Technology Maturation Fund
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In an effort to capitalize on Tennessee’s renowned public and private research network, TTDC established the state’s first Technology Maturation Fund to help resident scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs realize the commercial potential of innovative technologies. Technology Maturation Fund awards, while modest in size, help move promising technologies from the lab to the proof-of-concept or prototype stage in order to attract additional investor support or secure third-party licensing deals. The fund is an integral component in TTDC’s efforts in technology commercialization and state-wide economic development. For more information about the fund, click here.
Winners of the 2011 Technology Maturation Grants are:
4D Medical Systems - Oak Ridge
Joseph Ortiz
Project Title: Visualization Decision and Support Solution
Project Focus: To support the development and launch of a Visual Decision Support Solution to analyze images collected in healthcare-related activites.
Foundation Instruments - Collierville
Gary Emmert, Ph.D.
Project Title: An Inexpensive Kit for the Analysis of Two Regulated Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products
Project Focus: To develop a low-cost drinking water contaminator test kit that will allow facilities to measure contaminants in the home.
LED North America - Oak Ridge
Andrew Wilhelm
Project Title: Advanced Thermal Management of LED Luminaries Using Carbon Foam Technology
Project Focus: To develop a LED-based, energy-efficient lighting system that is capable of cost effectively replacing current commercial lighting solutions.
Nutraceutical Discoveries - Knoxville
Micahel Zemel, Ph.D.
Project Title: Innutria-Weight Managment Solutions for Pets
Project Focus: To tes the effectiveness of its nutraceutical product, Innutria, as a weight-loss additive that helps obese pets lose weight.
Phenotype Screening Corporation - Knoxville Daniel McDonald
Project Title: Advanced Plan Characterization for Crop Improvement
Project Focus: To develop an automated system to rapidly evaluate the roots of crop variants using an established low-energy, X-ray imaging technology.
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation – Knoxville
Gary Sayler, Ph.D.
Project Title: Novel Bioluminescent Cell Lines for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Technologies
Project Focus: To develop cell lines with bioluminescence properties that enable a lower cost, more robust pharmaceutical screening platform.
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation – Knoxville
Jimmy Mays, Ph.D.
Project Title: Superelastomers™-New Thermoplastic Elastomers Based on Multigraft Copolymers
Project Focus: To develop efficient manufacturing processes of a next generation soft plastic called Superelastomers.
Venture Incite and Y12 National Security Complex - Oak Ridge
Shawn Carson
Project Title: Code 4 Armor - A Cermet Technology
Project Focus: To develop next-generation body armor for military personnel that provides greater protection with less weight than the current armor.
