University of Tennessee Research Foundation - UTRF
Research ServicesTennessee, United States11-50 Employees
UTRF is a nonprofit technology transfer organization established in 1934 to facilitate the commercialization of the University of Tennessee's research. It serves as a conduit between academia and the private sector, identifying, protecting, marketing, and licensing university-developed technologies to industry, investors, and entrepreneurs. The organization regards the university's researchers and inventors as its core assets and collaborates with partners such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory to influence global science priorities. Its activities cover a broad range of fields, including agriculture, animal health, chemistry, energy, engineering, healthcare, materials science, and software, reflecting the university's expansive research portfolio. Based in Knoxville and Memphis, Tennessee, UTRF operates offices in those cities to support entrepreneurship, economic development, and the advancement of research and education through technology transfer.