Turning Ideas Into Innovations

Working in 18 schools and colleges and dozens of research centers, UGA faculty are continually pushing the boundaries of knowledge in human and animal health, agricultural technology, new and sustainable materials, and many more areas of science, engineering, business, media and beyond. Many of these faculty work closely with industry partners to pursue advancements in highly targeted areas of research, helping companies make the most of costly R&D investments. We’ll work to pair your company with just the right researcher to help you achieve your research goals and accelerate technology development.

Talented, hard-working professionals are the lifeblood of any organization, and at UGA we graduate thousands of such high achievers every year. Every class of UGA students seems to surpass the qualifications of its predecessor, and the quality of those students is a big reason why UGA is now the No. 16 public university in the country. UGA is one of the country’s leading universities in experiential learning, providing hands-on research opportunities for undergraduates, graduate and professional students. Whatever your goals—recruiting the next generation of leaders, working with a team of students on a research problem, identifying a smart cohort of interns—we can put you in touch with the right people to help meet your needs.

Sometimes a new technology is enticing but not fully tested. More than 100 startup companies in UGA’s pipeline are moving innovations further along the product development pathway—so you don’t have to. These young companies have the talent and agility to adjust to changing conditions and steer new technologies toward market sectors where they’re needed most. We’re ready to help you connect with the right company and engage with a new partner in your research and development.

UGA has hundreds of patented, available technologies that could help propel your R&D forward. For more than a decade our licensing group has ranked among the country’s leaders in the number of deals it has inked with companies both within Georgia and beyond. Whether a technology is in active development by one of our startup companies or is waiting for deployment, we’re ready to help you learn more and decide what’s the best fit for you.