Publisher: Memphis Business Journal


Why the Memphis Bioworks Foundation Decided to End Operations After Two Decades

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The Memphis Bioworks Foundation facilitated the reinvigoration of the former site of Baptist Memorial Hospital in the Medical District, bringing it millions of dollars in investment. Bioworks played a key role in the rise of GTx, Memphis’ would-be blockbuster pharmaceutical company that ultimately stumbled and moved to San Diego. It backed and nurtured an array of promising local… Read More


Memphis-Based US Biologic Receives Funding to Develop Orally Administered Flu Vaccine

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(Mentions UTHSC) A Memphis-based biotech company announced in early August a partnership with a federal agency to work on a temperature stable, oral vaccine against two strains of the influenza virus.


The Memphis Innovation Ecosystem at a Glance

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Having connectors on the startup path, from experienced entrepreneurs to accelerator programs and, eventually, investors can provide a measure of risk management for any new venture needs. This guide includes startups, support organizations, individuals, and others who are deeply invested in the Memphis innovation ecosystem. (Mentions UTHSC and UTRF).


Health Care Heroes 2021: UTHSC’s Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program

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The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program has been keeping families together for 20-years – with a 98% rate for children not entering state custody. Once children are placed with family, those caretakers may need to properly care for the child. This is where the RCP comes in.


Exclusive: Doctor shares vision for area’s new cardiac institute

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The institute’s co director is in the process of evaluating surgeons currently affiliated with UTHSC and Methodist and who specialize in areas of interest to the new cardiac institute.


Winners named in 2018 MBJ Health Care Heroes

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Memphis Business Journal and hundreds of attendees celebrated the area’s elite medical providers, innovators, community leaders and administrators Tuesday night at the Health Care Heroes awards. The ceremony at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis culminated with the Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed upon Dr. Jewell Ward, clinical geneticist with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the… Read More


UTHSC, UT Martin opt out of statewide outsourcing contract

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All University of Tennessee (UT) campuses, including those in Memphis and Martin, have opted out of a state outsourcing contract for facilities management. The state of Tennessee contracted Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. (JLL) as a facilities management service provider earlier this year for security, janitorial and landscaping services for state-owned public colleges and… Read More


FDA, Pfizer, Merck join WHO in Memphis for global drug conference

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Pharmaceutical industry representatives and regulators from 13 countries were in Memphis this week to discuss safety strategies for global pharmaceutical manufacturing, shipping and delivery. University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) hosted 75 attendees from June 26-29. Agencies represented included the World Health Organization, the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Food and Drug Administration… Read More