April 21, 2025 2:00–3:45 PM
       
                     Great Room
          Session
              
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           Speakers
          Dr. Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation and Chief Research Officer at Vanderbilt University
 Affiliations
          Vanderbilt University
              Participating Teams:
See the top innovations from the Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub, a group of ten universities that make up a regional
coalition of tech-forward institutions to promote innovation, spur economic development and shared prosperity, and transform Mid-South metro areas into growth and commercialization centers for STEM-related technologies.
| University | Startup | Founder | 
|---|---|---|
| Meharry Medical College | Health Evolve | Kim Smith | 
| Jackson State University | Gen Med Labs, LLC | Brandon Newton | 
| University of Louisville | Clareo Biosciences | Melissa Smith | 
| University of Tennessee-Knoxville | AluminAiry | Brian Washington | 
| University of Kentucky | Biovalor | Ning Wei and David Eaton | 
| George Mason University | Great Victory Legends, Inc. | Craig Yu | 
| University of Memphis | NatureFound Biotech | Amber Jennings | 
| University of Virginia | Avant Genomics | Rachelle Turiello | 
| Tennessee State University | FLOUV | Dr. Ankit Patras | 
 
         
 
 
 
