- ArunA Bio, an UGA startup revolutionizing neurotherapeutic development, appointed Al Medwar as Executive Vice President, Corporate and Commercial Development.
- The UGA Innovation District External Advisory (IDEA) Board held its first meeting to ensure that the growth and development of the district is informed by the private sector and the local business community.
- UGA officially opened its student entrepreneur-focused Studio 225 on Broad Street, the first physical manifestation of the university’s Innovation District initiative.
- Innovation Gateway executed testing and option agreements for cotton selections developed by Peng Chee, UGA crop and soil sciences, and for ornamental grasses developed by Wayne Hanna, UGA crop and soil sciences.
- Innovation Gateway executed multiple testing and option agreements for blueberry selections developed by Scott NeSmith, UGA horticulture.
- Innovation Gateway and Kerafast entered into a license agreement for Pasteuria penetrans monoclonal antibodies developed by Cheng Liu, UGA plant pathology.
