Luring Manufacturers to the Coast
Firth Rixson Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of highly engineered forged metal products, recently announced its expansion to Midway in Liberty County, citing the new location’s proximity to Georgia Tech Savannah as a significant incentive.
Growing the Southeast’s First Photovoltaics Firm
John W. Baumstark (left), CEO of Suniva, the Southeast’s first photovoltaics company, poses with Ajeet Rohatgi, founder, in the company’s manufacturing facility in Norcross. Based on technology developed at Georgia Tech, the company received assistance from the Enterprise Innovation Institute.
Studying the Impacts of Nanotechnology
Enterprise Innovation Institute researchers are part of a national team evaluating the socioeconomic impacts of nanotechnology. Shown is Georgia Tech Regents’ Professor Zhong Lin Wang with an example of a potentially revolutionary technology for capturing solar energy.
Commercializing Multi-electrode Arrays
CEO Tom O’Brien (left) and Chief Technical Officer James Ross show the electronic devices and analysis software developed by Axion Biosystems. The company received assistance from the Enterprise Innovation Institute and the Georgia Research Alliance VentureLab Program.
Supporting the Carpet and Rug Industry
The Enterprise Innovation Institute worked with Novana, Inc., a Georgia company that developed an innovative concept for recycling carpet waste, a major industry priority. Shown is Daniel Tsai, president of the company.
Supporting NCR’s Move to Georgia
The Enterprise Innovation Institute collaborated with Georgia Tech’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering to support development of the NCR Corporation’s advanced manufacturing facility in Columbus. Shown discussing the facility are Professor Dave Goldsman (right) and student Thomas Teyrasse.
Helping Georgia’s Rural Hospitals
With support from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, the Enterprise Innovation Institute is helping Georgia’s rural hospitals learn lean techniques that improve patient care and reduce costs. Shown is Nancy Peed, CEO of Peach Regional Medical Center in Fort Valley.
Saving Energy in Savannah
City leaders in Savannah called on the Enterprise Innovation Institute for assistance launching a sustainability initiative in its government buildings. Shown is the Thomas Gamble Building in historic downtown Savannah.
Examples of What We Do
Georgia Tech Helps Piedmont Newnan Improve Accuracy, Decrease Turnaround Times
The cross-functional team at Piedmont Newnan was made up of employees that deal with the process daily. For this project, they focused on case carts, which are used for pulling together all supplies needed for surgical procedures. Pam Murphy, a registered nurse and director of surgical services at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, has seen it all in her 23 years of employment at the hospital. In 2007, when... [Read more of this post]
Georgia Tech Alumni, Researchers Author Comprehensive Book on Biomass Energy Systems
Installing biomass energy systems can greatly reduce a company’s operating costs, create a cost-effective and cleaner way to produce energy, and reduce its carbon footprint – if managers, engineers and environmental health and safety professionals understand renewable fuels and the equipment required to convert these fuels into energy. A group of Georgia Tech alumni and researchers now have in... [Read more of this post]
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