Technology commercializaTion office

Agriculture •Biotechnology

•Blueberries

•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

Pathogen Detection and Defense •Antimicrobialsforuseinthefoodsupplyandconsumptionchain

•Diagnostic,prophylacticandtherapeuticmeasuresagainst

anthraxandB. cereus

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

B. cereus,avianfluviruses)

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

InnovativeSolutionstoGlobalNeeds

The University of Georgia Technology Commercialization Office, rankedamongthebestuniversitytechnologytransfer

programsinthecountry,connectsindustrywithuniversity

expertiseandinventionsforthepublicgood.

Contact:808BoydGSRC

200D.W.BrooksDriveAthens,GA30602-7411,USA

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

tco@uga.eduwww.ovpr.uga.edu/tco/

Foradditionalinformation,pleasevisitwww.ovpr.uga.edu/tco/

top 5IN THE U.S.

for licenses, 6 consecutive

years

from ideato markeTplace

Top 100 worldwide for U.S. patents

OVER500PRODUCTS

in the marketplace

5 Year Totals2009-2013

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 DevelopmentTechnologiesarelicensedtothecommercialsector,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 Georgia and the global community.

LicensingRevenue

InventionDisclosures

Licenses/Options

Moving innovative technologies to the marketplace for 35 years

793

770

$60MM

Interactivesoftware Cancerdiagnostics

Blueberryvarieties

1978Ugarf created

1990-92poultry Vaccines

1993, ‘97, ‘06georgia peanuts

1995optimmune

1999-2002TifSport, Tifeagle, TifBlair, Turfgrasses

1998electrostatic

Sprayer

2008-2013interactive Software

2002glass horse

1978Bradford assay

2004restasis

2004endless Summer

hydrangea

2006-2007human neural progenitor (np) cells

2009hatchpak®cocci iii

poultry Vaccine

2012Uga college of

engineering established

Uga TechnologieS, 1978-201335 Years of Progress

The University of Georgia is committed to improving the emotional and economic well-being of the people of Georgia, the nation and the world through research.

1992aequorin and renilla

luciferase 2011 Sparc

2007clevudine