Impact

Mar 09, 2026 The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) team is dedicated to driving innovation forward across VU and VUMC, partnering with multiple units within both organizations to accomplish that mission. Join us in recognizing our ecosystem partners and their hard work to support faculty’s innovations. Meet… Read More

Feb 24, 2026 Image Jennifer Pietenpol, Michael Golinko, and Russelle Bradbury at the 2026 Brock Center Innovator of the Year Lecture. Photo Credit: VUMC Michael Golinko, MD, FACS, FAAP is a leader in pediatric plastic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Originally from Brooklyn, he joined VUMC in… Read More

Feb 16, 2026 The Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) demonstrated its growing national impact at the 2026 Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Annual Meeting in Seattle, joining thousands of innovation management leaders to advance best practices, share insights, and cultivate strategic connections across the… Read More

Dec 16, 2025 In fiscal year 2025, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center launched 16 startups with faculty and staff across diverse disciplines, dedicated to the further development of Vanderbilt-invented technology assets, and setting a new benchmark for campus faculty entrepreneurship. The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization… Read More

Dec 16, 2025 The Greater Nashville Tech Council has announced the finalists for the 2026 GNTC Awards, highlighting exceptional talent from the Vanderbilt faculty, staff and alumni community. These awards honor innovation and excellence within Middle Tennessee’s the technology sector. Following over 200 public nominations across 15 categories,… Read More

Dec 09, 2025 Chris is the Executive Director of Industry Collaborations. Chris Rowe leads Vanderbilt’s efforts to create and expand mutually beneficial industry research collaborations that advance strategic scientific programs, solves industry-relevant research and development challenges, and provides channels to deploy and commercialize new technologies of substantial societal… Read More

Nov 19, 2025 Image Brian Laden, Photo Credit: Appello Pharmaceuticals Brian Laden’s journey to becoming Appello Pharmaceutical’s CEO began with scientific passion and pivotal career experiences that ultimately brought him to Vanderbilt. After earning degrees from Penn State and University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from… Read More

Nov 17, 2025 Understanding the intricate relationship between patents and research is crucial for Vanderbilt faculty navigating the academic innovation landscape. Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) recently hosted a Lunch and Learn, “Can Patents Block My Research?” where Alan Bentley, assistant vice chancellor of technology… Read More

Oct 21, 2025 Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) welcomes Virinchi Juttukonda as a Senior Licensing Officer. Virinchi has a strong background in computer engineering from Vanderbilt University’s School of Engineering, a master’s in information management from the University of Maryland, and a decade of experience from Maryland’s… Read More

Oct 21, 2025 Paul Harris, PhD, received the award Linda Cottler, PhD, MPH, president of ACTS, Photo Credit: VUMC In the early 2000s, Paul Harris, Ph.D. was finishing his biomedical engineering degree at Vanderbilt University, when a part-time job fixing computers at the VUMC’s Clinical Research Center unexpectedly launched… Read More