The Knoxville region was well-represented in several ways at yesterday’s annual conference of Life Science Tennessee (LST). Officially known as LSTCON, this year’s event drew a record pre-registration of more than 155 individuals who were treated to a robust program, a venture forum, and a significant announcement from the association

Looking for a networking opportunity next week in Knoxville? If so, there’s something different for four consecutive days starting Monday, a true sign of a more activity community for business leaders. The events range from a program focused on business with China to cybersecurity, the impact of technologies on healthcare,

A $1,200,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will help kick off “3 Steps to Start-up,” a program to provide enhanced entrepreneurial support for business ventures. The recipient is the INNOVA Commercialization Group, an initiative of the High Technology Foundation along with the W.Va. Jobs Investment Trust and TechConnectWV. Click

Here’s a sobering fact, courtesy of John Chambers, former Chief Executive Officer at Cisco. At the recent “NC CEO Forum” attended by about 500 people, he said, “Fifty percent of the companies here in this room won’t exist in a decade. His rationale: the Internet of Things (IoT)  and the

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third and final article in a series spotlighting the life-long journey of Nashville Entrepreneur Shawn Glinter, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pendant Biosciences Inc.) By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Shawn Glinter tried the hospital administration route when he returned to Nashville, but

As noted in this recent teknovation.biz post, The Biz Foundry has opened two new satellite co-working locations. One, dubbed The Biz Foundry South, is in Sparta; the other, appropriately named The Biz Foundry West, is in McMinnville. Both are holding grand opening events next week. In Sparta, it is 4 to 7 p.m. November 20

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) has announced the 25 participants selected to move on to the next round of its “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge.” Launched this past March by the CMS Innovation Center in collaboration with the American Academy of Family Physicians and the

BIP Capital has announced the launch of Venture Fund IV, surpassing the $100 million target. The Atlanta-based firm, which primarily invests in the southeast, says its fourth fund will focus on Series A and Series B investments for market-disrupting B2B SaaS (business-to-business software-as-a-service) and tech-enabled services companies focused on enterprise

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in a series spotlighting the life-long journey of Nashville Entrepreneur Shawn Glinter, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pendant Biosciences Inc.) “I want to be able to take these classes, so I can help my fellow student athletes,” Shawn Glinter explained to administrators

John D. Cressman, the State of Tennessee’s Small Business Advocate, is the featured speaker for the next “Bunker Brews Knoxville” meet-up set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. November 21 at the Blackhorse Brew & Pub on Gay Street. The office acts as a point of contact between small business owners