Commercial Analysis Internship | Spring - Summer 2018
For current undergraduate and graduate students in any discipline
Application Deadline:  November 6, 2017 at 11:59 p.m.
CareerBuzz posting #131607

Internship Description   

The Office of Industry Engagement is seeking entrepreneurial-minded students to join one of the most dynamic teams at Georgia Tech. The Office of Industry Engagement manages intellectual property generated by Georgia Tech research, with services including the identification, evaluation, protection, marketing, and commercial licensing of intellectual property. Industry Engagement interns will participate in many aspects of the technology commercialization process, with a focus on reviewing new invention disclosures, writing technical materials, and building the business case for the commercialization of a technology. Working within the Office of Industry Engagement provides valuable business experience and exposure to some of Georgia Tech’s most exciting technologies. http://industry.gatech.edu/

The primary functions and responsibilities associated with the position include:

• Evaluate new inventions disclosed for commercial potential
• Draft marketing abstracts for technologies suited for commercial efforts
• Interview inventors to clarify technology disclosure details including market applications, stage of development, future interest in development, and potential commercial uses
• Assist technology managers in the further assessment and marketing of technologies that are in advanced stages of the commercialization process
• Perform preliminary market and industry analysis for applications of new technologies
• Assist with data entry and reporting efforts as assigned by supervisor