Technology Commercialization Office INNOVATIVE...

Agriculture •Biotechnology

•Blueberriesandotherfruits

•Cotton

•Forages

•Ornamentalplants

•Peanuts

•Plantpestdetectionandprotection

•Smallgrains

•Soybeans

•Turfgrass

Biofuels, Biomass Utilization, Renewable Energy •Algalbiofuels

•Biodiesel

•Biomassengineering

•Biomasspre-treatment

•Chemicalsfromsugarmixtures

•Delignification

•Enzymesandclones

•Hydrogengeneration

•Polysaccharidesquantification

andcharacterization

Commodity Chemicals •Chiralaminoacidderivatives

•Diols

•Productionofsuccinate,pyruvateand

proteinsfromfermentations

Food Quality and Safety •Competitiveexclusion

•Fooddecontamination

•Pathogendetection

•Probiotics

Homeland Security •Antimicrobialsforuseinthefoodsupplyandconsumptionchain

•Diagnostic,prophylacticandtherapeuticmeasuresagainst

anthraxandB. cereus

•Rapididentificationofpathogens(e.g.,Y. pestis,Anthracis,

B. cereus,avianfluviruses)

•Remediationofcontaminationbymunitions

Human Health •Antimicrobials

•Antivirals

•Biomarkers

•Cardiovascularhealth

•Cognitivedisorders

•Diagnostics

•Inflammation

•Obesityandweightloss

•Ophthalmiccare

•Oralhealthcare

•Stemcells(regenerativemedicineanddiagnosticuses)

•Tissuerepair,skincare,andwoundhealing

•Vaccines

Information Technology •Bioinformaticstools

•Imagerenderingandenhancement

•3Dimagingandmedicalsimulation

Research Tools •Carbohydratesanalysis

•HTPproteinexpressionandgenesilencing

•Monoclonalandpolyclonalantibodies

•Peptides,proteins

•Vectorsandplasmids

Socially Responsible / Humanitarian Licensing •Assistivetechnologies

•Diagnosticsandtherapeuticsfor

Chagasdisease,AfricanSleepingSickness

•Educationaltools

•Foodcrops

Veterinary •Animalnutrition

•Poultryvaccines

•Probiotics

•Woundhealing

TechnologieswithGlobalImpact

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. Technology Commercialization Office

isamongthebestuniversitytechnology

transferprogramsinthecountry.*

Weofferaone-stopsolutionforeaseofcollaboration

andindustry-friendlyexperienceforcompaniesseeking

accesstotechnologies.Formoreinformation,contact:

Technology Commercialization Office808BoydGSRC

200D.W.BrooksDrive

Athens,GA30602-7411

USA

phone+1(706)542-1404fax+1(706)542-3837

tco@uga.edu

www.ovpr.uga.edu/tco/

Foradditionalinformation,pleasevisitwww.ovpr.uga.edu/tco/ *Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

Technology Commercialization Office

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The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) servestheUniversityofGeorgiacommunitybyconnectingindustrywithuniversityexpertiseandinventionsforthepublicgood,promotingeconomicdevelopment,andincreasingresearchvisibility.

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF)administersallintellectualpropertydevelopedattheUniversityofGeorgia(UGA).UGARFenhancesUGA’sresearchexcellenceby:

Securingresearchandeducationcontractsandgrants fromindustry,governmentagencies,publicand privateorganizations.

Protectingandtransferringtechnologytotheprivate sector,generatingincomethatfurthersupportsthe UGAresearchenterprise.

Investing in the Research PipelineRevenuefromUGARF’slicensingprogramissharedwiththeinventors,usedtofundadditionalresearch,andinvestedinnewequipmentandresearchfacilities.

Supporting Economic DevelopmentUGARF’snewtechnologiesarelicensedtothecommercialsector,leadingtonewproductsandservicesofferedthroughouttheworld.InnovationsbyUniversityofGeorgiaresearchersboosttheeconomiesofourstateandcountry,andhelpcreatenewbusinesses,industriesandmarketsaddressingunmetglobalneeds.

Socially Responsible/Humanitarian LicensingOurlicensingprogramconnectsuniversitydiscoveriestopopulationsinneedthroughouttheworld.Areasoftechnologyincludeneglecteddiseases,supportingpersonswithdisabilities,andeducationaltools.

Support for UGA Researchers and PartnersInadditiontolicensing,TCOalsoprovidessupportservicestoUGAresearchersandcollaborateswithcorporatepartnersinavarietyofways.Ourstaffassistwith:

• Materialtransferagreements • Confidentialityagreements • Inter-institutionalagreements • Inventiondisclosureassessmentandprotection • Collaborativeresearchagreements • Evaluationandtestingagreements

Ourresearchersareconstantlyseekingsolutionstoglobalproblemsandstrivingtoimprovethequalityoflifeforhumankind.

Fromnew vaccinesthatprotectanimalandhumanhealthtotherapeuticsanddiagnosticsfordevastatingdiseases,

Frommorecost-effective,environmentally friendly fuelstonewwaystoensure a safe food supply,and

Frombeautifulflowering plantstonew cropsthatfeedtheworld,

Technologies fromtheUniversityofGeorgia benefit the global community.

University of Georgia Research Foundation licensesinnovative technologies to address global needs.

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2007-2011