{"70035":{"#nid":"70035","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Continues to Expand Programs Sparking Innovation, Entrepreneurship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, a leader in\ninnovation, entrepreneurism, commercialization and economic development, continues\nto initiate and foster programs designed to strengthen these strategic efforts.\nMany ongoing initiatives originated as part of an innovation task force while\nother programs continue to emerge to support the Institute\u2019s entrepreneurial\nspirit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\nare actively and aggressively working to develop and commercialize the\ntechnologies developed here at Tech, moving the discoveries made in our\nlaboratories to the marketplace and building the companies that will create\njobs, drive our economy and stimulate economic growth,\u201d said Georgia Tech\nPresident G. P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cThe recent passage of the Leahy-Smith America\nInvents Act designed to reform the U.S. patent system will strengthen the\nInstitute\u2019s efforts to innovate and enhance our potential to be a force for\nprosperity.\u201d Peterson currently serves as a member of the National Advisory\nCouncil on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUpdates\non new and ongoing initiatives include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvanced\nManufacturing Partnership (AMP\u003C\/strong\u003E): In June, President\u0026nbsp; Barack Obama\nnamed Peterson to the AMP steering committee. AMP is a national initiative of\nthe President\u2019s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) that will\nidentify opportunities to catalyze investment in and deployment of emerging\ntechnologies with transformative potential for advanced manufacturing in the\nU.S. and develop collaborative approaches that will realize these\nopportunities. The PCAST AMP will help guide the nation\u2019s investment in\nadvanced manufacturing R\u0026amp;D across a diverse range of technologies with the\ngoal of creating high-quality jobs and enhancing the global competitiveness of\nthe U.S. PCAST will hold the first of four \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/advancedmanufacturing.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eregional meetings\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech\non October 14.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEnterprise to Empower\n(En2Em): \u003C\/strong\u003EThis\nGeorgia Tech student organization seeks to educate, enable and engage students\nin social entrepreneurship, and to help students discover how their skills and\ntalents in any field\u2014from business to engineering\u2014can be applied to current social\nproblems impacting the world today. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.en2em.org\/node\/1\u0022\u003EEn2Em\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s goal is to\nequip participants with the skills of leadership, creativity and empathy for\nothers so that they may become positive change-agents in their communities and\nworkplaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Integrated\nProgram for Startups (GT:IPS): \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.industry.gatech.edu\/innovators-entrepreneurs\/integrated-programs-startups\/\u0022\u003EGT:IPS\u003C\/a\u003E combines a\nstreamlined licensing program with organized support for faculty and student\ninventor-entrepreneurs. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/training.osp.gatech.edu\/classes\/\u0022\u003ECourses\u003C\/a\u003E were launched in\nJuly to assist the campus in areas ranging from budgeting to copyrights.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Flashpoint:\n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/flashpoint.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlashpoint\u003C\/a\u003E, Georgia Tech\u2019s\nnew technology accelerator program, has selected its inaugural class of 18\nteams that will be invited to participate in the first cohort that will run\nthrough December of 2011. The program has also disclosed formation of the\nFlashpoint Investment Fund I, a $1 million risk capital fund that will support\nstartups in the first two cohorts. The program, the first public-private\npartnership of its design in the country, brings together resources from the Institute, private funding and\nstartup leaders to accelerate innovation and growth.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGlobal Center for Medical Innovation\n(GCMI)\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Global\nCenter for Medical Innovation made it one step closer to reality after the\ncenter location renovation was officially launched in August 2011. U.S.\nAssistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez joined\nrepresentatives from the four partner\norganizations supporting the center, including Georgia Tech, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.sjtri.org\/\u0022\u003ESaint\nJoseph\u2019s Translational Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.piedmont.org\/\u0022\u003EPiedmont Healthcare\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gra.org\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia\nResearch Alliance\u003C\/a\u003E,\nat the event.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIC\u003Csup\u003E3\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E \u2013 To streamline\nthe process from proposal to the commercialization stage, the Georgia Tech\nResearch Corporation and the Office of Sponsored Programs recently announced the\nformation of IC\u003Csup\u003E3\u003C\/sup\u003E. The new initiative consists of three divisions,\nthe Office of Industry Collaborations and Affiliated Licenses, the Office of\nInternational Contracts and Technology Transfer and the Office of Innovation\nCommercialization and Translational Research. As part of the effort, a new \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.industry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E has been launched to promote research collaborations and\ntechnology transfer opportunities to build successful partnerships between\nGeorgia Tech and the business communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation\nCo-Laboratory\u003C\/strong\u003E:\nOfficially launched in March 2011, this international research collaboration is\na joint venture between the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, the Georgia\nTech Enterprise Innovation Institute, the Beijing Institute of Technology School\nof Management and Economics and the University of Manchester Institute of\nInnovation Research. The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.spp.gatech.edu\/news\/innovation-co-laboratory\u0022\u003EInnovation\nCo-Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E\nwill build an architecture of collaboration between the three institutions that\nwill involve shared data resources, training and joint research with pilot\nprojects focusing on the nanotechnology domain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETI:GER\u003C\/strong\u003E: The\naward-winning \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tiger.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ETI:GER\u003C\/a\u003E Program (Technological\nInnovation: Generating Economic Results), a partnership between Georgia Tech\nand Emory University School of Law that brings together PhD, MBA and law\nstudents to learn about the challenges of commercializing innovative\ntechnologies, won a grant from Georgia Tech\u0027s Fund for Innovation in Research\nand Innovation (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=65316\u0022\u003EGT FIRE\u003C\/a\u003E) for an\ninternational technology commercialization project to be conducted in\ncollaboration with Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVentureLab\u003C\/strong\u003E: Georgia Tech\u2019s\ncomprehensive center for technology commercialization,\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E VentureLab\u003C\/a\u003E is open to all faculty,\nresearch staff and students who want to form startup companies based upon their\nresearch. Part of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/venturelab.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEnterprise\nInnovation Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, VentureLab just celebrated its 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\nanniversary for transforming innovations into companies by developing engaging\nbusiness models, connecting researchers with experienced entrepreneurs,\nlocating sources of early-stage financing and preparing these new companies for\nglobal markets. Many companies created within VentureLab become part of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/atdc.org\/\u0022\u003EAdvanced Technology Development Center\u003C\/a\u003E (ATDC),\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s startup accelerator.\u0026nbsp; ATDC\nhas been helping to launch and build successful technology companies for more\nthan 30 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E#\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; #\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; #\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022center\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENote: The programs featured above are representative of many ongoing efforts across campus. See the news release below for a more extensive list of initiatives.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Efforts Represent Strategic Plan Initiatives"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech, a leader in\ninnovation, entrepreneurism, commercialization and economic development, continues\nto initiate and foster programs designed to strengthen these strategic efforts.\nMany ongoing initiatives originated as part of an innovation task force while\nother programs continue to emerge to support the Institute\u2019s entrepreneurial\nspirit.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech continues to foster programs to support innovation, entrepreneurism, commercialization and economic development."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2011-09-16 09:30:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:09","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69159":{"id":"69159","type":"image","title":"GCMI Renovation Wrecking Crew","body":null,"created":"1449177239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:59","changed":"1475894604","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:24","alt":"GCMI Renovation Wrecking Crew","file":{"fid":"193384","name":"john_fernandez_and_david_hartnett_kick_off_renovation_.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/john_fernandez_and_david_hartnett_kick_off_renovation__0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/john_fernandez_and_david_hartnett_kick_off_renovation__0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":959559,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/john_fernandez_and_david_hartnett_kick_off_renovation__0.jpg?itok=1Z4AG-We"}}},"media_ids":["69159"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=66014","title":"Georgia Tech Announces New Programs to Foster Entrepreneurship and Innovation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14299","name":"Advanced Manufacturing Partnership"},{"id":"14300","name":"AMP"},{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"3472","name":"entrepreneurship"},{"id":"341","name":"innovation"},{"id":"1543","name":"patents"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Lisa.Grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELisa.Grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}