Circular Biosciences, a startup founded by Jordan Cannon, is at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions for plastic degradation. Born out of research from Cannon’s PhD work in Todd Reynolds’ lab in the Department of Microbiology at the UT Knoxville, the company is focused on utilizing groundbreaking enzymes to accelerate the biodegradation of polylactic acid
Perseus Materials Inc., a member 0f the 2023 cohort of the Innovation Crossroads program operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is one of 20 finalists selected to pitch at next week’s “JEC World 2025” event.
Six companies have moved forward to the 48-hour pitch competition on March 2nd at Scruffy City Hall!After 23 video-idea submissions, a full week of voting, and a lot of excitement from the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC), six founders have been selected to pitch at the annual “What’s the Big Idea?” pitch competition.
Dr. Alex Stiles is on a mission to turn waste into something durable, valuable, and eco-friendly. His company, Vitriform3D, is breathing new life into discarded glass— showing the world that used glass is not trash.teknovation.biz readers may already know about Vitriform3D from its participation in Cohort Six of the Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge
Two scientists and an Innovation Crossroads alumna affiliated with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized by DOE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office, or AMMTO, last month for their contributions in manufacturing innovation for the nation’s energy sector.
A healthy global food supply requires healthy soil, which requires fertilizer to replace and or enhance the nutrients found in the soil. Many farmers use synthetic fertilizers, which are produced from petroleum and fossil fuels. Synthetic fertilizers have been historically cheap, but events in recent years have driven the price up and the supply down:
Ateios Systems, a member of the 2022 cohort of the Innovation Crossroads program operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been awarded a $150,000 R&D grant and a $200,000 SuperBoost grant from the National Science Foundation’s Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine. This funding will support the company’s pioneering approach to manufacturing next-generation, high-energy
EarthEn, a leader in advanced energy storage that is also a member of the 2023 cohort of the Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has announced its selection as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) grant, alongside its inclusion in the DOE
Advanced energy is a crosscutting field that includes businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs working to make energy safer, more secure and more efficient. In November, state leaders from across the advanced energy industry gathered in downtown Knoxville to recognize current and future leaders and celebrate innovation at the 11th annual Opportunities in Energy conference, held by