News & Notes | Addiguru is one of five finalists in the Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge
The Nashville Innovation Alliance has launched a new Innovation Ecosystem Directory as a new opportunity to learn about the new organization's work.
From New Orleans, LA, but with Oak Ridge Ties:
Addiguru, a member of the 2021 cohort of the “Innovation Crossroads” program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is one of five finalists chosen to participate in the Actionable In-Situ Awareness Challenge. The inaugural technology challenge aims to identify promising sensors and monitoring capabilities to provide unique quality tracking in advanced aerospace and defence part manufacturing.
According to an article in Metal AM, each company will install and test its monitoring systems on ASTRO America’s industrial-scale metal advanced manufacturing machines at Maritech Machine in Panama City, FL. Their task is to collect meaningful in-process data and demonstrate how their solution delivers quantifiable value to end users across the defense and aerospace sectors.
Final results will be presented during a public showcase event taking place August 26-27, 2025, in Panama City.
From Oak Ridge:
Andrew Petzold has been named Chief Financial Officer for UT-Battelle, LLC, and Director of the Business Services Directorate for Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Petzold brings nearly 20 years of experience in federal and contractor financial management.
Before coming to ORNL, Petzold held multiple leadership roles within the Department of Energy’s Naval Reactors Program, including Assistant Manager for Business Integration and serving as a field office Chief Financial Officer. He also served as a U.S. Navy Supply Corps officer and worked as a financial consultant. Across these roles, Andrew has focused on financial stewardship, operational effectiveness, and delivering value to mission programs and the public.
From Nashville:
The Nashville Innovation Alliance has launched a brand-new Nashville Innovation Ecosystem Directory as the year-old collaboration announced a new opportunity to learn about the new organization’s work. The event will be held from from 4 to 6 p.m. CDT on August 19 at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
Five people are scheduled to speak:
- Freddie O’Connell, Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County;
- Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University ;
- Sam Davidson, Chief Executive Officer, Nashville Entrepreneur Center;
- Stuart McWhorter, Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development, State of Tennessee; and
- Sally Parker, Interim Executive Director, Nashville Innovation Alliance.
To reserve a spot, click here.
Caduceus Capital Partners has announced that Peter Micca has joined the Nashville-based venture capital firm as a Managing Partner.
Micca has spent the past 30 years as a leader in global consulting, advising large organizations in healthcare, technology, and life sciences. In particular, he has significant experience with emerging growth private equity, venture capital, and strategic investor-financed companies. Most recently, Micca was a Senior Partner focused on life sciences and healthcare at Deloitte, leading national strategy for organizations developing innovative healthcare technologies.
Micca has served as a venture partner with Caduceus since its inception in 2020, investing his funds into helping portfolio companies grow.
In the past year, Caduceus introduced three new businesses:
- Caduceus LAUNCH – a pre-seed accelerator that fast-tracks the development of early-stage digital health startups;
- Caduceus TALENT – a purpose-built recruiting service that connects healthcare executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to scale early-stage transformative companies; and
- Caduceus ADVISORY – a consulting service that supports health systems and health plans to advance digital health innovation across the U.S. healthcare industry.
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