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LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief (relevance: 27.3%, date: May 4, 2018)
Chair's experience brings continuity, clear sense of value of legislative ties and momentum.

Tennessee's innovation, econ-dev allies again free to pursue US EDA grants (relevance: 27.2%, date: Jan 3, 2020)
[Updated] EDA has $33MM pot, says previous grant wins no reason to withhold well defined, competitive ideas.

Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism' (relevance: 27.1%, date: Apr 29, 2024)
Nashville Entrepreneur Center's unique-in-state ProjectFintech, backed by ECD & LaunchTN, closes 2.0 window May 3.

TN Founders using non-FINRA $-Finders may find SEC rules perplexing (relevance: 26.9%, date: Jun 26, 2024)
Are too many actors are 'worrying too little' about sanctions and-or prosecution under securities laws?

Tennessee lags peers in commercializing ideas + products, now TN ECD, Launch Tennessee and allies aim to grow resources (relevance: 26.7%, date: Nov 9, 2023)
RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities

TN ECD, LaunchTN, allies await $117M SSBCI impact-funding call (relevance: 26.7%, date: Aug 8, 2022)
$1BN+ impact could rise in TN in decade of mobilizing investment capital and lending power.

CEO: LaunchTN hires tackle Capital requirements, Commercialization (relevance: 26.6%, date: Feb 6, 2019)
Commercialization and availability of capital now more fully staffed for a strategic push forward.

State's new AI Advisory Council eyes risks and leadership opportunities (relevance: 26.3%, date: Oct 1, 2024)
Ahead: AI council's 2nd meeting, a milestone in '25 and a 4-year ramp amid enthusiasm and uncertainty.

Tennessee artificial-intelligence center among Presidential advisors' ideas (relevance: 26.3%, date: Jul 10, 2020)
White House scitech advisors suggest AI, biotech, comms, quantum infoscience, advanced manufacturing initiatives.

Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee pilots statewide TTAC consortium (relevance: 26.2%, date: Sep 8, 2023)
Pilot project could lead to bolstering state's tech transfer and commercialization.

Vanderbilt University's West Palm Beach development scenario unfurls (relevance: 26.2%, date: Aug 19, 2024)
[updated] VU makes clear it's looking at mission-oriented options, including new Florida presence, to increase its impact.

Milken Institute says Tennessee advances, yet struggles with tech commercialization and venture funding (relevance: 26.1%, date: Dec 18, 2018)
Biannual Science & Technology Index shows some TN gains, but weakspots among growth factors

Venture Notes -- Aug. 1, 2019 (relevance: 25.9%, date: Aug 1, 2019)
OppZone platform in works, Legility M&A, SEC filings, Veteran Ventures, H2O and Lirio raises and more.

General Assembly leader, advocates keep LaunchTN SBIR fund hopes alive (relevance: 25.8%, date: Mar 30, 2021)
[Updated] Late-breaking budget amendment proposal may improve odds for funding core SBIR-STTR grant-matching program.

VU School of Medicine ramps-up The Rad^x incubator
with 17 entrants in Innovation Challenge (relevance: 25.7%, date: Jun 19, 2017)
Incubator management plans to keep potential businesses on-pace for development, commercialization.

Venture People - Sept. 21, 2020 (relevance: 25.7%, date: Sep 21, 2020)
A batch of updates on executive moves, appointments, roles and other ties to Tennessee

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem (relevance: 25.7%, date: Aug 7, 2023)
Candidates Alice Rolli and Freddie O'Connell are to vie in Metro's mayoral run-off contest Sept. 14, 2023

Altitude Ventures taps Deshpande, eyes Fund III-driven portfolio expansion (relevance: 25.6%, date: Nov 30, 2023)
New Strategic Limited Partner says Altitude is a 'good fit', given it understands how to add value beyond capital.

State of the Startups: Tennessee Technology Development Corporation,
aka Launch Tennessee, wants to shed some commercialization emphasis (relevance: 25.6%, date: Jan 30, 2017)
Gov. Bill Haslam delivers his State of the State Address this evening.

Corker, Brock lead Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative's workforce, economic, infrastructure push for 'thriving ecosystem' (relevance: 25.3%, date: Mar 26, 2024)
Leaders to consult with experts, local stakeholders as they look to generate impetus akin to city's 1Gig push.

Personality Pool is first startup to receive InvestTN backing via LaunchTN (relevance: 25.3%, date: Dec 1, 2023)
Dozens of Tennessee's 95 counties are represented by applicants in three key funding programs.

MidTN Coalition may launch Lifeworks Accelerator and VC+AI+Data initiatives to deepen Greater Nashville life-sciences ecosystem (relevance: 25.2%, date: Dec 7, 2021)
[updated] Build Back Better funding via EDA for ventures, biomaking, cyber and more could lift Nashville region's lifesciences ecosystem.

LifeScienceTN report bolsters case for more 'intentional' industry strategy (relevance: 25.2%, date: Nov 19, 2019)
A rigorous study of TN lifesciences is afoot and advocates are clearly positioning to push for public and private support.

Venture Notes 14 July 2016 (relevance: 25.1%, date: Jul 14, 2016)
[updated] A baker's dozen oughta-reads on startups and capital from around the state.

Memphis Regional Megasite awaits 'honest' report
on potential users, programs, development (relevance: 25.1%, date: Feb 10, 2021)
UPDATED Massive economic project conceived 16 years ago now seems under no-holds-barred assessment.