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Moving The Future Forward For Startups In Emerging Tech

Shaun Gleason, Director of Partnerships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, left - and Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, right - sign a memorandum of understanding in Chattanooga on July 8th, 2026.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Shaun Gleason, Director of Partnerships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, left - and Tasia Malakasis, CEO of The Company Lab, right - sign a memorandum of understanding in Chattanooga on July 8th, 2026.

For startups in emerging technologies, a new partnership recently unveiled here in Chattanooga aims to build the paths that will translate those technologies from the lab to the marketplace.

Two players in innovation here in East Tennessee formed the partnership: The Company Lab in Chattanooga, which supports local tech startup entrepreneurs - and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Energy and one of the top research institutions in the world.

Tasia Malakasis is CEO of The Company Lab.

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