(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of two articles in a series spotlighting a couple of the teams participating in the 2020 edition of the “AgLaunch Bootcamp.” The program, which concludes August 6, was hosted by the Memphis-based AgLaunch organization in conjunction with the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, The Biz Foundry in Cookeville, and Sync Space in

The next edition of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s “Pitch for Good” series is focused on women founders. It will be delivered virtually from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT on August 20, and those interested in applying can do so at this link. Like the two previous editions of the event,

The 13th annual “Venture Atlanta,” which will be held virtually for the first time, has announced three keynote speakers. They are: Arianna Huffington, Author and Co-Founder of The Huffington Post; Dug Song, Co-Founder of Duo Security, one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity providers; and Dharmesh Shah, Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Memphis-based CirQuest Labs, founded by a former Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been acquired by a German company, MLM Medical Labs GmbH. Lisa K. Jennings launched the company in 2008. CirQuest is a multi-service specialty laboratory and direct marketer of clinical trial logistics to the

The Commonwealth of Kentucky recently announced the creation of Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV), a new public-private partnership designed to accelerate the commercialization of academic innovations into job-creating tech companies. The new initiative brings together the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville with the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC)

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced that its annual summit is going virtual with a four-week seminar series starting later this month. With an overall theme of “Economic Innovation + Ingenuity During COVID – An Appalachian Perspective,” the series is being offered for free, thanks to support from the

Nearly a year after completing the inaugural “HealthTech Accelerator” in Chattanooga and a subsequent “major design pivot” earlier this year, the Co-Founders of KelCor, LLC have their single-use product ready for introduction into the market with a focus on key strategic partnerships. “I thought we would never get here,” the

We reported last week on the inaugural “Capital Call” organized by Launch Tennessee in cooperation with the “Startup Knox” team of Brandon Bruce and John Bruck. Starting at 10 a.m. August 13, a more regional version of that event will be offered under the “Innov865 Investor Series” banner. Bruce and

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced on Friday that it had licensed two additive manufacturing-related technologies that aim to streamline and ramp up production processes to Knoxville-based Magnum Venus Products Inc. (MVP), a global manufacturer of fluid movement and product solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives. The first

The “Startup Knox” site now has five podcasts spotlighting local entrepreneurs. In addition to the inaugural one featuring Anna Douglas, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SkyNano LLC, the newest additions, in order, are: Erica Grant, Founder of Quantum Lock Technologies LLC; Lia Winter, Co-Founder of Winter Innovations LLC; Tommy Nguyen,