old problem. A person with hard-to-see, harder-to-hit veins sits down in the nurses office to have blood drawn for testing. After seve...

36. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, July 31, 2002
By RICK RUSSELL

Tennessee biotechnology gets boost with alliance

By RICK RUSSELL

The Daily News

While the more traditional industrial staples continue to support the states sluggish economic infrastructure, a sweeping statewide initiativ...