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RESI South
On March 25-27, join Life Science Nation and statewide life science associations across the southeast for the RESI South conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will be an opportunity for start-ups and early-stage investors and strategic channel partners to find the partners to advance your business. RESI South will be held in-person at the Whitley [...]
How Government-Mandated Pricing Can Hurt New Therapies, Drugs and Jobs
Unintended consequences of the Inflation Reduction Act mandates are causing pharmaceutical companies to retrench. Glenn Perdue LST Board Chairman In Tennessee, we pride ourselves on the advancements we have achieved in biopharmaceutical innovation. The new therapies developed in our state have helped save thousands of lives. So, if any type of proposed legislation would result [...]
New Member Spotlight: General Graphene
Tell us about General Graphene Corporation. General Graphene Corporation is a pure-play CVD graphene foundry based in Knoxville TN specializing in industrial-scale mass production. Graphene is a material that lies at the intersection of biology and technology, and we are committed to collaborating with partners in the biotechnology industry to assist in the development of novel [...]
News & Events: July 2023
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Nashville Biosciences Creates The Alliance for Genomic Discovery
Nashville Biosciences (NB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has announced a partnership with five major pharmaceutical companies to form the Alliance for Genomic Discovery. BioTN and Life Science Tennessee applaud this momentous transaction and its promise to change the future of medicine and, specifically, Tennessee’s direct involvement in the creation of [...]
Knoxville Named One of the Top Emerging Markets for Life Science Researchers
Knoxville Total 2022 NIH funding: $11M In Knoxville, Tennessee, the NIH’s 2022 funding primarily went to the University of Tennessee, CBRE reported, and the city touts 1,530 life sciences researchers. Knoxville’s biotech industry is supported by Life Science Tennessee, a nonprofit organization with a member network of over 130 companies, including biotechs, venture capitalist firms, academic institutions [...]
Life Science Policy & Advocacy Update
WATCH: The Policy & Advocacy Update on November 29 featured seasoned EBG policy professionals highlighting recent developments at multiple levels of government policy. Life Science Tennessee members joined us in-person and online as we covered important membership updates as well as our annual board vote. Featuring: Rep. John Ray Clemmons, Philo Hill, Machelle Shields, and [...]
New Member Spotlight: Helix Biotech, Inc.
Knoxville-based Helix Biotech, Inc. joins Life Science Tennessee's membership. We sat down with Helix's founder, Graham Taylor to learn more about the company: Tell us about Helix Biotech. Helix Biotech is a Customer and Quality focused Pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in Lipid Nanoparticles, Liposomes, and Hybrid Nanoparticles. Helix Biotech performs [...]
Patents2Products Allum, Erika Dillard is Taking Pop Check Technologies to the Next Level
Being the first person admitted into the Patents2Products program, Dr. Erika Dillard had the vision and drive to create something special with PopCheck Technologies. Since the company's inception in 2019, PopCheck has been on a meteoric rise and has recently been selected to participate in the esteemed MedTech Innovator in Boston this October. The Memphis-based startup that analyzes and predicts the development of venous blood [...]