Georgia Tech Research - Your Path to Commercialization

Georgia Tech Research - Your Path to Commercialization

Georgia Tech Commercialization is a cornerstone in transitioning the university's leading-edge research into real-world applications. There are four pivotal units within Georgia Tech Commercialization: CREATE-X, VentureLab, Quadrant-i, and Technology Licensing.

  • CREATE-X: Empowers students and faculty to launch their startups through guidance, funding, and resources, fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Quadrant-i,: The newest addition to the Office of Commercialization, is dedicated to helping faculty, researchers, and students translate their research into startups. 
  • VentureLab : Provides comprehensive commercialization support, transforming Georgia Tech's research into viable businesses.
  • Technology Licensing: Manages intellectual property, facilitating the transfer of groundbreaking inventions from the lab to the marketplace. 

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Your Idea Belongs at Georgia Tech

A complete ecosystem of people, programs, and facilities are in place to support ideas and ventures from inception to launch and beyond. We will help connect you with the right resources, advisors, and opportunities at any stage of commercialization or ideation. Our vision is to attract and nurture the best entrepreneurial minds, to become a thought leader in redefining commercialization in academia, and to become the #1 university for positive impact through technology and talent.

Featured Story

From Lab to Fab, Commercialization at Georgia Tech Makes its Mark

The Georgia Institute of Technology fully embraced its evolving role as an entrepreneurial hub when it created a new dual-position, vice president of commercialization and chief commercialization officer, and then named Raghupathy “Siva” Sivakumar to fill it. A computer engineering professor who helped start three technology companies and launched a successful student entrepreneurship program, Sivakumar feels well equipped for the role he took on during the fall semester in 2021.

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Events

Tuesday

October
08

Meet with a Quadrant-i Principal to discuss the patent process and commercialization opportunities for your research.
Wednesday

October
16

"Journeys Through the Trenches: Tips for Success in Commercialization"
Friday

October
18

"The Power of the Structured Debrief in Optimizing Team Development Dynamics"
Monday

October
21

"Get Your Startup Funded" Workshop - hosted by Keiretsu Capital Partners

Announcements

In 2020, the James G. and Dee H. Pope Faculty Fellows Endowment Fund was established to provide for five Jim Pope Fellows per year to serve as instructors, mentors, and advisors to students participating in CREATE-X.
Mary Albertson has stepped into the director role for the Office of Technology Licensing at Georgia Tech, managing all inventions, patents, and licensing.
Emory University and Georgia Tech have announced the inaugural recipients of $100,000 in seed funding from their collaborative AI.Humanity program.

News

Nakia Melecio headshot
Nakia Melecio, the VentureLab Principal under the Office of Commercialization, has made remarkable progress in enhancing the grant programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Georgia Tech-GT NEXT Award Winners
The Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) is proud to announce the winners of the second annual GT NEXT Award.
 ACES Institutions Group Photo
Georgia Tech’s Office of Commercialization, in collaboration with the City of Atlanta, is playing a pivotal role in the Atlanta Collegiate Entrepreneurship Syndicate (ACES), aimed at transforming Atlanta into a leading technology hub.