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
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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