FROM BREAKTHROUGH TO BUY-IN: MAKING RESEARCH COMMERCIALLY VIABLE AT MTSU

MURFREESBORO, Tenn., May 6 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

By Charlie Reed

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -At Middle Tennessee State University, some of the most interesting work is happening after the first research breakthrough.

From new antimicrobial compounds to plant-based crop treatments to a biodegradable film that could replace plastic wrap, researchers across campus are reaching the point where discovery gives way to a different question: "How does the work move out of the lab and into the world, beyond academic publishing and conferences?"

At MTSU, that transition is exactly what theTennessee Technology Advancement Consortium, or TTAC, is built to support.

An initiative ofLaunch Tennessee, the pub...