U of M, Epicenter building path for science startups
Post-doctorate Ryan Hughes, pictured on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, is the first to incorporate a tech startup through the partnership, Patents2Products. It was created by the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology and Epicenter. The enterprise hires post-docs and medical doctors to start businesses using intellectual property. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Patents2Products pays salaries for researchers working on tech startups in U of M laboratories.
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Patents2Products Ryan Hughes EpiCenter University of Memphis Jasbir Dhaliwal Jan Bouten Innova Memphis Jessica TaveauJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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