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Innovation Gateway
Also known as: UGA Innovation Gateway, Gateway
University of Georgia · Athens, Georgia
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2026-06-28
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Innovation Gateway
Innovation Gateway is the University of Georgia's technology transfer and startup commercialization office, led by Executive Director Derek Eberhart. UGA has ranked #1 in AUTM rankings for three consecutive years, reflecting the nation's leading technology transfer operation.
Key Details
- Executive Director: Derek Eberhart
- Products commercialized: 1,200+
- Companies formed: 200+
- Licensing revenue (FY24): $13.2M
- SBIR/STTR funding (FY24): $4.55M
- AUTM ranking: #1 (3 consecutive years)
Programs & Services
- uga-startup-program — Faculty/staff IP-based startup support
- uga-icorps — NSF I-Corps customer discovery training
- Innovation Bootcamp — Startup fundamentals training
- Startup 101 — Lunch and learn series
- M.A.P.S. — Pitch preparation program
- Georgia Startup License — Low-cost IP licensing for UGA startups
- FAST Grant — Federal and SBIR/STTR assistance
- Startup Mentor Program — Mentorship for UGA startups
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Innovation Gateway at University of Georgia.
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UGA Innovation District
UGA Innovation District
URL: https://innovation.uga.edu/about/ecosystem/ Captured: 2026-06-28 The UGA Innovation District is the comprehensive university-wide initiative connecting student-facing entrepreneurship programming (Terry College's Entrepreneurship Program) with faculty-facing technology commercialization (Innovation Gateway). Executive Director Chris Rhodes oversees the district, which includes the Delta Innovation Hub (10,000+ sq ft faculty startup space) and CREATE Labs prototyping facilities.
Read on UGA Innovation District
UGA Office of Research
Innovation Gateway
URL: https://research.uga.edu/gateway/ Captured: 2026-06-28 Innovation Gateway is UGA's technology transfer and startup support office, led by Executive Director Derek Eberhart (Associate VP for Research). Established ~2015 from the merger of the Georgia BioBusiness Center and Tech Commercialization Office. Ranked #1 in the US for new products to market for three consecutive years (2023-2025).
Read on UGA Office of Research