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University of Tennessee Research Foundation

University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. It promotes the commercialization of UT intellectual property and runs technology transfer offices in Knoxville and Memphis.

EIN: 62-6047697utrf.tennessee.edu

President and CEO

Maha Krishnamurthy

Key facts

Revenue (fiscal year ending June 2025, Form 990): $8,519,357source
Total assets (fiscal year ending June 2025, Form 990): $98,095,373source
Contributions (fiscal year ending June 2025, Form 990): $2,636,143source
Venture fund: UTRF's $5M Accelerate Venture Fundsource

WYDE coverage of University of Tennessee Research Foundation

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about University of Tennessee Research Foundation, on Jul 23, 2026. University of Tennessee Research Foundation is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is The University of Tennessee Sues Anthropic in the First Patent Case Over Claude.

The University of Tennessee Sues Anthropic in the First Patent Case Over Claude

The University of Tennessee Research Foundation sued Anthropic in Delaware federal court, claiming Claude and Claude Code infringe two patents on neuromorphic, brain-inspired computing.

Jul 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

Reported alongside University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Anthropic · in 1 story with University of Tennessee Research Foundation

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