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State Innovation Profile

Tennessee

Nashville's healthcare IT sector and Oak Ridge National Laboratory drive Tennessee's innovation economy.

4
Universities
~181
Available Technologies
$1.9B
R&D Spending (NSF, FY2024)
75
US Patents Granted (Latest Year)

4 Tennessee Universities

16 startups in the latest year (1 reporting)

Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt is a leading private research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, neuroscience, and data science.

BiomedicalNeuroscienceData ScienceDiagnostics
52
US Patents
$1.3B
R&D

Knoxville, Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in materials science, agriculture, and energy.

Materials ScienceAgricultureEnergyBiomedical
23
US Patents
$386.9M
R&D

Memphis, Tennessee

UTHSC is a leading health sciences university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.

BiomedicalPharmaceuticalsMedical DevicesDiagnostics
—
US Patents
$124.8M
R&D

Memphis, Tennessee

The University of Memphis is a major public research university with strong commercialization in biomedical sciences, computing, and engineering.

BiomedicalComputingEngineeringMaterials
—
US Patents
$108.9M
R&D

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