GRA helps fuel the launch of companies

Georgia's research universities often spawn new companies that bring products and technologies to market. For many of these companies, GRA plays a key early role by investing in the university technology needed to advance the company's invention in the earliest stages.

The primary way GRA achieves this is through its VentureLab program. Since 2002, GRA (through VentureLab) has evaluated the commercial potential of more than 600 inventions or discoveries at universities. The most promising of these were awarded VentureLab grants to help fund the technology research necessary to further develop the invention or discovery. This process has led to the formation of more than 120 early-stage companies that employ nearly 600 people and have attracted $460 million in private equity investment. More about VentureLab >

GRA also works with established Georgia companies through its Centers of Innovation in aerospace, logistics, life sciences, energy, agriculture and advanced manufacturing.  The COIs help find technology solutions to industry challenges, in part by connecting companies to leading-edge research at Georgia's universities. 

The following table offers more information about some of the companies that GRA has supported.

ArunA Biomedical FOCUS: Research reagents derived from stem cells. • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: University of Georgia.
Axion Biosystems FOCUS: Neural interfacing technologies for research applications • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: University of Georgia
Body Surface Translations FOCUS: Stereoscopic imaging technology for agribusiness • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: University of Georgia
CardioMEMS FOCUS: MEMS medical devices to manage chronic cardiovascular disease. • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Damballa FOCUS: Detection and mitigation of network computer attacks • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Digital Vision FOCUS: Instrumentation for optimizing vision measurement • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
GeoVax FOCUS: Vaccine development for HIV/AIDS • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Emory University
InsectiGen FOCUS: Biopesticides • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: University of Georgia
Lancope FOCUS: Computer network security • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
MedShape Solutions FOCUS: Shape memory devices for orthopedic applications • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
NeurOp FOCUS: Small molecule drugs for central nervous system applications • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Emory University
REACH Health FOCUS: Web-based diagnosis of stroke and other medical conditions • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Health Sciences University (formerly Medical College of Georgia)
Scintigra FOCUS: Radiopharmaceuticals for early diagnosis for disease • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Emory University
Sentrinsic FOCUS: Sensing and control technologies to add intelligence to industrial equipment • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Suniva FOCUS: High-efficiency silicon photovoltaic cells • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Trellis FOCUS: Therapeutic antibodies for infectious diseased • UNIVERSITY BASE: University of Georgia
Urjanet FOCUS: Management of energy production and consumption • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Velocity Medical Solutions FOCUS: Software for cancer therapy management and analysis • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Emory University
Whisper Communications FOCUS: Wireless security and privacy technology • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Georgia Tech
Zenda Technologies FOCUS: Testing for mild cognitive impairment related to injury or early Alzheimer's disease • UNIVERSITY ORIGIN: Emory University and Georgia Tech




 

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