Biotech and Life Science Resources
Center of Innovation for Life Sciences Business Incubator
Business incubators are organizations and facilities that encourage, nurture and foster your entrepreneurial enterprises. One of the latest such endeavors is the Life Sciences Business Development Center and Innovation Center on the campus of the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) in Augusta. The Center is managed by the MCG Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development.
The Innovation Centers (IC) is a statewide economic development program launched by Governor Sonny Purdue in 2003 and managed by the Georgia Department of Economic Development, with funding from the OneGeorgia Authority
There are currently six Innovation Centers: Augusta, Columbus, Gainesville, Tifton, Savannah and Warner-Robins. Each is aligned with a distinct industry sector and an institution of higher education (www.georgiainnovation.org)
iResearchGeorgia Live Demonstration
A cool new tool that houses published papers, patents, over 500 leading faculty profiles and grants associated with the brightest researchers from public and private research universities throughout Georgia.
An enterprising organization
GRA’s business is opportunity creation — sparking or facilitating new science and technology efforts that have the potential to help people while creating a substantial economic impact.
The primary conduit for this “opportunity creation” is university-based research. We help universities attract outstanding talent, foster true collaboration, invest in necessary infrastructure and technology, connect people – even provide limited funding to advance research toward commercialization.
While GRA is responsive to the strategic interests and aims of six Georgia research universities, we are also highly proactive, often synthesizing or initiating programs that show promise. No two “deals” engineered by GRA are exactly the same; indeed, how we work may vary, depending on the opportunity at hand.
Here are three examples of how GRA created an opportunity that not only generated an excellent return to Georgia, but also holds promise for future payoff.
Entrepreneur Resources
StartupLounge.com is an Atlanta-based grassroots community with a mission to support the investment process in the development of emerging high-growth companies in Georgia and the southeastern United States.
The Angel Lounge – Free Lunch!
Building the startup ecosystem in the Southeast (and in particular, Atlanta) is what the Startuplounge.com is all about. The Angel Lounge is an opportunity for our angel investor attendees to get to know each other and for us to get to know you. Our goal is to “help you help each other” get to the right investment more efficiently. In this open, lounge-like, environment, angel investors will meet prior to the Capital Conference to:
Meet fellow investors Gain an understanding of fellow investor interests Discuss the various methods of angel investing Learn about the various deal structures and what to expect Understand how to best evaluate opportunities while attending Capital Connections What to expect in the first meeting outside the conference
Georgia Resources
Tech Assn of GA State of Industry report
The TAG State of the Industry: Technology in Georgia Reoprt was created to be a useful tool for Georgia’s many technology stakeholders. The report and the valuable information it contains will have far-reaching and virtually unlimited uses, including:
A repository of facts, statistics, trends and other insights into the Georgia Technology Industry A catalyst of important local industry information to be used by venture capital firms and other investors A source of information on the Georgia Technology infrastructure A resource for large and small technology business owners and decision makers A guide for companies considering headquarter relocation to Georgia A means to differentiate Georgia’s tech sector from other states A rich source of information for the news media
