Georgia Tech Helps Paulding County Get Down to Business
Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute helped Paulding County officials create an economic development organization aimed at expanding the number of companies operating in the county.
Green Nanotechnology Investment: Researchers Help Assess Economic Impact of Nanotech on Green & Sustainable Growth
Georgia Tech researchers are helping assess the economic impact of nanotechnology on green and sustainable growth. The work will help evaluate the public and private investment being made each year in nanotechnology R&D.
Pindrop Security: Georgia Tech Spinoff Secures Silicon Valley Funding & Prestigious Recognition for Telephone Security Technology
Pindrop Security, a startup based on technology developed at Georgia Tech, offers a solution to the growing challenge of telephone security, and is gaining traction from investors, financial services companies and the security industry
Startup Receives $4 Million to Develop Drug Delivery Targeted to the Back of the Eye
Technology developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to specific locations in the eye provides the foundation for a startup company that has received a $4 million venture capital investment.
Preparing for Growth: Georgia Tech Helps Custom Orthotics Manufacturer Increase Production by 200 Percent
Assistance from Georgia Tech helped a LaGrange maker of custom orthotics expand its sales by more than $1 million per year, add seven jobs, save nearly a quarter million dollars – and make a big investment in the LaGrange, Ga. community.
Hoshizaki Boosts Productivity and Cuts Costs with Continuous Improvement System
The Peachtree City, Ga. facility of Hoshizaki America -- a manufacturer of commercial ice makers, dispensers, refrigerators and related products -- recently cut its costs by more than $7 million and increased productivity by 75 percent through implementation of a continuous improvement system.
Empowering Patients: Rome Project Joins 38 U.S. Organizations Making Commitments to Health Information Improvement
Representatives of a groundbreaking community health information demonstration project based in Rome, Ga., traveled to Washington, D.C. on September 12th to pledge their commitment to a national effort aimed at better engaging consumers.
Next Generation Manufacturing Event
Embracing innovation and technology are keys to the success of Next Generation Manufacturing. Successful manufacturers of the future must master innovative product design, sustainable practices, continuous improvement, and workforce development to distinguish themselves in the global market.
Georgia Tech to Offer New Professional Certificate in Lean Healthcare
To help address rising costs and improve patient care, Georgia Tech will begin offering a new professional certificate in lean healthcare. The courses will help medical professionals identify and steadily eliminate waste from their operations.
Atlanta Company Uses Georgia Tech Innovation to Provide Stronger Security for Wireless Financial Transactions
Startup company Whisper Communications is developing software to provide improved security for financial transactions that use the new “digital wallet” technology now under development.
Athens Brewery Taps into Georgia Tech Assistance to Expand Business
Athens, Ga.-based Terrapin Beer Co. turned to Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute when it needed assistance reviewing business plans and financing options for expansion and growth, structured monthly coaching and resource connections.
Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute Wins National Manufacturing Awards
The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) – a unit of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute – recently won two awards for making significant impacts on U.S. manufacturing.
Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute Wins National Manufacturing Awards
The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) – a unit of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute – recently won two awards for making significant impacts on U.S. manufacturing.
Georgia Tech to Begin Offering Government Contract Training in Atlanta
Georgia Tech is helping the federal government address a critical need for government contract training by launching The Contracting Education Academy, a Defense Acquisition University (DAU) equivalency provider that will offer acquisition and public sector contracting for both the government and business communities.
Vendormate: Reducing Risk Through Improved Credentialing
ATDC graduate Vendormate recently captured the No. 25 spot on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing U.S. companies, making it the highest-ranking software company on the list.
ATDC Announces Graduates for the 2011 ATDC Startup Showcase
Technology leaders, university leaders, investors and aspiring entrepreneurs are expected to witness emerging technology company members and graduate members exhibit their innovative technologies and successes at this year’s ATDC showcase.
ATDC Company SoloHealth Develops New Product, Grows Business
ATDC company SoloHealth is developing the SoloHealth Station – an interactive self-service health screening kiosk that allows consumers to screen their vision, blood pressure, weight and body mass index in seven minutes or less and track the information from store to store, as well as online and via mobile devices.
Columbus Entrepreneur Utilizes State Resources to Launch New Business
After having a baby girl 16 weeks early, Donna Lefcourt, an entrepreneur in Columbus, Ga., started a company to develop toys specifically designed for premature babies. Along the way, she received assistance from Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute.
Improving Heart Surgery: Georgia Tech and Emory University Startup Receives $5.1 Million Investment
A Georgia Tech and Emory University medical device startup that has developed a system to simplify and standardize the technique for opening and closing the beating heart during cardiac surgery has received a $5.1 million investment.
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When Paulding County Commission Chairman David Austin took office in early 2009, he knew his county had a lot going for it. Located about 25 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Paulding has long been one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, and a new jet-capable airport had opened there the preceding November. But Paulding [...]
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